Idina Menzel in "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway"

[thejaswong]

Anyone see the pic of Idina as Kate in The Wild Party next to the Defying Gravity pic? -3

[CreaMrTive]

I WANT THAT CUP!

[kieracye]

What does the pic Joel Grey gave her say?

[lianacrebbin]

@kieracye the last bit says "what a pair we'll be", the lyrics from the wizard and i, but not sure about the first bit...

[kieracye]

@lianacrebbin Cool, thanks.  Was just curious...

[ammie4lifelove]

That is the dressing I was just in! I've met Idina and had a tour with Katie Rose Clarke and Teal Wicks a month or so ago! :)

[ThePerformeror]

Baha! "sometimes ya dont know how you're gonna make it thru and ya need some twizzlers" I heart Idina!

[pjcp97]

what does she mean ''clunkers in front of eighteen-hundred people?''

[NewYorkerForGood]

@pjcp97 I think she just means that she didn't hit some notes sometimes in front of the audience.

[trinxikene]

LMAO @ knocking on the wood.... LOL

[ashleighdrummond]

Idina is so gorgeous even with her hair pulled back and in a sweatshirt she still looks drop dead gorgous! If i didn't love her already i'm sure i would hate her with that face lol :P

[pjcp97]

whats the name of idina's spell book there?

[KristinandIdinagirl]

I love her so so so so so so so so much.

[pjcp97]

the green buddha is also in dee roscioli's dressing room

[101KatieMusic]

love Idena Menzel so much!!!!!!!!!

[LittleMissMe2006]

She seems so tiered in this 8 shows a week will do that to you. But i love the because somethimes you just need a twizzler :)

[amyca11aghan]

Yes idina your head is totally wood lol

[lalalachachacha0123]

whats the thig thats illegal and why is it illegal in the US?

[iloveOneill]

@lalalachachacha0123 Absinthe! it's a very strong spirit! don't know why its illegal in US you can get it in the UK.

[Clarinetist0409]

I love Idina!!!!!!

[Kylouch]

Ok I don't koow if anyone whatches Private Practice .... but doesn't her friend ... (Jobie?) look similar to Kate Walsh?

[Clarinetist0409]

@Kylouch She does look like Kate Walsh.. I never noticed that before.. wow...

[crazygirlzz2399]

Im going to little Brodway in January!!!

[vbgirlpinkrox1]

"and my sulk because... i dont know i probably thought i was gonna get fired that day or something" LMAO

[elphieLil]

she looks a bit exausted here...I guess it must be a very tiring performance!

[BlueJeanBaby012]

@elphieLil

The show is a marathon each night and 8 shows a week... Oye.

[Greermydear]

I love idina!!!! she is so talented! and beautiful!!

[xkerryandkristenx]

aha i always do that knock on wood thing and then knock three times on my head. lol.

[Elphiegrl38]

I heard September 6.

[DawgDish109]

what is september 6?

[Elphiegrl38]

Nothing. I got the dates wrong. It's the 10.

[DawgDish109]

then what is on the 10th

[Elphiegrl38]

The day she's supposed to have her baby.

[zeldamaddie]

She had Walker Nathaniel Diggs on September 2nd. ^-^ Luckiest. Child. Ever.

[teardropsofhope7]

the date her baby was due- but he was born september 2nd and his name is Walker. Just in case you didn't already know ;)

[Clarinetist0409]

She is so adorable! I love her!

[rubyqueen808]

I love idina! She's really talented and pretty, yet down-to-earth and funny! Plus, she always acts like herself. None of that "Oh, i'm acting like this because it'll help my rep" crap.

[teardropsofhope7]

Haha well your suppose to knock on your head if there is no wood around you!!! lol a lot of people don't get that and when I do it, my friends are like what the hell are you doing. :D but she is sooooo awesome!!! and she's so free with herself but so disciplined with her voice and acting and stuff!!! That's what makes her an awesome person!!! She actually works hard to get her success unlike some people who have their voices digitally fixed.

[ILuvEdwardCullen2day]

shes so amazing. Everything about her is wonderful. She's beautiful and nice and funny and has an amazing voice and is a very gifted actor. shes going to be such a great mother.

[bubbafluff21]

she pregnant? i didnt know that.. yes your so right about the nice and all that

[ILuvEdwardCullen2day]

yeah she's due in August! I'm so excited!!

[bubbafluff21]

lol your excited?? lol

[ILuvEdwardCullen2day]

YESSSS I CAN'T WAIT HEHE!

[broadwaybaby1130]

who in their right mind would ever fire IDINA MENZEL?!

she has nothing to worry about. shes amazing! :D

[wickeddx10]

she looks gorgeous w.o. makeup....(let alone w.o. her green makeup) hehe

[elphieandidina]

lol. knock on wood. (or knock on idina's head)

[wickeddx10]

well in Long Island, (which is where me and her are from) we have this thing that knocking on your head is the same as Wood.....long islanders are C-R-A-Z-Y

[jjcjfan]

Oh my goodness I have a whole new respect for her with that stuff she had to do before the big notes at the end, and wow her work ethic - AMAZING LOVE this :=) thank u f0r posting it,

[hAwAiiAnSuNsEt101]

Love this video!! I wish it wasn't so dark, though...

[Elfendied11]

lol she actually said it's illegal in the U.S. on public tv, haha.

[elphabaroxx]

Only she would say it!!! :)

[ladodgerschick]

lol when she says knock on wood she knocks on her head

[xoTossTossxo]

the WILD PARTY LMFOO I love you idina or shall i say Kate lol "give my a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!!!"

[AsLongAsFiyeroIsMine]

Look how gorgeous she is! My goodness!

[vickypurdue]

thanks for putting this up :D:D:D Idina's great

[protonsunite]

Love her!!!!!!!!

[Ideserveachance2fly]

I love Idina! I love that she keeps all of her gifts that everyone gives her, she must have a couple of rooms full by now!

[xObroadwaybabyyOx]

twizzlers ahha idina =]

[Rambaldi939]

3:44- 3:46 she looks kinda overwhelmed by all the makeup in front of her, or like she's thinking, "omg, here we go again..." lol. gotta love idina. <3

[dioxie]

I spy a picture from The Wild Party! :D

[liliekinz]

me too! i thought i was the only one who did :) gots to love idina

[Gabriella189]

oh yeah I watched this like 10 times and only just noticed

[ElphabaGreenifys]

In the words of Jenifer Laura Thompson....

"Fellow Ozians....I LOVE INDINA MENZEL!!!"

I couldn't agree with her more! C=

[xchezabellex]

kristen chenoweth was the one that said that

[xchezabellex]

oh no actually it wasnt what am i speaking about :L

[4545sarah]

no it was not kristen Chenoweth because she left the show before Indina left the show.

[jcmt88]

I saw it when it first opened. She was sick and singing "No Good Deed" she forgot the words but just brushed it off and totally kicked the songs ass. It was an amazing moment. She's a true professional and inspiration!

[LjepaHrvatica]

I absolutely adore her.<3

[wicked4idina]

i love how humble she is.

[GREENHOUSES]

Wow- Thats a nice dressing room- I want a room like that-its so cool :-D She is very pretty!!

[MzCharmedFan0214]

sometimes you dont know how your gonna make it through and you need some twizzlers.lol..love her..

[beccatongue]

I know right!!! She totally proved her normalcy there. That was not a preplanned comment.

[Maureen96Idina]

Idina Menzel rox!!!!! She is soo gorgeous and she really can act and especially SING!!

we all luv u Idina!! U rock!!

woot woot!! lmao

[Fanzel4everxx9]

LOVE IDINA! SHE RULES!!!

[cowboysgurrl123]

She is so gorgeous

[WickedKid100]

i have that little spell book!!!

[imzl0ve]

aw! i love when she says, sometimes you dont know how your gonna make it through and you need some twizzlers.

LOVE HER! :D

[SEAHAWKLOVER]

I have this on DVD and it's a GREAT documentary. There's footage of Kristin recording "Popular" for the cast album and her going up in the bubble backstage on opening night! It's So cool!! Go to playbillstore's website and its there for only like 15 or 20 bucks, trust me, it's money very well spent!

[WickedKid100]

cool i saw it on amazon and i really want to get it!!!

[bumumu]

i love her she seems so sweet!

[broadwaymike92]

I'm seeing Idina in New Brunswick in April 1st.

[RubberDucki12]

OMG you're so lucky!

[badaboom155]

Does anyone know where we can get a DVD of this?

[spencerlynn01]

i wonder why she thought she was gonna get fired when she was talking about that one picture??

[BroadwayDreams13]

She was talking about what she was doing in the picture. She was crying in the pic cuz she thought she was getting fierd.

[WickedKid100]

like they could fire her she is AMAZING!!!!!!!

[MusicalTheaterRocks]

this is such a cool vid!!! ditto diehardwickedfan!!! I want to do that with my life too!!! maybe we could perform together someday ;-)

[Gabriella189]

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[Diehardwickedfan]

.. that was random..

[Diehardwickedfan]

oooh myy goooood [chills] i want to do that with my life [sing, dance, and act] sooo badly its insane!!!!!

[slytherinhearts]

love her! idina u R my idol

omg luv how she was just like "u just dont know if ur gunna make it and u just REALLY need a twizzler" and "so knock on wood"*knocks on her own head*

we love u idina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DefyingGravity36]

ok so i have this DVD and some of the stuff shown here is cut out of it on the DVD...like her showing the pic of her flying in tech or the illegal stuff and the tony nomination...it's all been cut from the DVD.

[SopranoSinger101]

i love the way she talks!

[gncurrier]

I love the way she said 'drawing'

[Wicked8DefyGravity]

hahah Idina is so funny, shes has illegal stuff in her dressing room! Idina has a seriousss sense of humor. Gotta love her!

[MaureenInOz90]

hey, anyone who has the grimmerie, the backstage book of wicked, there's a picture on p 129 of idina at the mirror in her dressing room and she has three pics in the mirror. two of them are of her and taye, i guess the one with the little kid is her nephew maybe, but can anyone help me figure out who the person at the beach on the bottom is?!?! its been driving me crazy... GO IDINA!!

[kevinoes]

I know she was very tired and stressed out during that period of the Broadway run. I tbink this is also pretty close to the time she and Taye were getting those stupid threats. So glad she got a chance to rest...

[degeorgetitanic]

oo yea,she got a bunch of threats cuz Taye is black and she is white. GOd I hate dumb ass racist people GRR

[LooToo22]

Why did she knock on her head? Is she just saying that her head is hollow, like a joke?!?!

[idinakristinwicked]

she was doind=g a joke saing like knock on wood

[CCarmen]

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much for this up:)

[c0ll3g3g1rl1o1]

I wonder what she did once she did leave Wicked and the Gershwin with all of her stuff from her dressing room; especially since she doesn't like pics of herself in her house and such.

[degeorgetitanic]

She kept them...she didnt like throw them away or anything.

[c0ll3g3g1rl1o1]

i knew at least that much; i meant did she just pack them all up and put in storage or did she pack them and display them in her house.

[Blossomstar747]

LOL, "Sometimes you don't know if u can make it, and you need some Twizzlers." Idina is awesome!!!!! ^^

[Blossomstar747]

Hehe, ohmygoditswickedxo, Nice username! ^^ Awesome vid!!!! Idina rules my world, Wicked is my soul and life, and my goal in life is to someday meet Idina Menzel. As u can see, seeing Wicked the musical has changed my life into one big obsession, lol XD

[ohmygoditswickedxo]

that flying picture in tech is amazing. I'd kill for it. GIMME GIMME GIMME lol. Any one know where to get it?

[Oddnessxtreme]

I LOVE how she's like, "Knock on wood" and she knocks on her head! I do that same thing, lol!!

Haha..."It's illegal in the US." And yet it's here. I love Idina!!

[musicismyworld123]

this is cool! I cant believe all the stuff people give her! AGreen Buda!omg The cup from carolAKA madam morrible is awesome!

[tjvids7]

I would kill for the first flying tech picture....anyone know how to get it? haha jk Especially a signed copy would be better =]

And where the heck can you get this movie? I went to the mall yesterday and looked everywhere! Besides amazon I mean haha

[orangelindy15]

Wow! I love how she is so normal and hasn't let her fame go to her head or anything. And evidently she is comfortable in her own skin because she make fun of herself and is okay with the fact that she doesn't always have a perfect performance.

[RENThead5]

haha. I love Dee... clunckers...twizzlers...etc. she's so funny & down-to-earth.

peace & love

[bumumu]

I LOVE IDINA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArtisticGlory]

idina...is...wow! what's not to love about her???

she and dee roscioli (was the chicago elphaba when i saw wicked) are my inspirations, along with kristin chenoweth of course :)

[brotherman154]

I love this woman.

[ridindirty829]

haha when she said knock on wood at the end she knocked on her head. haha

[xxtinkerbell91xx]

yea its bad luck if ya don't don't touch wood when you say that line. If theres no wood available you touch your head

[firelire52391]

i have that green witch head with the witch inside at 2:40 to 2:44

[bored1876]

i freaking love her she's so adorable!!! I look up to her SOOOOOOO much

[Fierheb]

Aww she's soo shy!!

[nikel735]

I love her she is sooo down to earth

[independantwoman]

i luv idina she's so humble and modest even about her winning the tony.

[lalahahajkjklol]

"knock on wood" knocks on head.  haha. i love idina.

[lottie172]

what is she talking about not wanting pics of herself in her house?

[defygravityforgood]

she didn't say she didn't want them she said she didn't have room for them

[ElphieandMaureen]

"Sometimes, you don't know how you're going to make it thorugh, and you need some Twizzlers." Lol she never fails to make me laugh.

[jenalicerose]

i do laugh at people

clearly she can act and sing otherwise she wouldnt have been chosen to originate the roles of Elphaba and Maureen

idiots

Idina is amazing end of.

[vegishishkabab]

I love the "knock on wood" -*knocks on her head* (:

She's funny!

[prettyxkitten]

yay!

[ilovewicked303]

hun, you really dont know what your talking about saying she cant act. idina is an amazing actress. id like to see you do even a quarter as good as her.

[karunadreamer0]

Have you guys seen the ShowBusiness DVD yet? This clip is on there in the special features, but it's not as long or as cool as this one. They cut a bunch of stuff out, like Idina talking about the absinthe and the first tech rehearsal pic and stuff. I'm glad I have this one to watch because it's way better.

[ElphieandMaureen]

I know!! I watched it last night!! I was sooooo T.O.'d that they didn't show a lot of Wicked!!

[abbuba13]

she's so freakin awesome :]

[abbuba13]

and... u need some twizzlers. lol, they are soooooooooo good!

[dhbgsdsjkhgkds]

she is so amazing! she's such an inspiration!

and twizzlers are really good! YUM!

[ElphieandMaureen]

"Sometimes you need a few" *taps on the bag*

"Twizzlers." OMG I love her!! She's so great, and really audience friendly!! :D

[justinwalker91]

she is so freakin amazing

[orca1142]

What are clunkers? And idina seems really tired today. Shes really low-energy.

[beautifullytragic1]

Clunkers are days where you don't do quite as well you're capable of doing. It's basically what theater people call a dud of a performance where it just drags because you're having an off day. And I think she's just really laid back and relaxed.

[orca1142]

A little too relaxed. Normally shes fun and hyper. Okay not hyper, thats Kristin.

[nickjonaswife]

idina is the one and only elphie. :)

[soundstrulycrazy]

i love idina menzel

clunkers<3 ahhahaha

[Roflb3rryPwncakes]

Wow. I would seriously not know what I would do if I was her. I'm so shy and humble, if I had this many people telling me they loved me and idolized me, i'd be blushing every five seconds!

I do agree though. She is quite amazing. :)

[lostONstage710]

"i'm wearing my adidas sweatshirt..."

the same on she wore the night after her injury? the night she came back wearing her adidas sweatshirt and matching pants?

i think the irony in that sentance is increadably hilarious

[orca1142]

No its a different adidas sweatshirt, the one after the injury was red.

[beautifullytragic1]

"Sometimes you just don't know how you're gonna make it through and you just need some twizzlers."

Hahaha. That's why she's fab.

[orca1142]

What are twizzlers?

[beautifullytragic1]

Licorice. It's an American product. They're DEE-licious! Hahaha!! -blushes- I'm such a nerd.

[Elphie18]

Idina is the only Elphaba for me ol She is amazing in everyway possible. I want to meet her and sing with her and act wih her! So many questions...so little tme! :)

[sainy66]

idina is so down to earth..she doesnt over love herself liek most actors and actresses how i would love to meet her <3 *love you idina*

[Hailo7788]

Oh, Idina, how I love you. lol. Ever since buying the Wicked soundtrack and discovering Rent she has been my idol and my inspiration and seeing her in this video makes me love her even more. When you take the makeup off during her down time she's just a normal person just like everyone else and she seems very nice and down to earth. I wish I could meet her.

[rentlover112305]

same here. yay for idina :]

[KeiraAndPiratesRox]

DITTO!

[LiveAndLoveLife]

Idina is so... humane. It's very comforting (probably not for her, but for me) to know that someone else who's so amazing goes through bad days and self doubt just like me. It makes me feel like I know her.

[OHMYitsDana]

Knock on wood! *knocks head* lmaoo <33

[born2toss]

she owns that role!

you go girl!

[ko7461]

This kinda negates Chenzel huh...

[elphaba93093]

omg! idina is so amazing! i can't wait to see this movie!! haha next to the Tony nomitation there is a picture of her in The Wild Party

[FabalaFae7]

Ohhh. she's amazing. She is definitally the BEST Elphaba.

[FalicityHope]

i looove idina!!!!

broadway is so hard, but she rocks it so hard!!!

[flutegrl204]

Thanks SO Much for posting

I love Idina =)

[ElphabaDaae]

I LOVE her! Seems like such I nice person :)

[HallieBaby]

AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaawwh, she knocked on her head!! Lol. I adore Idina =D

[flowerpower70]

Oh, I spot a picture of her as Kate in The Wild Party! :) I love Idina, and thanks soooooooooooooo much for posting this!

[BlueroseCandlelight]

I had never heard of Idina till Wicked and the more I learn and see of her, the more admiration I have not just for the wonderful job she did on stage but for the person we see in clips like this. Thank you for posting this...

[iNick1224]

Where in the world did you get this i've been waiting to see any bit i coulld get to see. any please tell me where you got this! thanks

[gotolivia]

i love this girl! her dressing room is so pretty! :)

[camilliebean34567]

i think idina is such a sweet person and she's so calm and i love how she's so layed back:)

[wickedguy15]

i always thought the flying part was fun. she makes it sound to challenging.

[landinglight]

Flying is a HELL of a uncomfortable too, believe me!

[pinkpalace123]

how do you know that?

(I didn't mean for that to sound mean, but it did...)

[Soccer1225]

know what?

[pinkpalace123]

truthfully I can't remember...

[jkrowlingrocks]

SUGAR RUSH!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!

[lsutigergirl5]

ya need some twizlers haha lol

[wickedguru1220]

I love idina!!!!! she's just so fun loving, layed back and realaxed. she's like the best singer ever!!! she's awesome and amazing

Shes so calm and at p