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Syosset's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo Syosset's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo Syosset's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo
Syosset's Idina Menzel Had One Stipulation Before Agreeing To Showstopping 'Wicked' Cameo Thank goodness it all worked out. While it may be true that no one mourns the wicked, fans certainly would have mourned the absence of New York native Idina Menzel had she not made her scene-stealing cameo in the spellbinding new “Wicked” movie. The musical fantasy film – a two-part adaptation of the Broadway stage musical that was loosely based on the 1995 novel – tells the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Menzel, who grew on Long Island in Syosset, was the first actress to portray its protagonist, Elphaba, a role for which sh…

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by Michael Mashburn
Northern Valley, NJ
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Meet Idina Menzel In Northvale Meet Idina Menzel In Northvale Meet Idina Menzel In Northvale
Meet Idina Menzel In Northvale Idina Menzel is keeping her new book all in the family. Menzel, who starred in "Frozen" and won a Tony Award for "Wicked" is signing copies of her book "Proud Mouse", which she co-wrote with her sister, Cara Mentzel, on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m. at Books and Greetings in Northvale. In "Proud Mouse", Cara, a mouse, attends her first day of school and finds she is constantly compared to her talented sister Dee, forcing Cara to find the confidence to be able to stand on her own two feet, according to a synopsis. The book is a sequel to "Loud Mouse," which was also written by the sisters. Fo…

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by Sam Barron
New Haven, CT
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Idina Menzel, Who Voices Elsa In 'Frozen,' Reads To Students At CT Elementary School Idina Menzel, Who Voices Elsa In 'Frozen,' Reads To Students At CT Elementary School Idina Menzel, Who Voices Elsa In 'Frozen,' Reads To Students At CT Elementary School
Idina Menzel, Who Voices Elsa In 'Frozen,' Reads To Students At CT Elementary School Actress Idina Menzel visited a Connecticut elementary school last week to read to the children. Menzel, who is known for her roles on Broadway and for voicing the character Elsa in Disney's "Frozen," visited Hanover Elementary School in the New Haven County city of Meriden on Friday, Dec. 2, with her sister Cara Mentzel. According to Assistant Principal Orlando Valentin Jr., the sisters read their new book to the students. Today Hanover had the pleasure of hosting Idina Menzel (voice of Elsa in Frozen) and her sister Cara Mentzel! They read their new book “Loud Mouse”, answered questio…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Drive-In Movies Coming To Walmart Parking Lots Movies at Walmart aren't only on the shelves these days -- they'll soon be on big screens in select parking lots. The chain is teaming up with Tribeca to offer drive-in theaters in 160 of its lots starting in August. In a separate, star=studded endeavor, the retail giant is creating a "virtual" summer camp for children cooped up by cabin fever because of the coronavirus. The Tribeca Enterprises team will program the movies, which will run until October, Walmart said in a press statement. “Walmart will roll out this red carpet experience in towns across the country for a combined 320 showi…

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by Jon Craig