#artist: idina menzel

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Tracklist:

Seasons of Love • Rent • You'll See • One Song Glory • Light My Candle • Today 4 U • Tango: Maureen • Life Support • Out Tonight • Another Day • Will I • Santa Fe • I'll Cover You • Over the Moon • La Vie Boheme • I Should Tell You • La Vie Boheme B • Seasons of Love B • Take Me or Leave Me • Without You • I'll Cover You - Reprise • Halloween • Goodbye Love • What You Own • Finale A • Your Eyes • Finale B • Love Heals

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[rodrigoincolors]

#31DaysOfHalloween Day 21: Elphaba

[thatemerald]

Guess who went to see Wicked for the first time on 13th of May and came back obsessed enough to start drawing these two.

[hibiscuit-rose]

hello today is my girlfriends birthday plus our 1 year anniversary <33

i drew her favorite idina menzel musical characters and also us at the bottom ^w^

[thespaceformyself]

When I started this page of writings, my vision was clear; I would share what I like and what I want to share. It's a personal page that provides a good venue for a better point of view.

Gavin Creel is a respectable TONY artist that I grew up watching along with Disney and other International foreign acts of wonders, voiceovers with its channel and satellite media that gave me so much heart for the arts and sciences behind such wonders in every soul and life that made everything in a perfect line of artistry in music and its CAL -A marked form of powerful impact in what I see and call as entertainment.

I honestly don't want to say goodbye to Gavin Creel as I love the energy that I felt when he sang one of the ICONIC songs from RENT with Aaron Tveit (Take Me or Leave Me) which was originally performed by Idina Menzel and one of Anne Hathaway friend from Devil Wears Prada Tracie Thoms. I will always love that Duet as I live to feel your heart for singing it with so much emphasis on why we live as we are.

#findingmysolace #thespaceformyself

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[sharxiii]

Into the Unknown but bardcore with some synth magic.

Full cover here! Thanks for watchin.

AAAaaaaa, AAAaaaaaa

[thewonderfulworldofjubile3le3]

Love this ❤️

Artist of the Moment: Idina Menzel

We have some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Idina's new album, Drama Queen, so check it out and listen to the disco beats right here!

Be sure to follow @idinamenzel for more.

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Tracklist:

No One Mourns The Wicked • Dear Old Shiz • The Wizard And I • What Is This Feeling? • Something Bad • Dancing Through Life • Popular • I'm Not That Girl • One Short Day • A Sentimental Man • Defying Gravity • Thank Goodness • Wonderful • I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) • As Long As You're Mine • No Good Deed • March Of The Witch Hunters • For Good • Finale

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[ivys-head-is-spinning]

Get to know me!

Hello, my name is Ivy! I decided to do a get to know me thing so here we go.

Pronouns: She/They/He

Queer. Mostly into girls, somewhere ace and I don’t care all that much about pronouns.

I'm a minor. Be normal please.

Type one diabetic.

Autism and ADHD with a side of anxiety and depression (maybe ocd too idk). Self diagnosed and HEAVILY researched. Believe me I did months of research before I allowed myself to use the words and I spoke to my therapist so don’t come for me. I am just simply not able to get official diagnosis right now but I’m going to as soon as I move out (hopefully)

Jewish ✡️ and Canadian 🇨🇦

Don’t interact with me if you are sexist, homophobic, transphobic, antisemitic, ableist, racist, a pedophile or any other shit like that. I will block you.

My newsies strike name is Fidget!

♋️🦀 and INFJ

I vent a lot on here btw. Gotta do it somewhere.

My special interests:

NEWSIES (mainly that's what I post about)

Disney

Broadway and musicals- the one's I've seen live are Hamilton, Wicked, & Juliet, Lion King, Frozen, Hadestown, Little shop, Six, Aladdin, New York New York, Anastasia, RENT, The Devil Wear Prada musical, Mamma Mia, Without You (which is Anthony Rapp’s solo show), New York New York, Water for Elephants and The Outsiders. (and a few others but I was too young to remember.) The musicals I've seen online are Newsies (duh), Dear Evan Hansen, Heathers, The Prom, West Side Story, If/Then, Lempicka, Falsettos, Great Gatsby, Bandstand, Waitress, Legally Blonde, Bonnie and Clyde, 21 Chump Street, Ordinary Days, The Last 5 Years, In the Heights, the Mean Girls movie musical (the actual musical is next on my list) and Tick... Tick... Boom!

I also love The Violet Hour, In the Light, In Pieces, and Warriors (these are all musical concept albums you should go listen to)

Julie and the Phantoms

Music! But only the very specific artists that I like. Some that I love include Age of Madness (Jeremy Jordan's band), Laura Osnes, Ben Platt, Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, All Time Low, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Eden Espinosa, Christy Altomare, RØRY, Disney, Shoshana Bean, Negative 25, musicals, really anything sung by Jeremy Jordan (or other broadway stars I like but that's a whole other list)

Currently hyper fixated on Newsies, warriors concept album and Supergirl!!!

Other things I like include:

Plants

Stars

Axolotls

Octopuses

Fun facts

My marble collection

Tangled the Series

Supergirl tv show (the one with Jeremy Jordan)

Hazbin Hotel

Helluva Boss

My tumblr moots

Arts and crafts

Fan fiction

Stuffed animals

Music

Singing

Dancing

Acting

Find me on ao3 @ javidiscannon99! Please go read my Newsies fic.

Matching profile pics with @ya-what--ya-erster

Ask me about my ✨special interests✨

Please send me questions, and feel free to DM me I’m always up to chat as I love making new friends on here (fair warning I’m a little awkward and struggle with social cues lol)

Cheers!

Ivy

(here’s the link to my ask game!)

[psychedelic-charm]

Elsa for the win!

Hmmmmm what if animal crossing had Walrus Villagers???

[ariainstars]

Thoughts on the “Wicked” movie (2024)

Film version of the famous musical by Stephen Schwartz, Wicked tells the story of the Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the Witch of the West, named in honor of the author L. Frank Baum = Elphaba.

Not a perfect film but I found it to be a pleasant film version of a musical that I love very much (I even traveled to London years ago to see it.) The music is engaging, the lyrics are often very wise, and since stories that actually focus on friendships between women are rare, this one is very touching.

Not so good

On the negative side, I found the colors too violent (probably a tribute to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, which was in technicolor when most films were still in black and white) and the many details overloaded, right down to the costumes and hairstyles. All those details, including e.g. the trays the Shiz students eat from: it’s just too much. Thank goodness the story is so intense that all of the surroundings are not enough to distract the viewer. The character of G(a)linda who always wears pink seems to be modeled on Barbie. When the story finally turns dramatic it is a relief for eyes and mind.

Another flaw is the length: the film lasts two and a half hours and it is only the first act, for the second we will have to wait until next year.

Plot holes

Why did everyone fall asleep when Elphaba made the pollen come from the poppies, except for herself and Fiyero?

Where did he bring the lion „to safety“, did he just leave it alone in the woods?

Why is Madame Morrible in the same scheme as the wizard, wanting a common enemy for the people in Oz?

Highlights

Having seen the musical I remembered that Elphaba, Glinda and Fiyero were three friends; but maybe I’m wrong. In any case, I like that this is not your typical trauma bonding, because Elphaba and Glinda grow close before the drama at the Emerald City takes place, they do not overcome their hostility due to a trial they have to undergo together.

A great scene is when we see Elphaba learning how to fly; in the musical this is very sudden and unexplained.

Cynthia Erivo, who gives the character of Elphaba a previously unknown note of vulnerability, is excellent in the role; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero convinces with his portrayal of a man who has more intelligence and sensitivity than he shows.

Particularities

There are clearly allusions or inspirations from other stories, for example Elphaba can levitate objects (does she have the Force? 😊), and Shiz’s university is reminiscent of Hogswarth, there is also the special train which travels to Emerald City.

During the Emerald City sequence there is a cameo by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, the artists who first gave life to the two protagonists on Broadway. If you like musicals, run and buy tickets: fans are storming cinemas and social media with Elphaba’s battle cry: “Everyone deserves the chance to fly!”

[bismuthbookshelf]

My 10 favourite Christmas music videos that I watch every year*

*that aren't from VoicePlay or Geoff Castellucci

I've never been much a fan of most "traditional" carols (with only a few exceptions for certain covers), and I guess you could say my tastes are somewhat eclectic, so I thought I might as well share my recommendations here! They range from more 'standard' Christmas music to stuff that's just a silly good time, but they're all stuff that I watch at least once a year every Christmas season. I don't wanna give these any sort of proper ranking, and so I'm just gonna list them from oldest release date to most recent release date. Enjoy!

(Everything below cut!)

Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days Of Christmas

The video was uploaded to YouTube in 2006, but it's actually from the first time the group ever did this performance, back in 1998, and let me tell you that it's AMAZING. I don't wanna spoil it, but basically this is not your standard Twelve Days Of Christmas. It's hilarious while still being fantastically well done, and if you love the "VoicePlay brand of dumb" especially, you will love this!

Straight No Chaser - The Christmas Can-Can

Yeah Straight No Chaser is getting a double recommendation on this list, but man they deserve it!

This is basically what you think it is - a song about Christmas to the tune of can-can music (but acapella, as SNC is an acapella group), and it is hilarious and SUCH a mood. Lyrics like "Thoughts of joy and hope and cheer/But mostly shopping, shopping, shopping" and "Christmas season/Starting sooner every year/It's October/Stores with plastic Christmas trees". But honestly it's just so fun.

Peter Hollens (& Friends) - Carol Of The Bells

Unless VoicePlay ever decide to do a cover of Carol Of The Bells (not counting the bit of it in their old Santa And I Know It song), then this is the only acapella cover of it that I need in my life!

Peter Hollens collaborated with BYU's Vocal Point (an acapella group who were also on The Sing Off, but the 2011 season), as well as BYU's men's choir, and the One Voice Children's Choir, and the result is epic! I get chills even watching it now!

AsapSCIENCE (ft Jon Cozart) - Science Christmas Carols

And now for something completely different! (Told ya my tastes were eclectic)

It's a mini medley of science-y Christmas carol parodies! The first song bit, "It's Beginning To Not Look A Lot Like Christmas" sadly still hits hard, or perhaps rather hits hard again, because, well, you'll see, but otherwise it's pretty fun

(Still never buying a real Christmas tree though, because I'm Australian and that's basically impossible for us, let alone maintaining one)

I also wanna give a mini shoutout to Jon Cozart's "Progressive Christmas Carols" video, over on his solo channel, Paint. I'm not giving it an official recommendation because the humour maybe might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's another traditional video for me and I basically know it off by heart.

Lindsey Stirling (ft. Sabrina Carpenter) - You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch

It's rare that I can love two covers of the same song just as much as each other, but this is one of those times, because I love the VoicePlay version (of course), but I also really love this version! (It helps that I found this version first because it's older but anyway).

The video gives the song a completely different vibe and it's honestly great. Just read the comments - it makes it seem like "The Grinch" is a mobster, or a mafia boss, or a slimy yet suave casino owner, or an "evil James Bond"! And both Lindsey and Sabrina killed it of course, both violin-playing (Lindsey) and vocals (Sabrina) on point!

Idina Menzel (ft Billy Porter) - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

Apparently this song was first composed in 1937 by Irving Berlin, and it's been covered by a fair few notable artists over the past decades, but I never heard it until this cover, and I love it so much! It's so fun and jazzy!

I was already a fan of Billy Porter for his fashion alone, but he can definitely sing as well! And Idina can of course do no wrong <3

Idina Menzel (ft Josh Gad) - We Wish You The Merriest

Speaking of doing no wrong, I just had to give Idina a double recommendation, because I also really love this cover! And it's an animated music video that's just a silly light-hearted good time, what's not to love!

(Also I'll just slip in a mini-recommendation here for her cover of Sleigh Ride, which is also great)

Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm

Yeah I'm a Swiftie, sue me :P

But like seriously, this song (written by Taylor herself) has extra value in the fact that her parents really did own a Christmas tree farm, which she spent a lot of time at growing up! Apparently one of her first ever 'jobs' when she was younger was helping to pick bugs out of the trees! And this video features a bunch of home video snippets from Taylor's childhood! (And a couple of clips from before she was even born!)

Peter Hollens (ft Brian Hull & Geoff Castellucci) - Epic Christmas Movie Medley

When I said "favourite Christmas videos that weren't from Geoff or VoicePlay", I meant not from their own channels - this one doesn't count! Anyway, Geoff only does one section in this (though he still does a great job, of course <3), and the video also features Peter's wife, Evynne (I think that's her name?) and their son, Ashland! (who is very cute)

Also I really love the Snow Miser/Heat Miser bit in this; it's such a tune, and the latter half is definitely relatable for me!

Darren Criss (ft Adam Lambert) - (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag

I'm honestly not sure I ever heard this song (somehow) before this cover (which is only like 3 years old btw) but now I love it and can I get like half a dozen more Christmas songs with this same kinda jazzy swing-like vibe please?

The video is definitely a delight as well, just watch it and have a good time!

So yeah, there's my list of recommendations for the season! What are some of yours!

[dandelion-skies]

I love how I was 13 years old and discovering that it was possible to be not straight in more ways than just being a gay man, and found solace in musical theatre.

13 year old me was skiving lessons (in all fairness to me I was skipping because the teacher hated me and I knew more than her. I have not skipped lessons before or after those ones.) I was skiving lessons to go sit in the weird tree area at the edge of the school grounds and use what little internet i could get to watch wicked animatics.

My mum had introduced me to defying gravity years before so I was well acquainted and enjoyed watching those. Popular rearranged my brain chemistry. But what is this feeling? The universe shifted. I understood. I was just like them.

I was a lesbian.

So anyway, thanks to all the artists who made wicked animatics and special thanks to Kristen chenoweth and idina menzel for slaying their roles so much that it helped me realise I was a very gay, the homo of all homos, sapphic to the ends of the earth lesbian.

[katebeckets]

hi!! it's ur pscentral secret santa again. i was perusing your blog and your about page and i just wanted to say i am also a rory/logan truther, he was totally her best boyfriend. as i said before, i love timeless too, and agree fully with your ship choices. i wanted to know if u liked luke/lorelai or rory/logan better. also! what are some of your favorite songs/singers? (by the way i did see wicked and i liked it a lot! def more than i thought i would.)

hi friend!! this made me smile so much ahhh

I'm team logan forever (and we have the queen kelly bishop on our side here, which is just so correct) and I'll die on that hill — I think people have valid reasons to dislike him, but to me, he's the only boyfriend that grew with Rory, and that's why he's my favorite. Also because he IS charming!! lol I just really enjoy him. and the timeless ships too?? sounds like you just have great taste ;)

I'm not actually sure which ship I like better! my gut instinct is luke/lorelai but I think that's because I've always been a lorelai girl and now that you've asked, I'm actually wondering if the answer is rory/logan 👀 I'd have to think on it more! if you're asking for the sake of an edit, though, I'd say that there's truly no wrong answer, both would make me happy - i naturally lean toward luke/lorelai but get so excited about rory/logan edits because they're less popular, you know?

let me know if you're looking for a certain type of song (e.g., ones that are more shippy). but here are some favorite artists/selections from them:

Taylor Swift: there are too many to name but my all-time favorite will always be All Too Well. Favorite albums are folklore and red. just A FEW SONGS would be All Too Well, Clean, Cornelia Street, august, happiness, I Almost Do, Enchanted, Last Kiss (nobody @ me there are way more I love I promise)

Sara Bareilles: Satellite Call, Orpheus, Someone Who Loves Me, Let the Rain, I Choose You, Chasing the Sun

literally the entire Waitress OBCR

Idina Menzel: You Learn to Live Without, River (cover), I Know the Truth (on Youtube - from Aida), Show Me, Show Yourself, Brave, Follow if You Lead, Here, No Day But Today (specifically the one from Barefoot at the Symphony), Both Sides Now (cover), Asleep on the Wind

Maisie Peters: There It Goes, Wendy, History of Man, Glowing Review, Lost the Breakup,

Rosi Golan: Flicker, Come Around, Give Up the Ghost, Everything is Brilliant

A Fine Frenzy/Alison Sudol: Ashes & Wine, Last of Days, Elements, It's Lonely Love, Now is the Start, You Picked Me, Think of You, Rangers

[chilewithcarnage]

I'm not attached to wicked really in any way that's my sister's bag but, it's really telling the amount of artists I see making wicked fanart cause it's popular (hah) now but they're only making fanart of the original theatrical version. i.e. only drawing elphaba as portrayed by idina menzel and not cynthia erivo. what's up with that.