Idina Menzel
From: Monday, 8th October 2012
To: Sunday, 14 October 2012
Our Review: 
Your Reviews:
Search for tickets
Use the link below to search for Idina Menzel tickets on your desired date.
We're sorry, it seems that we do not currently sell tickets for this show. Please go directly to the box office.
| Tweet |
|
Synopsis
Idina Menzel is best known for originating the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway. She subsequently reprised the role in the in the original West End cast. Idina made her debut Broadway performance as Maureen, in the musical Rent. She is also known for her television work, particularly her recurring guest starring role on Glee, in which she played Rachel Berry's mum and the coach of rival Glee club Vocal Adrenaline.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 10 October 2012
A 25-piece band strikes up in front of a rainbow-coloured curtain and suddenly there’s a rush and bustle of a genuine superstar on the West End stage – for one week at least. Idina Menzel’s back in town and, boy, does she mean business.
Much of her sound, I guess, is down to the size of her mouth and jaw, which she sticks on the audience with almost indecent glee. She explains why she’s more liberated when performing barefoot, and takes as much pleasure in her silver, black and gold silky chiffon gown as we do. Keeping her hair out of her eyes is a full-time job, too.
She’s not shy of making the obvious comparison with Barbra Streisand - actually, she’s a sort of gypsy, sexier Streisand - as she launches unapologetically into one of Streisand’s biggest hits, “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl; if she’s less precise and meticulous, she’s just as sassy and emotionally transparent.
Latest User Review
David Baxter - 15 October 2012:
Thanks to originating roles in Rent and Wicked, Idina Menzel has acquired legendary status amongst her army of fans (my wife included). This show is almost a repeat of last year's at the Royal Albert Hall but it's far better to see her in the intimate surroundings of the Apollo. She started in great style with her mix of songs and quirky chatter which careers off at weird tangents, but it was clear that she was battling a throat problem. One great difference to last year is that her conductor Marvin Hamlisch has passed away and after a heartfelt tribute and a song from A Chorus Line Idina's mood seemed to darken and she lost focus for a while. During Take Me Or Leave Me from Rent she duetted with supposedly randomly chosen audience members who were not only word perfect but also remarkably good (especially my wife's Filipina compatriat). That seemed to cheer Idina up and she was back on great form right through to the inevitable but still extraordinary vocal pyrotechnics of Defying Gravity (with a cameo appearance from her very shy son). The encores featured a new song from the writers of Next to Normal which raises the hope that she could be considering a return to a new musical and Somewhere from West Side Story, which Idina named as her favourite song of all time and it's my favourite song from a musical as well, but didn't quite deliver the big finish I had hoped for. The set is rather short at just 100 minutes but, even when not at her absolute best, Idina is a remarkable singer and interpreter of songs with abundant star quality....
Cast
Related Whatsonstage.com Articles
Information
|
