{"id":35649,"date":"2026-11-07T21:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35649"},"modified":"2026-11-07T21:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:55:39","slug":"nycc-rent-wicked-and-frozen-interview-with-idina-menzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35649","title":{"rendered":"NYCC: Rent, Wicked and Frozen \/ Interview with Idina Menzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-d-component=\"text\">Vulture journalist Jason P. Frank recently moderated a panel with Idina Menzel at New York Comic Con to celebrate her 30-year career on Broadway and in films and television. During the event, Menzel and Frank shared their passion for her theater productions, including <strong><em>Rent<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Wicked<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>If\/Then<\/em><\/strong>. They also discussed her roles on screen in such films as <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=20308\"><em><strong>Frozen<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <strong><em>Enchanted<\/em><\/strong>, as television shows like <em><strong>Glee<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Highlights from the Event<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The panel featured several notable moments and discussions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event Date<\/strong> \u2014 The panel took place on October 8, 2026, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkcomiccon.com\/en-us\/schedule\/event-info.html?gtID=951203&amp;panel-name=Spotlight-on-Idina-Menzel\">New York Comic Con<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderator Role<\/strong> \u2014 Jason P. Frank, who has written about Menzel&#8217;s career on Broadway in <strong><em>Wicked<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Redwood<\/em><\/strong>, moderated the conversation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memorabilia Surprise<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0To close out the panel, Menzel treated the audience to a brief live performance of <em><strong>Let It Go<\/strong><\/em>, the Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning song from <strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebration of Legacy<\/strong> \u2014 Menzel reflected on her iconic roles of <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maureen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Johnson in <em><strong>Rent<\/strong><\/em>, Elphaba in <span class=\"x1jl2vj1 xjp7ctv\"><span class=\"xdt5ytf xeuugli x9f619 x1s0upfa x15pztkk x12057cm xdz27ya xnvo3vl x120eax6 xblpaj1 xldp4zc x1w1s0q4 xvtw6hk x1dca0ah x1i71eqg x1drtyhb x1vqez3m x1pidvrl xdj266r x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x12zg6f2 x173q44a x1r0sxk x1us0nzq x10xtvbl xjyslct x1ypdohk xtgyt42 xln7xf2 x16tdsg8 x1hc1fzr xijokvz x14rh7hd x1n2onr6 xc8icb0 x1a2a7pz x18ahfad x1hl8ikr xt0psk2\" data-d-component=\"pressable\" data-d-inline=\"\" data-d-direction=\"col\"><span id=\":in-2j:-action\" class=\"x8knxv4 xh8yej3 x1ghz6dp x1717udv xc342km xjbqb8w x1a2a7pz xrg5h2w xvrqe7j xmper1u x1dk13hf x10l6tqk x10a8y8t x5yr21d\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\":in-2j:-content\"><\/span><span id=\":in-2j:-content\" class=\"xjp7ctv\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x7y9roc xujl8zx xyi4chj xrys4gj x15t23oz x1479xdx xi2nhp4 x1o8g8ls xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><strong><em>Wicked<\/em><\/strong> and Elsa in <strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> The world first met you through <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em>, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. You&#8217;re returning to Broadway to participate in another\u00a0performance of it,\u00a0correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">performance<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">?<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We&#8217;re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bunch<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">songs,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we&#8217;re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">figure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> Where were you in your life when you first found <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and that audition came along? What was the process of getting involved with the show like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">driving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">red<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nissan<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sentra<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hatchback<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gigs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the New York<\/span> T<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ri-State<\/span> A<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rea. I was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Seasons<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Waldorf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Leonard&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Island,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">place<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">five<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brides<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">running<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">January<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">February,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aren&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weddings,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">job.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">boyfriend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">agency,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kids<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faces<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nobody<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stuck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">headshot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fax<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">machine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audition.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">agent; h<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">e<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">assistant. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">callbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> Do you remember what you sang?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sang<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Bonnie<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Raitt&#8217;s<\/span> <em><strong>Something to Talk About<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<strong><em>When a Man Loves a <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Woman<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unprepared.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">This<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">advice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aspiring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">performers.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">having<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loose-leaf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sheet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">songs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretty<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">plastic<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folders<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pop<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">song<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">comedy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">song<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">organized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pop<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">song,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">codas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">songs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">radio,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fade<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <strong><em>When a Man Loves a <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Woman<\/em><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down. S<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">o<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accompanist<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;This<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sign.&#8221; <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">callback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sides<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <strong><em>Over the <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Moon<\/em><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">monologue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taken<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seriously?<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">comedic?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(<strong><em>Rent<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;s director,) Michael<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Greif<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">performance<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">art.&#8221;<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">some<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">women<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Laurie<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Anderson<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Diamanda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gal\u00e1s,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">listen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Michael<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(the character of Maureen)<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">copying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(Maureen)<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tapestry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eccentric<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">women.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wore<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suede<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">patchwork<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">skirt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> <em>Rent<\/em> was your first time being at the center of a phenomenon. It was a whole different thing on Broadway than had ever happened before. What was it like being in the middle of it for the first time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">extraordinary,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">experience<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">composer,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Jonathan<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Larson,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">process.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">extremely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mourning,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gift<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">set<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">principle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">foundation.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cast<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happening<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">granted.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">communicate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">best<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">possibly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">theater<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cast<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">special<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">perspective<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">humble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nobody<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">does<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anymore.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eight<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">week,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">six<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nobody<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unheard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crazy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">To<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">posthumous<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accolades<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">celebrate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bittersweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> In the time directly after <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em>, what was your career like? You did some amazing shows\u00a0like <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">The Wild Party<\/span><\/em> and <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Aida<\/span><\/em>. What were you up to before <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em>, but after <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nowadays,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dream.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Broadway<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">girl.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mitzvahs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weddings,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realizing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">write<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">All<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sudden,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dream<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Alanis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Morissette<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rock<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">star. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gigs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Bitter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">End<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cast<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sort<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hybrid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Broadway<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">getting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of rock<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">record<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">labels<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clubs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Village.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">record<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promptly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dropped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">album<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">getting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">television<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">film<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">working<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">angle.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sort<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dropped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">momentum<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">writing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">album. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">start<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">People<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ebbed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flowed.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fortunate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">place<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> Moving onto <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em>, you joined the show as Elphaba before the team\u00a0had fully figured out what the show\u00a0would eventually become. What was it like when you joined the production?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">joined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">early<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">workshop.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">least<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">process. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audition<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audition<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crazy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you&#8217;ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">novel,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Broadway<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">The Hobbit<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elphaba<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">goth.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">In<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">book,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crazy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nails,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">girl<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everybody<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looks<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thinks,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wore<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Doc<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Martens,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">black<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dress,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">green<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lipstick<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dark<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eye<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">makeup.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sang<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Aida<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">, <\/span><strong><em>I Know the <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Truth<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learn.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learn<\/span> <strong><em>Defying <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Gravity<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">high<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">note<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evaluation.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">botched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">awareness<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">throw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">totally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cracked,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accompanist<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;I&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.&#8221; <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(<strong><em>Wicked<\/em><\/strong> director) Joe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mantello<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strength<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ferocity<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">witchy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> One of the amazing things about Elphaba\u00a0is that she has a real sense of humor. It could be easy to give Glinda all the comedy, but Elphaba is really funny. In past\u00a0interviews you&#8217;ve hinted that you brought a bit of sarcasm to the role. Did that become part of the character?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wouldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">credit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">writers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">helped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">humor,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paired <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Kristin (<span class=\"x1jl2vj1 xjp7ctv\"><span class=\"xdt5ytf xeuugli x9f619 x1s0upfa x15pztkk x12057cm xdz27ya xnvo3vl x120eax6 xblpaj1 xldp4zc x1w1s0q4 xvtw6hk x1dca0ah x1i71eqg x1drtyhb x1vqez3m x1pidvrl xdj266r x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x12zg6f2 x173q44a x1r0sxk x1us0nzq x10xtvbl xjyslct x1ypdohk xtgyt42 xln7xf2 x16tdsg8 x1hc1fzr xijokvz x14rh7hd x1n2onr6 xc8icb0 x1a2a7pz x18ahfad x1hl8ikr xt0psk2\" data-d-component=\"pressable\" data-d-inline=\"\" data-d-direction=\"col\"><span id=\":in-5q:-content\" class=\"xjp7ctv\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x7y9roc xujl8zx xyi4chj xrys4gj x15t23oz x1479xdx xi2nhp4 x1o8g8ls xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Chenoweth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s)<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exuberant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brilliance (as Glinda).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">San<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Francisco,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elphaba<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exposition.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fleshed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">write<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">humor,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exciting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> When <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em> came to Broadway and became so successful, had you learned anything from <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em> about being in the middle of something that big? Did you treat it differently? Did you understand what it was like more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">experience<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Jonathan,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the show&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rise<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">outside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">theater<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">$20<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seats.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Jeffrey<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Seller<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">With<\/span> <em><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reviews<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought,<\/span> o<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">h<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">well.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audiences<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">animal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondering,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hit?<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hit?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Due<\/span> t<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">o<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">naysayer.<\/span> I&#8217;d say, <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Oh<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happening.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Let&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bodies<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heads.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">starts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happen.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aware<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">guess<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Act<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cheer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loudly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">barometer.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">goes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bathroom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">intermissions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">listens<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;This<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> What do you think critics missed about <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em>? The popularity, the fervent audience, and the care people had for the show seemed to blindside them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We were playing against<\/span>\u00a0<strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Avenue Q<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complete<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opposite:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">In<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documentary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big-budget,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big-money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">commerciality<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">line<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">review,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Ben<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Brantley<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">presence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bold,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wolflike.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">compliment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elphaba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> Right after <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em>, you started doing the film and television work you talked about earlier. You were in <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Enchanted<\/span><\/em>, in a part that has a very New York sensibility. You were\u00a0also on <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Glee<\/span><\/em>, which people love. When you look back on that time after <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em>, how do you see those\u00a0years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Enchanted<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">such<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">great<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">experience<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ballroom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">James<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Marsden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patrick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dempsey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <em><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Glee<\/span><\/strong><\/em> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">experience<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complicated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Walker.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breastfeeding.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trailer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pumping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">milk<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Lea<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Michele<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">young<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hot.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weight<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">costume.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">self-esteem<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretty<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">low<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> After working on <em>Enchanted<\/em> and <em>Glee<\/em>, when did you first get asked to do <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/em>? How did you get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> originally <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">auditioned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Tangled<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actual<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recording<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">studio<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sort<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Beatles<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">song<\/span> <strong><em>Blackbird<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">friend,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">guitarist.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">casting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">director<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">admit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bootlegged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recording.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ended<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">falling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">middle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">age<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gothel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The casting director<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recording<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone. T<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hen,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happening,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">developmental<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stages.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elsa<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Ice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Queen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nemesis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Lopezes (Robert and Kristen)<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span> <em><strong>Let It <\/strong><\/em><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><em><strong>Go<\/strong><\/em>,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span> Elsa <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heart,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complicated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nuanced. So t<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hey<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rewrote<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Kristen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Bell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> g<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">o<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <strong><em>Let It Go<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">existed.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">duet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Kristen&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">idea<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <strong><em>Wind Beneath My Wings<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">duet.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sisters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">big<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wigs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Disney<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">John<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Lasseter,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">animation,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sang<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beautiful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">song,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gig.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> When <em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/em> was becoming the biggest thing in the world, and the song was as popular as any song could possibly be, how did you know it was going to become so acclaimed? It was a movie, not a show like your previous experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">special, like<\/span> <em><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Rent<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moves<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phenomenon<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">With<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Wicked<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audition,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">outside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crying.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">badly.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">related<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">With<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">idea<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">best<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">job<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">world.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">practically<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">makeup<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pajamas.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">camera<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">totally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">animators<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">great.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">absorb<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">infuse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">characters<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">body<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">language<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">funniest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">makes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">idiotic,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you&#8217;re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">give<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bar.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">microphone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">metal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sit.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">active,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you&#8217;re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exertions,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they&#8217;re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">action,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elsa<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moves<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">zapping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ice,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">running,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounds. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">many<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">options<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">high<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ones,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">low<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ones,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ones,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ones<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">air<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Q:<\/span> When <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span> was really hitting, you were on Broadway in <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">If\/Then<\/span>. What was it like having those two things happening around the same time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">totally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">honest<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> (first) <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband (and <strong><em>Rent<\/em><\/strong> co-star, Taye Diggs).<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Walker,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dressing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face-paint<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mommy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">makeup. H<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crazy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiger<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">makeup<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at a <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\">(Diggs) and I <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separating,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <strong><em><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">If\/Then<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choices<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <em><strong><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\">Frozen<\/span><\/strong><\/em> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">singing<\/span> <strong><em>Let It <\/em><\/strong><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><strong><em>Go<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mall<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complicated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The film<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heart<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">joy,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgiveness. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wonderful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">able<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><strong>Q: What was it like to be the voice of a generation&#8217;s hero?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Idina<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Menzel:<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">(<strong><em>Frozen<\/em><\/strong>) <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">greatest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gift<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">honestly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">People<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">singing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?&#8221;<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">T<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">greatest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gift<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am. <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it&#8217;s seeing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kids<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audience<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dresses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gratitude<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life-changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/karen-benardello\/\">Check out more of Karen Benardello&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vulture journalist Jason P. Frank recently moderated a panel with Idina Menzel at New York Comic Con to celebrate her 30-year career on Broadway and in films and television. During the event, Menzel and Frank shared their passion for her theater productions, including Rent, Wicked and If\/Then. They also discussed her roles on screen in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":35719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,20471],"tags":[12753,16373,32100,3813,12167,31855,2977,5198],"class_list":["post-35649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-pick-up","tag-enchanted","tag-frozen","tag-glee","tag-idina-menzel","tag-new-york-comic-con","tag-new-york-comic-conn-2026","tag-rent","tag-wicked"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NYCC: Rent, Wicked and Frozen \/ Interview with Idina Menzel | Cinema Daily US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Idina Menzel participated in a New York Comic Con panel to celebrate her career on Broadway and in films, 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