Idina Menzel will return to Broadway for the first time since winning the Tony Award for Wicked in an original Broadway musical called If/Then. The musical reunites Tom Kitt (music), Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), and Michael Greif (director), the creative team behind the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Next to Normal. If/Then is being produced by David Stone, who produced both Wicked and Next to Normal.
If/Then will have its world premiere in a pre-Broadway out-of-town engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., opening on Sunday 24th November 2013. The production will begin previews on Broadway on Tuesday 4th March 2014 and will officially open on Thursday 27th March 2014 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced.
On the verge of turning 40, Elizabeth moves to New York City, the ultimate city of possibility, intent on a fresh start - new home, new friends, and hopes for a resurgent career. But even in her carefully planned new life, the smallest decision or most random occurrence will impact her world in ways she never dreamt possible. Set against the ever-shifting landscape of modern day Manhattan, If/Then is a romantic and original new musical about how choice and chance collide and how we learn to love the fallout.
Idina Menzel recently concluded a highly successful international concert tour with a sold out performance at Carnegie Hall in January. She made her Broadway debut in Pulitzer Prize-winner, Rent, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award, and followed that with her Tony Award-winning performance in Wicked, which she subsequently brought to London's West End. Other New York stage work includes See What I Wanna See (Public), The Wild Party (MTC), and Hair (Encores). Idina is currently working on the Disney animated musical, Frozen, opening in November. She recreated her role in Chris Columbus' film version of Rent, and appeared in movies as varied as Enchanted and Ask the Dust. On television, Idina recurred over multiple seasons of Glee and has guest-starred in numerous other shows. In addition to cast albums, Idina's prolific recording career includes solo albums: "Barefoot At the Symphony," a companion to her PBS Special; "I Stand;" "Here;" and "Still I Can't Be Still."
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