Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
#1Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 8:35pm
At least in selected performances. Wow!
"A Broadway supernova is soaring over the United States! Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Idina Menzel will headline select stops on the If/Then national tour. The Frozen star will reprise her Tony-nominated performance as Elizabeth (Liz/Beth) for the Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tempe and Costa Mesa stops. Additional casting for the tour will be announced at a later date. The tour will kick off on October 13 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts."
http://www.broadway.com/buzz/179919/here-she-goesagain-idina-menzel-will-reprise-ifthen-performance-on-the-road/
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#2Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 8:43pm
Wow, I did not expect that at all. Suddenly tour success seems a lot more likely.
#3Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 8:49pm
I'm kind of mad that she's not doing the Chicago run. I hope she gets, an unlikely, extension.
#4Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:04pm
I kind of figured they'd convince her to tour. It's their best bet for the tour to turn a profit. It would have been very risky without her.
#5Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:10pm
This is going to be quite a whirlwind for her going straight from her world tour to the If/Then tour. Agree that they really needed her star power to jumpstart the tour and this will certainly boost those sites. I'm curious to see who else will play Elizabeth on this tour now.
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#6Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:14pm
Sf is happy to welcome idina back. It's been 12 years since she spent a month here previewing Wicked b4 Broadway
ill go go see this again now that I know she's in
rst of Shn sf is pretty good
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Hannahbelle
Understudy Joined: 9/20/08
#7Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:20pm
That's so exciting! I've been second guessing my decision to buy tickets to Seattle's Broadway Across America season. This definitely sweetens the pot.
#8Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:30pm
This still begs the question of who's taking over when she's done? I agree, her doing the Chicago stop would be great (I live about 4 hours away), but without her, I might as well catch it in Cincinnati which is closer. Who knows, maybe sales will drop and she will do a couple more stops.
#9Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:30pm
Couldn't be happier for her and this show. Wish she was coming closer to the East Coast.
Saw the shown a ton on Broadway but would love to see it again.
#10Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:30pm
If you don't have season tickets to your theatre (If Idina is performing in it) it's going to get sold out so fast.
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#11Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:40pm
I also wish she were coming closer to the east coast, but her dedication to this piece is incredible. I can't think of many other stars of her caliber who would make a commitment like this on top of everything else she has going on.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:45pm
What a wonderful thing for people who couldn't make it to New York.
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#13Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:47pm
"If you don't have season tickets to your theatre (If Idina is performing in it) it's going to get sold out so fast. "
I'll bet. A quick peek at Twitter revealed some people showing interest in buying tour tickets when they weren't before, so there's that.
"I also wish she were coming closer to the east coast, but her dedication to this piece is incredible. I can't think of many other stars of her caliber who would make a commitment like this on top of everything else she has going on. "
There's that Ellen DeGeneres TV pilot thing, too. Kudos to Menzel for commitment, I'll say.
#14Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 9:57pm
Hmmm. I was actually interested in seeing what someone else would do with the role, since I saw it in NY, but perhaps I will still pick up a ticket for the LA Run.
Idina, go get that money and do your thing!
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#15Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:01pm
"Idina, go get that money and do your thing! "
I bet she really will be making a killing off of this given that I'm sure she'll get a cut of the box office; she'll be the reason they'll sell out those colossal touring venues, which is great. Everyone wins.
#16Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:18pm
More like, "Idina's gonna get all that money, ooooh...Khaleesi is coming to Westeros!"
sorry, couldn't find a good gif.
madela2
Stand-by Joined: 6/4/14
#17Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:26pm
This is exciting! Also hoping for an extension. Chicago would be great! Not expecting it but that would be delightful.
As far as the dates schedule I was wondering, aside from what Idina's schedule looks, is the west coast a harder sell for tours and us mid-westerners will see anything? Or are all tour stops pretty highly attended? Sorry, slightly OT.
#18Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:27pm
She's definitely getting that money while the getting's good! World tour ... If/Then tour ... Frozen 2 ... a new album ... perhaps this Ellen show
Also according to twitter, hundreds of Fanzels have proclaimed their own deaths over this tour news. They're dropping like flies.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#19Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:31pm
"What a wonderful thing for people who couldn't make it to New York."
That's exactly what I was going to say...
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#20Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:50pm
"This is exciting! Also hoping for an extension. Chicago would be great! Not expecting it but that would be delightful.
As far as the dates schedule I was wondering, aside from what Idina's schedule looks, is the west coast a harder sell for tours and us mid-westerners will see anything? Or are all tour stops pretty highly attended? Sorry, slightly OT."
Perhaps Menzel wants to stay close to the West coast for the TV show, Frozen 2 (though it might be too early for that)?
"Also according to twitter, hundreds of Fanzels have proclaimed their own deaths over this tour news. They're dropping like flies."
One can only hope. 
#21Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 10:56pm
This is amazing. I really wish that I would be able to attend one of those performances.
#22Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/7/15 at 11:05pm
That is some dedication. I am floored by her devotion to this show and its success. Not only does she help to bring an original piece to Broadway, putting years into the creative process, she stays with it and allows for it to run for an entire year. And then, when she likely has every opportunity in the world right now (we all know what kinda year she's had), she decides to stand by this original musical and share it because she beleieves that deeply in it.
I don't know any other star of her caliber that would do something like this. It's incredibly moving and inspiring. Apologies for the rant but, to me, it's a genuinely amazing feat.
team elphie
Chorus Member Joined: 4/23/15
#23Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:15am
Wow did not expect this at all!
so happy and I agree that I love how this shows her real dedication to the show
#24Idina Menzel to Reprise Leading Role in If/Then tour
Posted: 5/8/15 at 12:40am
"That is some dedication. I am floored by her devotion to this show and its success. Not only does she help to bring an original piece to Broadway, putting years into the creative process, she stays with it and allows for it to run for an entire year. And then, when she likely has every opportunity in the world right now (we all know what kinda year she's had), she decides to stand by this original musical and share it because she beleieves that deeply in it.
I don't know any other star of her caliber that would do something like this. It's incredibly moving and inspiring. Apologies for the rant but, to me, it's a genuinely amazing feat. "
The money she's being paid should elevaiate your surprise.
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