Idina Menzel on "Culture Express" - 1/31/08

[TescoShampoo]

If you cannot pronounce anything else properly, the only things you should be able to pronounce is ELPHABA and IDINA MENZEL. Get it right biatches.

[mikyfdh]

luv how her description on the bottom is only singer

[ElphieGalindafied]

They pronounced her name:

Idina Menzul

Eyedena Menzul

(El Faba lol)

[ilovemusicaltheatre3]

who's speaking in the background?

it sounds like a voice synthesizer... or a japanese woman. either way, LOL.

[omlee26]

wow can u pronounce nething else wrong lol

[TheatreFanatic4eva]

el faba lol!

[Diehardwickedfan]

i love idina, but i hope she doesnt go to hollywood. those people are CRAZY and she doesnt need more fans!!!

[MvyMkr]

I dunno...I can't help thinking how awesome i'd be to see her face on a big movie poster in the big London Cinema's!

But I doubt she will really, that's not really her main gal in life.

[x0broadwaynyc]

she has really dark eyeliner on (:

[xoTossTossxo]

lol i am laughin at the speaker I dina MENzal

lmfao

[iiLoveKerryEllis]

omg shes SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful

[broadwaymike92]

I love Idina. I saw her in New Brunswick.

[MidgetLoving420]

ugh whats with menzull ugh its MENZEL!!!

[sopranosinger123]

they said " more rain " for maureen! lol!

[xoTossTossxo]

i'm laughing so hard like how can u screw up her name that bad lol like a Elpafabala lol

[ali22391]

lol poeple dont hate the speaker just laaugh at her lmao...

[gbrangl7]

i wanna kill the person who is speakinghte chinise person cuz she is saying everything rong and has her facts rong...dee was born in queens not long island!!! theres a diffrence!!

[phanLv14]

"eyedina menzul" and "elFABa"

come on!!

[MariaGwn]

hahhhaahha, yeah! I was like, what thaa...?

[xska8terchickx95]

i know!! i hate when they do that!!

[puppypersonLOTR]

at this point I'm just going to laugh. Putting practically every mispronunciation in the same place is just hilarious.

[Elfendied11]

what's really funny is when she tries to say 'taye diggs'.. omg lol

[katebushboi]

Yeah! Sometimes people come from OTHER COUNTRIES!! And, crazily enough, English isn't their first language. Weird, huh?

[Elfendied11]

.............. I wasn't even the only one to comment on the accent thing... just about every other person on here did, so why are u picking on ME???

[katebushboi]

It's the internet. It's not like I ACTUALLY picked on you. I just clicked a random name and wrote my comment. Life is unfair, deal with it.

:) xxx

[ringetterenthead]

where r those concert clips from?

[xoTossTossxo]

OH SAY HER NAME RIGHT!

[sexylove7411]

Gee.. Idina looks FANTASTIC in this.. I know that she´s gorgeous, but in here.. gosh!!

[RentandWicked]

lol bad speaking can she pronounce it right for once. i know whats with the others albumdidn't do well who cares and any way Idina rules!

[Fanzel4everxx9]

omg they said her name wrong. dumb boobs! idina is sooooo awesome i love herr<3333

[Stagekid288]

Haha they said like Idid Dina Menzil

[xObroadwaybabyyOx]

that was ridiculous! i LOVE how she added in the part about how her last cds were "scrappy" grrrrrrr..... ppl like that make me sooooo angry! plus, she couldnt pronounce ANYTHING!!! grrrrr......

[ElphabaThropp122]

Elfaba WTF??

[broadwaykarebear15]

LMAO! She mispronounced things that I didn't think could be messed up.

[tatyrules12]

OMIGOSH I HATE THT WOMANS ACCENT I HATE HATE HATE HATE IT!!! I WANNA PUNCH MY EARS OFF

but i the plus side i love Idina lol

[musicaldramaqueen]

Yaay for Idibina Menzle!!

[beautifullytragic1]

Ugh...they said her names wrong, they're lucky they're foreign or they'd be in trouble. I'm sorry Dee, I get how that peeves you. People used to say my name wrong. So I changed it. *winks*

[wicked4idina]

every1 pronounces my name wrong 2 lol. it gets really really annoying

[broadwaymike92]

I saw Idina recently in New Brunswick, NJ. It was my 2nd time meeting her. I got to meet her during the show and after. I made Idina a rubber sculpture of her and she loved it. Idina looked at me a lot during Georgous. It was the last song in the concert before she sang "Defying Gravity" as the Encore. Then I saw her at the Stage Door and she was so sweet.

[MzCharmedFan0214]

I HATE when people mess up her name!!! it frustrates me to no end!!!! It's pronounced like Ih-DEE-nah men-ZELL!!! GET IT RIGHT!!! IF U SAY HER NAME.. GET IT RIGHT.. OR DON'T SAY IT AT ALL!!! LOVE U IDINA!!!

[YoungWolfPack]

eye-dina lol

they are so ridiculas

[RachRachWoo]

did i just hear the word EYEDINA?!!

[RachRachWoo]

did i just hear the word EYEDINA?!!

[Diehardwickedfan]

HER AXENT DRIVES ME TO HELL!! if ur gonna say the words SAY THEM RIGHT!!!

[kasumigrl]

Harsh

[xlilhunni123x]

i swear its like sum computer or summin lool...her names isnt EYEdina...it gets on my nerves when people call her that init...x

[notiachaos]

They can't really help it. And you know...To them WE are the ones who are pronouncing the words wrong. I personally LOVE hearing people speak with an accent.

[twinklefudge]

to be fair, its probably not her first language, you gotta admire people who have determination and ability to become that fluent in a diff language. I just sayin,

[mollybell313]

God Damnit! its MenZEL! jesus...

[Diehardwickedfan]

IDIOT!!! its menzEl GOD!!

[Ximaril]

Wow, these eyes are just...

And I'm glad that she canged her last name from Mentzel to Menzel. Would be awful to hear people pronounce it in the German way. I mean I know how dumb this would sound.

[aleerox]

how gorgeous was she?????

*GASP!*

she looked amazing!

[flutequeen84]

It doesn't bother me that they mispronounced her name. Their first language is not English, after all. Not even the "scrappy" bit, although I do think that was a poor choice of words, and obviously some may be offended by it. But Idina looks gorgeous as always.

[OHMYitsDana]

Really, I dont think they can control how they pronounce Idinas name properly, Theyre Chinese, this program was made in China. Its pretty damn near impossible for some American English speaking folks to get it, let alone a Chinese narrator.

Why not focus on Idinas singing, and how fucking BEAUTIFUL her eyes look in the interview??

[Moondancer883]

yeah or at least speak English!!

geez. Idina was beautiful as always :)

[Oddnessxtreme]

Wow.

I just wish they would've chosen a nicer person to do the narrating...one who could pronounce her name right. <_<

[ElphieWickedLover]

Idina Menzel talks like me...thats scary!

[kirstie3337]

who the hell do these people think they are?

seriously, have the courteousy and consideration to learn how to pronounce the name of the person you are about to interview. it just makes you look sloppy and unprofessional, honey.

[LiveAndLoveLife]

Wow. I find it humorous that "Menzel" and "Elphaba" can be mispronounced in the SAME video! Then again, why should that surprise me? If you can't pronounce "Menzel" then you probly can't pronounce "Elphaba."

[JollyMe08]

Fanzels...I hate that term.

I am and shall be forevermore...Fan of Idina.

[Safuza]

ha ya "Fanzel" hasn't quite hit me yet either. Maybe it's because it's a relatively new term. *shrugs* guess I'll get used to it over time. =)

[JollyMe08]

No, I just hate that Idina fans are now in a category. I just don't like fan terms in general (aka Fanadettes...for fans of Bernadette Peters. Lol, that's the only one I oculd think of right now, I'm sure there are more.)

I wonder how long it will be until people make up "Fanoweths" -_-

[MvyMkr]

I like more original stuff, like "RENTheads"

I think that one's awesome! *chuckles*

[GabbyDee32]

yeh theres no name for the wicked grouoies is there? i hope not i hate they have to name everything!

[MvyMkr]

How lame a name is Fanzel! lol!

I mean of ALL the possible names...

Idinettes

The Menzel Maffia

Menzellions

I mean who came up with FANZEL!

*scoffs*

[Safuza]

lol Manzel Mafia

NICE =D

[Safuza]

*Menzel

[MvyMkr]

Aha!

We could call male fans "Manzels" and female fans "Femizels"

That was an AWESOME typo! :D

[Safuza]

LMAO BRILLIANT!!!

I give you the credit of coming up with it though =)

[GabbyDee32]

Menzel Maffia is so gd!

[MvyMkr]

Ridding the world of Anti-Idina SCUM!

[GabbyDee32]

lol!!!

[noobiestCOVER]

ok guys chill....yes this lady cant pronounce Idina's name properly & called her CD scrappy. dont grab ure pitch forks yet.... All Idina has to know that her Fanzels are with her every step of the way & we support her in whatever she has done; so screw the ppl who hate her! CAUSE EVERY HARDCORE FANZEL LOVES IDINA MENZEL!

[xelphabaxfaex]

wtf?

scrappy?

not much of an impact??

honey, i have ALL three of her cds, and they

have ALL made an impact on me.

[thegreengirl1]

a freaking men

[Safuza]

wow. not only can this interviewer not pronounce anything right but TALK ABOUT RUDE!!

Scrappy? Not much of an impact? pft -_-

[IdinaGrl101]

Safuza- I completely agree!!!! Lol! How can somebody mispronounce her name, her character (s), and call her earlier albums "scrappy"? -_-

[wickedmenzel]

oMG!! i can't stop laughing at the way they pronounced everything - i mean i know that its mean but i can't help it lolz :)

[juiceboxx27]

Elle-faba

lmao

she looked beautiful :)

[Alevermor]

HEY! That's footage from her LA showcase! cool! :)

[BEKA531]

the audio isn't in sync :(

[Wicked8DefyGravity]

they cant pronounce her name because they are Chinese People (No Offence to Chinese people) But we pronounce name differently. to correctly say it, its (Eh-Dina Menzel)

[HeyMrShesMySister]

I always love anything with Idina but it really annoys me when people can't pronounce her name right! Also anybody saying anything bad about her annoys me even more! Dee ROCKS!:)

[almostelphaba]

She looks sooooo gorgeous. That's a really cute video. :D

[broadwaycutie13]

i really hate how they can't even say her name!!!!

[FrexspartheGodly]

I like the way they pronounced Elphaba. It's cute. And Idina's eyes look really big and pretty.

[christineadorno]

Is she big in china or something?

[noobiestCOVER]

dammit; it UH-DEE-NA MEN-ZEL not EYE-DEE-NA; Men-ZLE if ure gonna interview an amazing person ; say her name properly pls...

[morgan9933]

Ok guys but its based in China! We can't pronounce their names correctly, not unless you learn the language anyways.

[TrunksChan]

:D Lol dude, cut them some slack. At least eyedina is remotely similar to the real pronunciation. We're lucky they got that close. <3 Silly chinese.

[isyroe1206]

el-FAR-ba hahaha. nice pronounciation

[kevinmichaelt]

finally!! thanks kim :)

[POTOhereinsidemymind]

ahh it sounds like.. a translator maybe? robotic haha

[nicolahalaha]

WOW IM ASIAN and ummm yeah i dont have an accent but only beacuse i was never taught my language BUT STILL!!!

[c0ll3g3g1rl1o1]

what asian nationality? i'm asian too (s. korean) raised white (adopted) never learned my culture, language, etc

[Dledee]

OM -.-

Next time they should think in getting someone who knows how to speak and a little more consideration would be wonderful -.-

Honestly, interviews are wonderful, but when they made properly, not just throwing in some words and hoping to get ir right u.u

[TangoMaureen07]

Idina mentzle.... joy more people who can't pronounce her name...

[TrunksChan]

Cut the foreign people some slack, plz.

[HANNAHlovesBROADWAY]

:D Awesomee.

[lsutigergirl5]

when do they call her cd scrappy?

[NoDayButTodayy]

2:39

[terraschneider2010]

really really bad pronunciation/accent. i still appreciate it, though. it's good for our idina, haha i'm sorry. eye-dina.

it almost sounds like the "narrator" person is a robot. actually, i think it is... or am i going crazy. seriously. computer, no?

[Lainy612]

Scrappy!!I believe that one of those scrappy cds is now selling for about $100 on ebay, unfortunatly for all of those who would love to get a copy despite its so called "scrappiness".

[BroadwayGirl1300]

omg i cant believe they called her cd scrap!! i thought hey were good!

i hate it when ppl pronounce her name wrong

[c0ll3g3g1rl1o1]

did you hear how they pronounced her "Elphaba" role?

[TrunksChan]

Lol El-FAH-bah. <3

[BroadwayGirl1300]

omg they did!  thats pretty sad

[CrazyForWicked91]

yo those two "scrappy" cds are amazing, this one just happens to be produced by glen ballard and warner bros.

just listen two her album Here, that's the second one. it's a lot like i stand just independent.

[terraschneider2010]

i agree. they're incredible and i totally cherish them. i love them so much and the fact that they're not mainstream pretty much makes it even more rad.

[kateduncan16]

those albums did have an impact, they changed my life!

[IdinaRocks2013]

Her other cds werent scrappy!!

[blahgagme]

lmao maybe get somone who

can actually speak english

and pronounce her name right.

gawd, i loveee idina

[PinkJewell]

I know.... what is freakin up with these people?!?!?!? Scrappy? Menzl? ElPHAAAAABA? What the hell?

[liiiiiv123]

look at those buff arms!

haha

[liiiiiv123]

look at those buff arms

haha

[SebastiansWickedGirl]

Idina was great (as always). However, I DO NOT appreciate that woman calling Idina's other albums 'scrappy' or saying that they didn't have an impact! Thay had an impact on a lot of us! Just because they weren't produced by major labels or didn't sell a quadrillion copies doesn't mean they didn't have an impact!!! Get that through your head, and WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT OUR GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[GabbyDee32]

I know right she should watch it or the Fanzel's will be on to her! no impact what the hell! some of those songs r like our anthems!

[rentlover112305]

i love Idina videos and this is no exception! :]

[GabbyDee32]

Its Idina Menzel not Idina Menzul or Eyedina! and calling her other albums scrappy? i still loved the clips they showed but talk about rude!

[kwanyin233]

I agree

[wickedelphabafreeek]

She can't say Elphaba right either, but it may just be her accent. (The announcer's)

[JessKWcc]

Scrappy was used in another interview as a way to describe her previous albums... What does that word mean even? The music on those c.d's are fantastic! Scrappy pft.

[GabbyDee32]

how could u insult her?!

[GabbyDee32]

not u personally but her! how dare she!

[ivebeengahlindafied]

Yay Idina!