Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 6:40am

Idina Menzel will perform on UK X Factor on 7th December.

Anyone any idea what she will be performing?! I'm assuming it will be something from her Xmas album.

What does this mean for If/Theb? Will Jackie Burns go on instead?!

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 8:46am

She's performing Baby it's cold outside with Michael Bublè.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 9:32am

Interesting during the promo on the show they mentioned two performers next weekend. Idina Menzel and Sam Bailey would be performing. Never heard a mention of Michael Buble. A surprise possibly?

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Updated On: 12/1/14 at 09:32 AM

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 10:36am

HOW is she going to get to the UK during 8 shows a week? Don't understand that lady's seemingly endless energy supply.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 1:00pm

These things aren't pre-taped, are they? Dec 7 Sunday on Ticketmaster clearly does NOT state that Menzel will be out, and they've been good about noting future absences.

Between the 8 shows, jet lag, other Dec holiday appearances, a kid, I dunno...

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 2:48pm

She looks stunning while doing it! She was up at four AM for the Today Show with not a trace of tiredness on her face.... I assume that she will have to be absent for the show though. Perhaps they will announce it soon?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 2:56pm

I can only assume it has to be pretaped right? I mean her work ethic is borderline inhuman but she is not. Even she can't be in two continents at once.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 2:57pm

Maybe she will perform it via satellite?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 3:06pm

Maybe she really is a witch?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 3:20pm

^Haha!

Also factor in over 14 hours lost just from travel.

"She looks stunning while doing it! She was up at four AM for the Today Show with not a trace of tiredness on her face.... I assume that she will have to be absent for the show though. Perhaps they will announce it soon?"

That's called makeup.

IMO, it wouldn't make sense for Menzel to miss a single weekend show in December for something like that (unless IF/THEN was suuuper close to recouping or something). Surely the musical takes precedence, and I think the advance sales for that Sunday appear decent; wouldn't want unhappy refunds, right? There's no Monday replacement show either. I'm leaning towards pre-taped, but I have no idea how that works.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/1/14 at 3:26pm

I don't believe I have ever seen a pre-taped performance on the X Factor. They usually come out and perform one guest prior to who is in the sing off and next guest performs right after they announce two contestants in the sing off.

Should prove interesting.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/2/14 at 9:16am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Idina-Menzel-to-Perform-on-X-FACTOR-UK-Semi-Finals-127-20141201

it still doesn't explain how she will manage this with If/Then!

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/2/14 at 11:34am

Well, let's say 1-way from NYC to London is about 7.5 hours on average.

London is 5 hours ahead of NYC.

Air time for this X-Factor is Sunday December 7 at 8:00pm London time (I think) and performers should probably get there hours early...

Menzel has 2 shows on Saturday, ending around 11pm without stage dooring.

Then her 3pm show Sunday.

?????

Yeah, I can't make head or tails of that. We'll see. I mean, missing a December weekend seems pretty awful for a guest spot, so Menzel would probably make a huge effort not to do that. Doing a last minute slot-in with Burns would not go over well with the tourists especially this time of year. What.

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Updated On: 12/2/14 at 11:34 AM

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/2/14 at 6:17pm

The Glee Cast did a pre-record when they did X Factor but usually it's live.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/2/14 at 6:40pm

Queen and Adam Lambert pre-recorded this past week, but literally it was hours before, because the band's equipment was too much to set up and break down live.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/2/14 at 9:39pm

Ah, if pre-rec is well within the realm of possibility, then I'd still lean towards that as what Menzel would do (or has done) for this. Seems a lot more reasonable than trying to squeeze in the time between Saturday and Sunday shows, especially with Ticketmaster not noting an absence.

And if it IS live, I want to know how the heck she managed logistics.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/3/14 at 1:44am

Without missing a show, it is quite literally not possible. Time will tel I suppose!

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 3:32pm

Idina announced on her Facebook page she will be guesting on UK X Factor and singing live. So what does this mean for If/Then show on Sunday? Does anyone have tickets for Sunday?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 3:55pm

Erm...

Well, I just hope she doesn't call out any of those weekend shows. Ticketmaster appears down for me at the moment, can't check any dates.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:01pm

Maybe via satellite?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:06pm

I don't see anything about X Factor on her Facebook, and there's nothing on Ticketmaster.

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:12pm

The problem with that is replica of the set. They need to make it look like she is actually on the show. So she needs to be in the London studio. I don't they would build a replica set just for her in NYC.

Finishes If/Then show at 11pm (EST) on Saturday, catches a flight to London at Midnight/1am, 6 hour flight. Lands in London 11am (GMT). Then 2 hours to get to studio record slot and leave. Factor in travel time so next flight back to NYC is 2pm, six hour flight means back 3pm (EST).

Just isn't possible to do Saturday and Sunday show and get to London!!!

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:14pm

"The problem with that is replica of the set. They need to make it look like she is actually on the show."

That's not true. They can say "live, via satellite from New York". Why do they need to pretend she's there?

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:16pm

http://idinamenzel.com/x-factor-uk-special-guest/

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Idina Menzel on UK X Factor

Posted: 12/4/14 at 4:18pm

'"The problem with that is replica of the set. They need to make it look like she is actually on the show."

That's not true. They can say "live, via satellite from New York". Why do they need to pretend she's there?'

They've never done that before. It's always in the X Factor studio. Mr Cowell always likes the artists in his studio. I think he would settle for a live pre-recording, but it it is live from NYC I would be very surprise. But hey, stranger things have happened!