On March 6, The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation will welcome the award-winning superstar, Idina Menzel, to the stage to perform as part of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation Gala: Defying Expectations: An Evening in Three Acts. The Foundation’s Gala will showcase Menzel’s extraordinary talent while raising funds to support arts education, community engagement and creative growth across our region.
Menzel first entered the spotlight as Maureen in Rent and won a Tony Award for Elphaba in Wicked. As the voice of Elsa in Frozen and Frozen 2, she helped drive both films to global success; her song Let It Go earned an Academy Award and Grammy. She recently returned to Broadway in Redwood, co-conceived with Tina Landau, receiving a Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League and recognition from New Dramatists. On screen, she has appeared in Enchanted, Disenchanted, You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Cinderella and Uncut Gems, with TV roles in Glee and Beaches.
The Q&A below is part of a larger interview that will appear in the May/June edition of SRQ Magazine…