Idina Kim Menzel was born on May 30, 1971, in Manhattan. She grew up in New Jersey until about age three; her family moved to 展开

Menzel has been called one of Broadway's greatest performers. Tim Beedle of DC.com declared her "arguably the most widely recognized Broadway star in the country". Several media publications have nicknamed her the "Queen of Broadway" due to her success and … 展开

Menzel was an honorary chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, Night of A Thousand Gowns, on March 21, 2009, sharing the title with 展开

Theater career
Rent to The Wild Party (1996–2000)
In 1995, Menzel auditioned for Rent, which became her first … 展开

Voice and influences
Menzel possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range that spans approximately three octaves. For the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sharon Eberson wrote that Menzel's voice "could be categorized as coquettish to flat-out belter 展开

Menzel married Taye Diggs on January 11, 2003. They met in 1995 during the original production of Rent, in which Diggs portrayed Benjamin Coffin III, the landlord. They would appear in … 展开

• Still I Can't Be Still (1998)
• Here (2004)
• I Stand (2008)
• Holiday Wishes (2014)
• Idina (2016) 展开