Idina Menzel, 4/3- Pittsfield

[singtome8]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:16pm

So I just got home from her concert tonight at the Barrington Stage, Orch. Row F seats which were awesome. And pretty much she was simply amazing. I actually am not that fond of her CD, but I wanted to see her anyway and I'm really glad I went because hearing her sing the songs live made them so much better.

She came out(wearing a really ugly outfit but thats okay) and sang three songs then chatted with audience for awhile. It was a really interactive show, she told a lot of stories about her days as a wedding singer. She was actually really funny, I was laughing every other minute because she kept making jokes. The audience literally was hanging on her every word. She told us about how she never had a Bat Mitzvah because she dropped out of Hebrew school, so lucky us we got to hear her sing the prayer she would have sung at her Bat Mitzvah. It was gorgeous.

She sang a little bit from RENT, but kind of put her own spin on it. Her encore was Defying Gravity. Absolutely phenominal. Her voice was beautiful and she was so endearing and funny. I always pictured her to be really serious, but she was so friendly. Someone called out that it was their birthday and she let her come up on stage to take a picture with them. Two people gave her flowers, she really connected with the audience. Which actually got obnoxious toward the end because the audience wouldn't stop like.. yelling things at her. Nice things but I just wanted her to keep singing. Overall it was a great show and if anyone has a chance to see her I would definitely do it because its a completely different side of her and she is totally worth the $35

Theres probably some more details I'm missing that made her show so good, but I'm tired and will post as I can remember them
Updated On: 4/3/08 at 11:16 PM

[snl89]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:20pm

I'm so glad to hear that she's still doing all the Wedding Days and Bat Mitzfa stuff Those have always been some of my favorite parts of her past concerts, and they give her concerts such a unique, hilarious quality. She's REALLY hysterical and candid, and I was kind of worried that once she got produced by a major record label and all that that her concerts might change and become more "typical", so... YAY for the fact that they havn't! :)


glad you had such a good time! Thank you for the review!

Updated On: 4/3/08 at 11:20 PM

[baddadnpa]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:22pm

What did she sing from Rent? When I saw her on 4/1, she didn't do anything from the show.

[singtome8]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:27pm

She sang that whole No Day But Today deal, and part of Without You. She told us that she had just thought of it this morning, and the band learned it that afternoon. She was glad we liked it because she wants to keep it in for the rest of the shows.

OH! Andd I was sitting a few seats away from her dad haha, which was pretty cool.
Updated On: 4/3/08 at 11:27 PM

[Freckles1329]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 12:48am

I was there tonight as well; I was in the 3rd row on the aisle. She was amazing. I was slightly surprised that she didn't sing anything from either of her first 2 albums, but what she did sing was incredible. She seems like such a fun person! I drove all the way out from Syracuse (FYI Taye was there on Sunday) and it was well worth it.

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 1:22am

When I saw her concert a few years ago, she sang Take Me or Leave Me as a solo

[sanda]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 9:29am

Could you list the songs that she sang? I am wondering if she sang anything from Chess since there is a concert in May.

[Freckles1329]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:23am

To my recollection, I may miss some, she sang, not in any particular order,

I Stand
Better To Have Loved
Brave
Gorgeous
Where Do I Begin?
My Own Worst Enemy
Don't Let Me Down
I Feel Everything
Perfume & Promises
A new arrangement of Finale B from "Rent"
Rise Up
She told Wedding Singer Stories and the story about her sister
Defying Gravity

I may have missed something, but I'm not sure.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 11:35am

Thank you for this.

I am glad people are enjoying it and that she seems to be doing well

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 4/5/08 at 12:38am

baddadnpa, Rent was on her set list for the 4/1 concert, but I think she went too long on either her wedding singer or Bat Mitzvah patter and cut it. All it said was 'Rent', so not sure what song she was planning on singing.