Take Me For What I Am - Maureen Video Blog
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Idina, you are so amazing! You're voice and talent has changed by life in more ways I can write about. You are truly a remarkable performer. The movie looks incredible, can't wait!
xo Taylor xo
Posted by: Taylor on 10/18/05 at 02:37 PM
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH MMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOSH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Marquetta on 10/18/05 at 02:41 PM
Dear Sony and Rent people
Stop killing us with all the Rent goodness.
Love Di
Posted by: Di on 10/18/05 at 02:43 PM
That looks wonderful! Just from that small clip, I think we can all tell that Idina and everyone else are going to be absolutely fabulous! Thank you guys for working so hard!
~Julia
PS-Idina, if you read this, I just wanted to say that I got to see you perform in Wicked, and you are truely amazing. You are an inspiration to all of us who dream of being on Broadway.
Posted by: Julia on 10/18/05 at 02:46 PM
I love this video! It's great! It's so cool to see more and more of this movie as we're getting closer to the show. :)
- Danielle
Posted by: Danielle on 10/18/05 at 02:48 PM
I AM CRYING RIGHT NOW!
Posted by: Derrick on 10/18/05 at 02:53 PM
That was the most adorable thing I've ever seen! I love how Maureen is incorperated into the tango. And don't think I didn't see the little kiss maureen and mark have- Wow!
The more and more I see clips of the movie, I start to understand more what the cast and crew mean by this movie. As the Avid Rent fan, I will still want to see what was so brillantly brought onto the stage into film, but at the same time, I'm excited to experiance Rent in a whole different light. Thank you so much for the dedication you have towards your fans, (Inlcuding me!) It is well apperiated the amount of hard work, and the dedication to the piece itself.
Much love and happiness to you all.
Posted by: Jessica on 10/18/05 at 02:54 PM
o my god, she's gorgeous
Posted by: Judy blumenthal on 10/18/05 at 02:55 PM
*Sniffle* It's so beautiful... But it makes the wait even more unbearable.
And Idina,
You are my idol. I attempted to be Maureen in a production of RENT with my friends. But I couldn't do it like you can.
Posted by: Hannah KP on 10/18/05 at 02:57 PM
You are such an amazing actress Idina, I can't wait until this movie comes out, all of you are so great, I really REALLY can't wait...I wish I could see you all live...you rock!
You all are doing great!
btw: Take Me For What I Am sounds AWESOME!
Andrea
Posted by: Andrea on 10/18/05 at 02:57 PM
Wow, I have to stop watching or I'll be in front of my computer all night! I loved that! It had me laughing at all of the...Maureen-ness.
Posted by: Laura on 10/18/05 at 02:59 PM
Is it sad that I got an adrenaline rush from watching that? Seriously! :D
Awesome! Ah!
Posted by: Amanda on 10/18/05 at 03:00 PM
You're killing me here. I can't see clips like this with still a month to go!! I am going to go mad.
Now I want me some ringtones! Bring 'em on.
Posted by: Colleen on 10/18/05 at 03:02 PM
OMG! That was a sneak attack! It's Tuesday! I was not expecting a video! That just made my day!!!!
Posted by: Kelly on 10/18/05 at 03:04 PM
A blog update on a Tuesday?!
THAT WAS FABULOUS.
It made my day!
Posted by: Lianna on 10/18/05 at 03:05 PM
I'm so excited to see you tango because I'm learning to tango for my role in the threepenny opera. exciting.hopefully I'll get to wear red too haha.
love S.
Posted by: Sydney on 10/18/05 at 03:07 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
The End.
Posted by: Kim on 10/18/05 at 03:07 PM
!!!!!
i'm so happy i could cry.
but instead, i'll watch again!
Posted by: modern_girl on 10/18/05 at 03:09 PM
OMG priceless perfect and amazing
Posted by: Emily on 10/18/05 at 03:12 PM
omg your awesom!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could sing like you!!
Posted by: heyy! on 10/18/05 at 03:12 PM
*dies of joy...just dies*
Posted by: Bethy on 10/18/05 at 03:13 PM
a-freaking-mazing
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: justin on 10/18/05 at 03:15 PM
I can't even believe that there's still a month until this movie. This leaves me on so much edge and I can't wait anymore!! Haha. Keep it coming!!!
Idina is beyond words-AMAZING. She's seriously my hero. Hahah
Thank you Sony Blog! =)
Posted by: Courtney on 10/18/05 at 03:17 PM
Ahhh!!!!!! That was amazing!! OMG. I love it!!
- Annie
Yonkers, NY
Posted by: Annie on 10/18/05 at 03:18 PM
That was a mean and ditry trick! Only 23 seconds come on guys that wasn't fair...now it just makes me wish it was November 23th :(.
PS: Wicked isn't the same without you Idina, please come back and just do one more show for us PLEASE! :)
Posted by: Danielle on 10/18/05 at 03:20 PM
Gahh! That was SO COOL!
YAY! I loved all the fantabulous clips and of course I loved Take Me or Leave Me! And the Tango: Maureen looks AWESOME!!!
I cannot wait until the 23rd. OMG that made my day about 535,600 times better. Thank you for posting that. November is full of awesome movies, most importantly RENT, but my friend is dragging me to Harry Potter on the 18th so I guess I'm seeing that too. But it was on my list anyway.
I am so excited right now! People are looking at me wierd....
Posted by: Megan on 10/18/05 at 03:31 PM
tuesday update. my day is flipping made.
idina, you look beautiful. but that goes without saying. :)
all this rent goodness... a month to go... but i agree: BRING ON THE RINGTONES!
HOLLA!
Posted by: Jill on 10/18/05 at 03:35 PM
Idina, you look stunning in this and sound great.
I am so excited for the movie and can barely contain myself with excitement.
Posted by: Becca on 10/18/05 at 03:35 PM
Idina Menzel, you are GORGEOUS. Great clip!
Posted by: Jennie on 10/18/05 at 03:35 PM
Oh what a tease you are!
That looks wonderful from just that clip. I can't wait to see more.
Posted by: Gem on 10/18/05 at 03:36 PM
Exciting~!! Just...wow!!!
Posted by: Mija on 10/18/05 at 03:36 PM
Oh, man! Mr Menzel (Taye) is going to hunt me down and beat me up for this, but damn, girl! You look HOT!
Seriously, though, you and Tracie look great together, and I am so happy this is happening, and I can't wait and YAY FOR LESBIANS!
...even if they are just incredibly talented actresses.
yeah, I sound like loser. I love you all, and I can't wait!
peace,
em
Posted by: Emily Lowry on 10/18/05 at 03:38 PM
Yeah...so allow me to first bow down to Idina for a moment.
*bows down*
Good god! I've been waiting so long for clips to finally show up on here! This was way more than I expected....I'm sooo hoping you guys do blogs for the other characters....but for the time being I'm going to go into rabid fangirl mode and rewatch these new clips over and over and over again until another blog is posted. But oh! when you guys get to the Mark and Roger ones.....you'll REALLY see my fangirl side then!
Posted by: Ashley P. on 10/18/05 at 03:39 PM
love it. love it. love it.
Posted by: Richelle on 10/18/05 at 03:40 PM
Wow, that looked wonderful. The look, the vocals, the chemistry... its was all, so THERE. Thank you so very much for this... that made my day. Absolutely stunning. Thank you thank you thank you!
Posted by: KI on 10/18/05 at 03:41 PM
OKAY ALL PREVIOUS DOUBTS (however small) I HAVE HAD ABOUT THIS MOVIE HAVE BEEN COMPLETLY ABSOLVED IN THAT 10 SECOND CLIP!!!!!!!!! MY EXCITEMENT LEVEL HAS BEEN RAISED FROM ORANGE TO RED ON THE TERROR RISK SCALE OF EXCITEMENT!!!! I LOVE YOU IDINA!!!!
Posted by: Sam on 10/18/05 at 03:42 PM
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS!!! I just keep thinking, watch it again, again, again!!!!
Posted by: MaryMac on 10/18/05 at 03:44 PM
no words can describe this!! just keep thinking to myself, watch it again, again, again!!!!
Posted by: MaryMac on 10/18/05 at 03:48 PM
I'm loving the engagment party setting for TMOLM! And Tango:Maureen is looking smashing as well.
Props to Tracie for not putting up with Maureen's crap!
Posted by: kcole on 10/18/05 at 03:50 PM
Whoa she's so hot. Why can't I stop pressing play?
Posted by: ShuQ on 10/18/05 at 03:51 PM
Ohhhmygawd Idina! You're stunning! Those clips look amazing, and everyone looks fabulous. This film is going to be spectacular!
<3 Lisa
Posted by: Lisa on 10/18/05 at 03:51 PM
Oh, Rent Blog staff, Chris and Idina, you just made my concussion (and my resulting day) so much better. Now, bring on healing videos of everyone else.
Posted by: Justine on 10/18/05 at 03:56 PM
First off, look! It's Idina! I was wondering where our videos of you have been.
Secondly. Awesome awesome awesome!!! So cool. Yay!
*hugs*
~Lausy M.~
Posted by: Lausy M. on 10/18/05 at 03:56 PM
Ooo, our first semi-clip of the movie! It looks fantastic. And the more I see of "Tango: Maureen," the more I go a little crazy waiting for this movie to finally open.
Thanks for the surprise Tuesday blog!
--Alexandria
Posted by: Alexandria on 10/18/05 at 03:57 PM
That was so beautiful, and if I am correct, I heard that you sign a contract with sony I think, if so congratulation.
RENT keep it coming we need something until the real thing Nov. 23 - Love heals
Posted by: wilma on 10/18/05 at 03:58 PM
Thank you SO much! The clips look really good. It's a montage of Maureen clips! Take Me or Leave me sounds really good. Idina, you are gorgeous.
Posted by: Carla on 10/18/05 at 04:00 PM
Exciting~!! Just perfect!
Posted by: Mija on 10/18/05 at 04:01 PM
A-MAZING!!! You guys are killing us with the wait!
Posted by: Katlyn on 10/18/05 at 04:02 PM
Sounds wonderful Idina.
Posted by: Carter on 10/18/05 at 04:03 PM
Wow. That is amazing.
All this footage is just killing me! I <3 you and Tracie together.
Posted by: Dana on 10/18/05 at 04:03 PM
I'm not a lesbian in the slightest sense of the word....but DAMN THAT WAS HOT!!!!!
Posted by: Beth on 10/18/05 at 04:03 PM
Oh my God! That was so amazing!! Idina, I think that you have an incredible voice! Why do I have to wait another month?!?!!!!
Posted by: Kelsey on 10/18/05 at 04:06 PM
Wow! Was NOT expecting that(the clips)!!! Idina you are incredible. By the way, swiws was amazingggg!! It was a pleasure to meet you after the show!! <33 lol can you guys always update the blog EVREY day? Its so exciting....
Love to you all !!
Posted by: Elise on 10/18/05 at 04:13 PM
OMG OMG OMG, this ticks me off becuz now i dont think i can wait another month! AHHH!!! This is going to be the best movie ever! and I just can't wait to see all the original cast members, but i'm really looking forward to the new, i'd love to see them do it on broadway someday, Both of u are amazing!
Posted by: Ray on 10/18/05 at 04:13 PM
That is so cool. Please, there has to be more cool stuff like that.
Posted by: Aria on 10/18/05 at 04:14 PM
Now that is what I call a BLOG!!!!!! The movie looks INCREDIBLE!!!! Idina, You are so AMAZING!!! I have seen "Rent" twice with 2 other Maureens; and after seeing you in "Wicked," I definitely cannot wait to see your Maureen. Only a little over a month left...:)
<3 Lindsey, FL
Posted by: Lindsey on 10/18/05 at 04:19 PM
OH MY GOSH!
Jeez Idina is Amazzzzzzing!!!! These previews are killing me! want to see the movie sooo bad!!!!
Love you Dee! :)
Posted by: Steff on 10/18/05 at 04:19 PM
the mark/maureen kiss! oh goodness!
Posted by: rachel on 10/18/05 at 04:21 PM
Omg! Why are you stoping there!! I WANT MORE!!! Thank you soo much for that! I'm jumping right now!! I'm so excited! A little under a month to go yet!
Idina I can wait to see you in the movie! I know you are going to be phenomnial! Mo I take that back, you already are. You are my role model you're so talented and I everytime I hear you sing I get inspired to work harder and I hope to someday be as a good as you are. Thanks for being an amazing role model!
Love
Chelsea
Posted by: Chelsea on 10/18/05 at 04:23 PM
You guys are way too good to us.
Thanks!
Posted by: Monty on 10/18/05 at 04:25 PM
hah i saw it 5 times, and then imed my friend (whos a rentheaad too) and told him about the rent blog update. and then by then i'd seen it 7 times...and then i get a call from hime and hes like "umm dont you think that's a bit obsessive?" i was like "whaat im excited"
so i've seen like 17 times now.
Posted by: Lucie on 10/18/05 at 04:25 PM
:spazzes::
That is so..... HOTT! I love her. Oh so much. I'm straight, but I would seriously swing the other way for her. lol.
Wow. This was beyond awesome. Wow.
Wow.
Posted by: Amy on 10/18/05 at 04:27 PM
OMG Idina, totally amazing maureen-ness!!!
I have improved my singing voice just by listening to you in Wicked and Rent. You have truly improved my life! The clip was so unexpected, you have truly made my day!
If you can(probably not) please try and e-mail me, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Rachel on 10/18/05 at 04:35 PM
Wow, it looks awesome. I just can't wait. I'm just the happiest person on Earth right now...
Posted by: Ashley on 10/18/05 at 04:38 PM
Oh wow, please. Stop. But not really.
This video (and hopefully videos to come!) are going to kill me waiting for the movie. I get shivers just during the 25 second video, I may have a seizure during the actual film.
Thanks fo much for this!
Peace, Love, Harmony,
Lizzie
Posted by: Lizzie on 10/18/05 at 04:39 PM
hot dang! can't wait!
erik
Posted by: erik on 10/18/05 at 04:46 PM
Already watched it twice...AAAH!!!! Idina, you are truly incredible! You're voice and talent is an inspiration to so many people you have no idea! Your article in Curve was awesome and the one of you and Taye in Premiere makes me laugh everytime I read it! I can't wait for the movie (36 days and counting), or to see See What I Wanna See (Only 1 month and 1 day...) Thank you so much for just being you, you are incredible.
Posted by: rachel on 10/18/05 at 04:47 PM
OMG!!! How cute can she be????
I love Idina!
I can't wait to see this movie..
Patrick M.
Berkeley, CA
Posted by: Patrick on 10/18/05 at 04:48 PM
AHHH!!! lol Today is my birthday, I'm about to get ready for bed and this is the best present ever! I've never gotten an opportunity to see Rent on Broadway but for this Southern belle who dreams of being on stage one day, you are the biggest inspiration! Not to mention absolutely adorable hahah. Thank you Idina!
Posted by: Jordan on 10/18/05 at 04:54 PM
Are you guys trying to kill me before I get to theatres??
Posted by: Lisa on 10/18/05 at 04:55 PM
"The Tango: Maureen" is going to be awesome.
Thanks for the surprise post! XD Love you all.
<33
Emily
Posted by: Emily on 10/18/05 at 04:58 PM
That was beyond splendid! I hope there's one of those fpr each character!!
Fabulous work Idina
Posted by: BoogaWooga on 10/18/05 at 05:02 PM
Thank you so much for this clip! Idina, you are absolutely incredible. I can't wait to get to SWIWS!! Thank you for being such an inspiration.
Posted by: Emily on 10/18/05 at 05:06 PM
hah i watched itlike 6987987 times, and i imed my friend talling him to watch it, and then i get a call
"you watched it how many times"
"um 7"
"isnt that a bit..well...obsessive"
"yeah well im excited"
lol
IDINA UR MY IDOL!!!
Posted by: Lucie on 10/18/05 at 05:09 PM
Wow, what a spectacular voice and talent... HOW many more days until the movie?!
Posted by: Ryan on 10/18/05 at 05:10 PM
iloveee it!
idina just gets prettier and prettier
not to mention how awsome the tango clips look!
Posted by: ryan on 10/18/05 at 05:13 PM
OMG!!! That gave me goosebumps!!!!!
I CAN'T WAIT UNTILL THE MOVIE COMES OUT!!!! I LOVE ANGEL! AHHHHHH!
Posted by: Anna on 10/18/05 at 05:14 PM
Love it love it love it love it! God i love Idina soo much!!!! <33 She rocks my moo striped socks =)) i wish i culd be seeing her in "See What I Wanna See" but i can't =(( I can't wait for this movie!
Posted by: Melissa on 10/18/05 at 05:19 PM
WOW!
Stop teasing us!!! I want the movie!!! And you're amazingly amazing Idina-you rock(plus you can pull of the leather pants :D)
Posted by: Emily on 10/18/05 at 05:23 PM
AHHHHHH I love it! Do we get to see more of these with the rest of the cast...? I think I would die from happiness... not that I haven't already...
Posted by: Charlotte on 10/18/05 at 05:23 PM
pimptress.
Posted by: Nessa on 10/18/05 at 05:25 PM
hehe, you're so cute idina. i can't wait for the movie! :)
Sarah <333
Posted by: sarah on 10/18/05 at 05:25 PM
Well I have watched it 5 times and now I'm losing my mind. Idina, you are by far the most amazing performer I have ever seen. I hope See What I Wanna See is going well, I'll be there Sunday! Thanks to the RENT and the Blog people for this little tidbit! Only one month and 5 days to go!!! <3
Mer
Posted by: Meridith on 10/18/05 at 05:27 PM
This clip was awesome! I can't wait to get more. This is making me SO excited for the movie!! :)
Posted by: Joe on 10/18/05 at 05:33 PM
That was wicked! (No pun intended)
Posted by: Megan on 10/18/05 at 05:35 PM
fantastic :) !! you are amazing and an inspiration.
i can't wait for the movie.
Posted by: Karen on 10/18/05 at 05:35 PM
that was soooo cute.
ive seen it like 10 times in the last five minutes..
i saw a preview for the movie on NBC tonight and i squealed and nearly killed myself jumping over my couch to have my nose pressed against the tv screen.
i am so excited.
i hope they have one of these for angel up soon -im going as her for halloween and for the premiere and my costume is done.
thanks for the extra boost of excitement to keep us diehard fans happy until the premiere next month!
Posted by: NatCat on 10/18/05 at 05:38 PM
Hey Idina! How are you? Thanks for posting!
I'm so excited for the film to come out, you see, there have been a lot of problems for me latley, and hearing you sing Take me or Leave me really brings my spirits up and I thank you.
<3 ya! Stephy G
Posted by: Stephy G on 10/18/05 at 05:46 PM
I have chills just from watching that small clip. This looks amazing! The movie cannot come out fast enough!
Are there plans to do other clips with other characters? Please say it is so!
Posted by: Krissy on 10/18/05 at 05:49 PM
AHHH omg this was the most wonderful surprise EVER on a tuesday night!!! :D :D Idina you are freaking GORGEOUS I am soooo jelous right now haha, and tracie you are too!!! oh wow... how will I EVER be able to wait another month??? Seriously, I am like going crazy with happyness right now!! my favorite song EVER, sung by two of the most talented people EVER, and it looks like its gonna be one of the best scenes EVER!!! :D :D
Posted by: steph on 10/18/05 at 05:55 PM
WOW!! I Cant Wait! Amazing!
Posted by: dhiraj Chand on 10/18/05 at 06:04 PM
Idina is sooo amazing.
she is my idol!
Posted by: Ashley Blemler on 10/18/05 at 06:08 PM
AHHHHH! OMGSH! *Starts to Cry* HOW BEAUTIFUL IS IDINA?! OMGSH! I LOVE HER SOOOOO MUCH! She is AMAZING! I LOVE LOVE LOVE HER! Haha! AHHH!
You Are My Favorite Idina! And I Can Already tell your going to AMAZING in the Movie!
I was just reading the Rent Bible and I Read a little message from you! You are Soooo CUTE! I love how your Sooo Like Smart at what you Do and you Work Soo Hard at it! Your Just AMAZING! Haha as I'v said B4! Xoxo
Idina Menzel's Number 1 Fan For Life!
- Annie -
Posted by: Annie on 10/18/05 at 06:15 PM
OH MY GOD i have never commented on anything but i needed to comment on this. Idina you sound amazing and look amazing. this just made me way more excited
Posted by: Amanda on 10/18/05 at 06:23 PM
OH EEM GEE!!!!!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE THIS! i love u SOOO much! i have all the CDs to every show u have been in and i love ur voice! Saw u in Wicked ( i know it isnt Rent but what ever) U WERE GREAT!!! I am taking all my friends to the Rent movie and we r gunna c u all in it! I am soo into Broadway and I really want to be like you when I grow up! :)
Your NUMBER ONE fan,
Evelyn L.
Posted by: Evelyn on 10/18/05 at 06:27 PM
That was amazing! The movie looks great and Idina too! Ah! The tango scene! It's gonna be great!
Posted by: WickdWitch on 10/18/05 at 06:31 PM
Idina, you look and sound incredible!! I'm looking forward to RENT more and more each day! Thank you so much for sharing so much with your fans!
Posted by: Corey on 10/18/05 at 06:34 PM
You are such an amaizing.. and soo talented humnabeing. ANd I must say that you are in insperation not just for myself, but for thosands of people out there, who are able to find an ANTI-DRUG, And i must thank you, beacause of your soo talented being, you have giving me something to look foward in the fetuer, something with a postivive out come. thank you very much...GOd Bless.. and GOoD lCuK with THe MOvie.. God knows I'll be the first oNe iN Line... ha..
take care
Sencierly
Robert*
Posted by: Robert on 10/18/05 at 06:37 PM
FANTASTIC. Idina is my hero. :D *Mondie
Posted by: Mondie on 10/18/05 at 06:44 PM
oh... my... goodness. idina, you are AMAZING, and i cant wait for the movie!!!!
Posted by: Emily on 10/18/05 at 06:48 PM
Oh my goodness. I am crying right now. Dee, you are my hero, and just to see a SMALLL like noteven20second compilation of what youve done with the movie is just heartstopping. as you know, you look absolutely gorgeous, as always, and i hope you are one gazillionth as happy as i am when youre reading this. im seeing "see what i wanna see" on the 19th of november... exactly 30 days and 20 hours, which is allittle obsessive, but i really cant wait to see you. how much youve changed me is just dumbfounding. and, im 14 and i will be singing "Life of the Party" for this school benefit (im majoring in theatre) and i really hope you just know that youve changed me. which is a good thing. i promise. i love you more than i love anyone. and that is also a promise.
-bri
Posted by: Bri on 10/18/05 at 06:50 PM
Idina,
Beautiful it was amazing you have done an AWESOME JOB!!!
Chris,
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME job as well!! I am anticipating this movie sooo much!! I CANT WAIT!!! AWESOME JOB GUYS!!!!!!!
kim
P.S. GREETINGS FORM OKLAHOMA!!
Posted by: kim on 10/18/05 at 06:58 PM
wow...just...wow.
i don't know if you guys realize how much you can influence people's lives through what you do. you have a great gift, and so much power goes along with it. the story that you convey through this musical is so powerful and inspiring..i envy you. i wish i could be you and do what you get to do every day! you get to inspire people through your voice and your acting...its so wonderful. I ADMIRE YOU SO MUCH for what you do.
the clip was amazing, your voice is and will always be perfect! and...i got chills. CHILLS. it was beautiful. thanks for all your hard work!
Posted by: Anna on 10/18/05 at 07:00 PM
so cute!
lovelovelove it!
Posted by: Alicia on 10/18/05 at 07:01 PM
Thank you so much for that! I cant wait for this movie! Will there be clips like this posted for other characters?
Posted by: Ariel on 10/18/05 at 07:10 PM
Ooo, what a tease.
Posted by: Tammy on 10/18/05 at 07:18 PM
Okay, I admit, I squeeled in the middle of my English class. A Tuesday update? You're throwing us curve balls here!
I'm just as excited as everyone else, it's insane. 100% of all doubts about this movie are gone. With all of your (the whole cast's) support, the letter from the Larson family, and the fact that Anthony would kill to protect the integrity of this production, I'm thrilled.
Okay, now to the point. Ms. Idina, you NEED to do some concerts on the west coast, preferably San Francisco; we've been waiting years! Between your 2 CDs, Rent, and Wicked, you've gotten us hooked :)
Posted by: Katie @ Cal on 10/18/05 at 07:24 PM
:o
That just made my day!!
Once again, Idina Menzel rocks my world!
~Amanda
Posted by: Amanda on 10/18/05 at 07:28 PM
you're such a tease idina, naughty naughty girl.
very cute! sweet vocals, cant wait for the film!
*reilly
Posted by: reilly on 10/18/05 at 07:44 PM
Wow! I judging from this video, the movie looks great!
Idina, you are sooooo amazing! You are unbelievably beautiful and talented and I can't wait to see you on the big screen!
Posted by: Jen on 10/18/05 at 08:15 PM
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST EFFING TEASE EVER!!!!!
DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!
ok...I lied. do that again.
XD
I LOVE IDINA/MAUREEN!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Amanda on 10/18/05 at 08:20 PM
OMG! OMG! OMG! movie teaser!!... movie teaser!!!
sorry.. im so hyped up right now, i cant contain myself!
IM GETTING SOOOO EXCITED FOR NOV. 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and thanks for making your presence known idina!.. now wheres your hubby??
Posted by: mr on 10/18/05 at 08:23 PM
I am officially so excited, I could cry. Even those teeny tiny slivers of slivers of clips show how incredible this movie is going to be. It needs to be November 23rd RIGHT NOW.
Also, thanks for your posts on this blog. It's been great to get to see a little bit of the actors behind the characters that I am so ridiculously obsessed with.
My Rentheadedness is consuming my life. Love, Alicia.
Posted by: Leish on 10/18/05 at 08:23 PM
*jump jump* YAAYYYYYYYY!!! It looks amazing! I can't wait for it to come out!
Posted by: Katie L on 10/18/05 at 08:24 PM
ahhhhh you guys are really spoiling us with all these updates and awesome videos and just general goodness! I love it, and it makes me sooo much more excited for the movie, when I thought that wasn't even possible. 5 weeks left!!! I CAN'T WAIT!
Posted by: sylvia on 10/18/05 at 08:25 PM
Too much awesome stuff jk!!! Just saw the RENT preview on tv screamed my head off still cant breathe
Posted by: Mimi Menzel on 10/18/05 at 08:37 PM
OMG! Thanks for posting this video! I hope all of the cast will post one like this! Luv you all!
Luv,
Melissa
Posted by: Melissa on 10/18/05 at 08:58 PM
Oh come on guys, you have to stop giving us this teasers.....no, no, don't stop. Ugh, Why is there the month October. It should go September to November then the 23 would be here faster. Time please move fasta and fasta and fasta...
Posted by: ashley on 10/18/05 at 09:09 PM
Holy crap that was so awesome! I had goosebumps. That really made my day. I can't wait to see more. Idina, I love ya!
Posted by: Janelle on 10/18/05 at 09:13 PM
Was it just me, or was that absolutely amazing? Surely, Idina's career is going to sky-rocket after this movie. How can you NOT notice her?
LOVE!
Valerie
Posted by: Valerie on 10/18/05 at 09:14 PM
it was the most unexpected update but it definitely made my day start with a big smile. Idina, i want to believe that you're really reading all those comments, so just in case you are i wanted you to know that... you are absolutely AMAZING! keep up the great job! i wish i could see you in See What I Wanna See but it's too far away :(
a friend of mine who went to the US got me the Rent soundtrack with your cover- you look beautiful!
thousand sweet kisses from far away Israel,
love,
T.M
Posted by: T.M on 10/18/05 at 09:32 PM
AMAZING.
Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.
I cannot wait until November!!!
Posted by: Jackie on 10/18/05 at 09:46 PM
why oh WHY couldn't the movie have been released on the CANADIAN Thanksgiving? I'm going to have a hard time sleeping now!!
Posted by: Louise on 10/18/05 at 09:48 PM
lmao, it's not even wednesday and you've already got 104 comments =D That was sooooooo sweet. Wow, it's like the second taste of the movie, after the trailers...wow...all I can say is, I'm more excited than ever. I'm SO looking forward to how that Tango plays out.
You look so Maureen-ish. Loving it. =P
Much love,
~Alex
Posted by: Alex on 10/18/05 at 10:11 PM
I hope the Rent Movie is half as good as See What I Wanna See, because then it's going to be AMAZING!!!... People in the NY area, go and see See What I Wanna See... INCREDIBLE!!
To Idina, Taye, Anthony, Jessie, Wilson, Rosario, Adam, and Traci... you guys are amazing and inspire me and all the RENTHEADS sooo much. I hope everything is going well and that you continue doing an amazing job.
Love,
<3 Bella
Posted by: <3 Bella on 10/18/05 at 10:26 PM
DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! WHY IS THIS SITE THE BIGGEST TEASE ON EARTH? oh and is it sad that I truely only look forward to Mondays and Wednesdays?!?! haha
Posted by: Michelle on 10/18/05 at 11:09 PM
Is there a record for the amount of times you can watch one video in a sitting?
Yeah, because if there is one, I just broke it.
Posted by: Evan Taksar on 10/18/05 at 11:27 PM
OMG i cannot believe the goodness!
and the wait...it must be bad waiting for november 23 but for me its even harder..i live in Australia so i can't see it until Feb 16th!!!
I think i'll die if i wait any longer
Posted by: Pip on 10/18/05 at 11:58 PM
I am so excited about this film that I actually jumped up and down when I saw the preview on television for the first time today. I have been in love with the music of RENT since it opened. I remember watching a bootleg copy of the show in my friend's room after he saw the show in New York during it's first month's release. When I heard they were making it into a movie, I thought, finally a movie musical with real grit and substance... and what made me even more excited was to see the cast list. Bringing back a lot of the original cast, including my favorites Idina and Adam, made me want to cry for joy. And Rosario I'm sure will be beautiful in the role of Maureen. I'm am so excited. It feels like the fans couldn't ask for a better gift. Thank you so much!
p.s. Idina- if you read this at all, I almost cried when you gave your Tony acceptance speech. I think you have a truly amazing voice, and Wicked is one of my favorite novels- I'm so glad you created the role of Elphaba on stage. No one could have done it better. I listen to the soundtrack almost as much as RENT.
Posted by: Erin on 10/18/05 at 11:59 PM
wow... honestly made my day.
Actually it made my week.
And it's been a crappy week.
:)
Love ya.
Posted by: Kimo on 10/19/05 at 12:57 AM
LOVE!!!!!!!! Upon everything but especially the bit where the rest of the cast follow Maureen and Joanne through the door. That is Collins and some others right? Still LOVE anyway. :)
Posted by: Kathy on 10/19/05 at 01:09 AM
Blast living in bloody Britain where I have to wait until FEBRUARY! I can't stand it any longer!!!
Posted by: Lori on 10/19/05 at 03:08 AM
AMAZING!!!!!!Im so excited november 23 cant come fast enough!!!
Posted by: Christine on 10/19/05 at 03:58 AM
Way to throw in the sneak Tuesday blog.
Idina - the "don't you want your girl hot?" thing in the doorway - THERE ARE NO WORDS.
Amazing.
You people realize that some of us older fans may suffer heart failure/get fired from work from watching this stuff/checking the blogs, don't you?
You're driving us crazy. We need more. More, I say.
Posted by: Lea on 10/19/05 at 05:37 AM
Idina, WE NEED MORE OF YOU!! (way to sneak in a Tuesday blog hehe) You are truly amazing and there are no words to describe your voice. You are such an inspiration, and I cannot wait to see you in RENT.
Posted by: sara on 10/19/05 at 06:30 AM
looks awesome!!!!!!!
Posted by: Stephanie on 10/19/05 at 06:45 AM
I love this idea. I hope there's one for every character. It's a nice little bio.
I can't wait for this movie!
Posted by: Judd on 10/19/05 at 06:56 AM
Seeing this clip has convinced me that I'm going to be a blubbering mess when I see this movie, as I was when I first saw the trailer, as I was when I saw the show with the obc, as I am every time I listen to the broadway soundtrack...
by the way...when will People Magazine wake up and put Idina in their "Most Beautiful People" issue?
Posted by: Rob on 10/19/05 at 07:49 AM
you look absolutley STUNNING in the Tango Maureen! I cant wait!
Posted by: Dee on 10/19/05 at 08:24 AM
AHHH! Blogs I hate you and I love you because without you I would never be able to see those very magical thirty seconds, but these make me crazy! They get me sooo excited and all teary from all the Rentnosity, but then I remember A MONTH TO GO!!!!
I thought it was amazing and just that little clip made me feel the energy and love and magic in the movie. Idina you are amazing and gorgeous (I know you have already heard that like 2043990984 times) but its so true. Thank you for not forgeting us.
xoxo Hannah
Posted by: Hannah on 10/19/05 at 08:40 AM
Wow that was awesome. Even more glimpses of Rent!
Posted by: David on 10/19/05 at 08:49 AM
THANK YOU SO Much, you are the greatest!
Posted by: Corey on 10/19/05 at 08:53 AM
Oh My God!! I need to see the movie now!
Posted by: Jade on 10/19/05 at 09:14 AM
OH MY FREAKING GOD!!!!!! i'm pretty much speechless.... but i can say that THAT WAS AMAZING! idina, you are amazing. such an amazing performer, i don't know how you do it, but you manage to draw everyone's attention to you in a scene, you have incredible stage presence, it blows my mind! i aspire to be like you, really i do. you just get better and better and better over the years, and i sware you could rule the theatre world if you wanted to, haha.
in such a short clip, i saw so much! THANK YOU RENT STAFF FOR THAT CLIP!!!!!!! eeeeek and yay and wow wow wow wow WOW!!!! cannot wait for the movie, i'm gonna see it at least 239758302476093 million times. of course.
lots of loveeee;
caraaa gayleee
Posted by: caraaa! on 10/19/05 at 09:16 AM
It's official...I'm madly in love with Idina Menzel!!! I almost croaked when I had the opportunity to see you in Wicked and I'm going to have to call a coroner to get through this movie.
I'm driving over 300 miles to see the pre-release on 11/11. Hopefully I can meet some other RENTheads along the way.
Posted by: Mike Garcia on 10/19/05 at 09:41 AM
IDINA IS AMAZING! She looked and sounded SOOOO beautiful in that clip!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!
Posted by: Chad H on 10/19/05 at 10:52 AM
Dear Whoever is reading this,
that was mean.
beautiful, stunning, amazing, etc etc, but mean.
do i hear 45 days?
i honestly don't know if i will last...
Love Leah
Posted by: Leah on 10/19/05 at 11:50 AM
Idina, you are sooo amazing. I can't wait for the movie!!!
Posted by: Randi on 10/19/05 at 11:56 AM
MIke Garcia, I think we will have to share Idina, coz I'm in love with her too!!!!!!!! OMG, she's the best, and this sneak preview is unbelivable!! "Take me or leave me" in a ballroom!!!
Posted by: Juanjo on 10/19/05 at 12:37 PM
I thought this would be another blog saying, "I love you all, thanks for the support." But to my surprise it was a video clip!!! YAY! I love u so much idina!
Posted by: Andrew on 10/19/05 at 01:14 PM
hi idina i <3 u i <3 u i <3 u! my most missed memory is seeing you in wicked. thats my dream part, elphaba in wicked...i can even sing defying gravity full out!!!! and i'm only 15!!!! no way that i'm better than you...no such thing u are #1!!!! i <3 u sooo much. i just auditioned 4 a movie and i'm in the top three list for the part (no bad for someone who has never done a movie) it would be sooooooo cool if i got it i could see you in a movie and you could see me in a movie...i would die!!!! i am performing take me or leave me with one of my best friends on a show and i am of course maureen. i cant wait! anyway how in the heck do you sing like that?!?!? i love listening to you. my friend bet me to go a whole day without listening to you and i listened to over the moon after 5 seconds cuz i couldnt take it. keep singing...
<3 jessie
Posted by: Jessie on 10/19/05 at 01:16 PM
How sweet it is!! Idina, you look amazing!! I love your voice, you blow me away, everytime I hear your voice I get the chills! Keep rockin' girl! Love ya!
Posted by: LIL on 10/19/05 at 01:35 PM
OMFG i cant wait to see it all together in the movie. sadly i'll have to wait 2 weeks to see it since i will be on vaca in the carribean:(
you all look fabtabulouse
Mel<3
Posted by: Melanie on 10/19/05 at 01:36 PM
oh my god, Dee, that was amazing. Loved it. LOVED IT!
Posted by: kate on 10/19/05 at 01:49 PM
Idina! that was soo awewsome.... your voice gives me the chills!! You have changed me n my freinds Rachel lifes forever!! we lovee you soo much n cant wait 4 the movie!!! U r our hero!!
xoxo Michelle n Rachel
Posted by: Michelle on 10/19/05 at 01:50 PM
you were so good. i love your voice! i've never seen the show yet, so i'm really excited for the movie and from what i can see it is going to be great.
maureen is such a great character...and i think you make her even better. :)
xoxo
kelli
<3
Posted by: Kelli on 10/19/05 at 01:50 PM
Sweet, sweet Jesus...
Posted by: Mandi on 10/19/05 at 01:52 PM
Omigosh! Can I just say that that was absolutly AMAZING!!!!!!! Idina, I think that you are so wonderful and you are my idol. I am so excited and I can't wait to see the movie!!!!
Posted by: Kelsey on 10/19/05 at 01:53 PM
Gosh that was great. Though I couldn't wait to see the movie before I definately want to see it now. Idina you are going to be amazing in this movie just like you were amazing in the play.
<3 Amy
Posted by: Amy on 10/19/05 at 01:59 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!
wished it was longer!
Posted by: brian on 10/19/05 at 02:05 PM
WOW!
Idina, you look stunningly beautiful in that red dress!
Honestly, I had my worries of how Maureen would be portrayed, but now all those fears are GONE! From the clips, I can tell that Maureen is the same Maureen I, like so many other fans, have fallen in love with.
Posted by: Liz on 10/19/05 at 02:14 PM
idina, you are incredible :) that made my day. i saw you on saturday night in SWIWS and your performance blew me away. you are so talented and such an inspiration. hope everything is going well! i can't wait for the movie :)
<3 always,
megan
Posted by: megan_m on 10/19/05 at 02:16 PM
idina! its awesome! love it!
congrats!
Posted by: Megan on 10/19/05 at 02:42 PM
Idina you sound so great and look so beautiful. I can't wait to see you in this movie.
Posted by: Heather T. on 10/19/05 at 02:54 PM
I love you!
That's all there is to be said, really.
You are GODLY.
Love,
Grace
Posted by: Grace on 10/19/05 at 03:02 PM
In the movie soundtrack, Joanne yells "don't you dare" DARE, Idina, DARE DARE!!! You are fantasitc and I can't believe we STILL have more than a month to wait until we see you on the big screen!!!!!!! I saw you in Wicked twice (once with KC, once with JLT) and you were beyond words. You are just too much with the talent, girl. Seriously, didn't you LOVE making this film? And that kiss with Anthony-- too cute!!!
Posted by: Julie B. on 10/19/05 at 03:04 PM
WOW! That. Was. Incredible. I'm SO excited! It's awesome to see more scenes from the movie! Idina, you looked so gorgeous. That red dress is amazing on you. I can't wait for this to come out!
Morgan
Posted by: Morgan on 10/19/05 at 03:10 PM
Hey Idina, I hope you get to read this eventually. I first heard your phenomenal voice on the RENT soundtrack four long years ago. I finally saw you perform at the Curran Theatre in SF in "Wicked" and I was blown away. You have an indescribable stage presence that I've rarely seen and a voice I could not compare to anyone else's. You have graced the stage and played characters from my two favorite musicals. You have inspired me to go out for musical theatre and I want to thank you. You're helping me make my dream come true. I know that seeing RENT on film will be another experience I hold dear to my heart. Thanks again.
Posted by: Alisha on 10/19/05 at 03:29 PM
Omg, two out allready. That has to meen 6 more to come. Jumping of joy over those two, exploding in excitement over the next ones...
Way to go!
Inga Ausa
Posted by: Inga Ausa on 10/19/05 at 03:39 PM
Idina you are my hero
I love you sooo much and your talent has changed my life forever!
You look great and sound fantastic as always.
Thank you so much for being wonderful =]
Love Alyssa
Posted by: Alyssa on 10/19/05 at 03:52 PM
Hey Dee,
That rocked! You pulled that off nicely, but what else is new. Rock on! You are my favorite person!
Over the Moon is still my favorite song in the show. It's so funny. "Not in my backyard utensils!"
I read Taye's comments and eventhough you have now read this about a million times: YOUR ARMS ARE NOT FAT!!! Just for clarification. If you want to trade with me and have my super skinny string-like arms (i'm tall okay), we can go and get arm transplants. I can get your perfect arms and you can get mine. Girl's night out! We'll get out hair and nails done and then go and get surgury! Yay! lol. It's like that song in The King and I: "I have dreamed that your arms are lovely..." (that's all of that song i know unfortunately)
It must have been a real treat to work with Joel Grey in Wicked. I'll always think of him as the short German guy in makeup that comes out and sings, "Wilkomen, buevinue, welcome! Im Caberet, au Caberet, to Caberet!" Nevertheless, he's a Broadway icon just like you are now, DIVA!
Anyway, I can't believe i missed this yesterday! I was online in the morning and i usually go on in the afternoon, but i had rehersal for a show. I'm glad things are going well for you and may they always go well in the future!
Your arm transplant, diet coke drinking, cow and Italian art loving, Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera friend,
Christen
Ps: Gossip! oooooh! The ones playing Muareen and Benny... Hmm. Maybe Taye will know if there's something going on between those two. You should ask him.
Posted by: Christen on 10/19/05 at 04:24 PM
This.
Movie.
Is.
Going.
To.
ROOOOCCCKKKKK!!!!!
Posted by: Amara Offhaus on 10/19/05 at 04:42 PM
oh. my. goodness. rent clips! that looked absolutely AMAZING. idina, you look gorgeous, as well as tracie. every day i just keep getting more and more excited for the movie.
in one of my classes we're planning a field trip for november, and they announced that it would be during the four-day weekend - well, i freaked out thinking that it would be on the 23. luckily, it was the other weekend, but it just shows how much i am looking forward to this.
thanks to all! xoxoxox
Posted by: juniper on 10/19/05 at 05:14 PM
Damn, Idina. You look hot in that Tango dress!
Posted by: Stacey on 10/19/05 at 05:20 PM
oh my god. this made my entire day. i am SO excited for the movie to come out, even more excited than before, if possible. if these little clips can make me so happy, i cant wait to see the whole movie! this was SO AMAZING as are you, idina.
and i LOVE the red dress.
Posted by: Em on 10/19/05 at 05:30 PM
wow simply amazing....I love u Idina!!! I saw u on broadway and u were amazing...this makes me want to see Rent more!!!!!!
Posted by: Rachel on 10/19/05 at 05:37 PM
AH!!! That totally made my day!! I am soo freaking excited thanks so much Idina it looks AMAZING! GOD I CAN'T WAIT!
xoxo, Shannon
Posted by: Shannon on 10/19/05 at 05:42 PM
Wow!!! Stop the temptation!!!! That was amazing!!!
And Idina-you are gorgeous!!! Wow!
Posted by: Emily on 10/19/05 at 05:59 PM
Ms. Menzel, I would just like to let you know how much I admire you, and what an inspiration you are to all aspiring actors. Although I am involved with only high school theatre, with no intention of pursuing it as a career, my sister is currently a freshman at the drama department at Syracuse, and I know she admires all you have done, and it encourages her to work hard, and perfect her art. Thank you for entertaining so many, and I plan to see Rent many many times!
Posted by: Erin on 10/19/05 at 06:13 PM
oh november 23rd...please come sooner!
Posted by: rikki on 10/19/05 at 06:51 PM
Idina, you look and sound amazing in the video. It made my day! Can't wait for the 11th! xoxo, Margot
Posted by: Margot on 10/19/05 at 06:53 PM
Oh man. That was AMAZING. Unfortunately, I have not yet gotten the chance to witness Idina on stage. =( But, Idina, you are one of my role models and basically my whole inspiration for my dream of being included in Broadway. You look absolutely amazing in the Tango:Maureen scene, BTW. I wish I were as beautiful as you. *smiles* I can't wait to hear more music from you. You rock.
-Ally
Posted by: Allison on 10/19/05 at 08:23 PM
Ok, Idina, I'm going to address this directly to you since you've stated several times that you actually read these blogs. Girl, you are FREAKIN' SEXY! And I really hope that I get the chance to work with you one day soon. = )
-M
Posted by: Michelle on 10/19/05 at 08:38 PM
Stop teasing us! You're driving us all crazy!! I don't even think it's healthy to be this excited. Love you Idina your voice is amazing and I must say you look gorgeous. One day you have to reveal your vocal secrets.
Posted by: Aliyah on 10/19/05 at 09:56 PM
I already commented but I have to comment again because it is just THAT amazing :D :D hehe, I just keep watching it over and over and over again, and it makes me smile like CRAZY every time!! Dee, did I mention I totally and completely envy your barbie doll figure and supermodel good looks!? of course even more than that I envy your almost unmatchable talent, but I think that pretty much goes without saying! hehe
Posted by: steph on 10/19/05 at 10:29 PM
Oh my god Idina you look amazing, especially in the red dress during Tango Maureen, I am happy that you get to be in that scene. I am also happy to know that take me or leave me made it into the movie. I'm counting the days till it comes out into the theatre! At least I get these video blog entrys to watch all the time. They make my day.
julia
ps. i love you song "Here" it is awesome I blast it all the time when I am in my car.
Posted by: julia on 10/19/05 at 10:50 PM
Killer footage! I cant wait!!! Idina you look stunning, just stunning! I taped the Tony's last year and cry along with Taye (who was so adorable, he looked so proud of you!) everytime i watch it because i was so damn happy you won as Elphaba! Keep rockin cool cat!
Posted by: noelle on 10/20/05 at 03:28 AM
Oh My God
Idina you are so amazing
your voice and your acting talent has inspired me so much as a preformer and i love you so much. My friend and i came to see you in SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, and that was also truly fabulous. I cant wait to see this movie...<333
<3, caley <3
Posted by: Caley on 10/20/05 at 04:17 AM
Idina, you look and sound incredible! Thanks for sharing with us. :)
Posted by: Corey on 10/20/05 at 08:09 AM
Wow, that was amazing! Idina, that red dress looks great on you. I second someone's comment that you come back and do another run of Wicked unless you have to start working on your music for Warner Records. Best wishes for that record deal!
Posted by: Marian on 10/20/05 at 09:06 AM
um wow stop bein so sexy
Posted by: sara on 10/20/05 at 09:32 AM
i want a link for this for my myspace!!!
Posted by: sara on 10/20/05 at 09:35 AM
idina!-
hey, this is meg, im a huge fan of RENT as well as Wicked (elphaba is by far one of my fav. characters ever!! lol)
i just wanted to say that I love ur take on characters, the way that u see them is always interesting (i mean that in a good way, lol)
and i love ur husband!! taye is sooo hot! lol
im looking forward to the movie-- and seeing u play maureen, i also think they should do Wicked the movie, staring u!! (and kristen of coarse, lol)
-meg
ps:
MMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Posted by: meg on 10/20/05 at 10:10 AM
oh my damn...so cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! idina you're eff'ing awesome!!!!!!!!
Posted by: samantha on 10/20/05 at 10:11 AM
its not fair!!!!!! i cant see it til february cos i'm in the uk!!!!! *sniff sniff* idina, my love, you're absolutely amazing as per usual. love you, love your work, cant wait for the film! god bless jonathan larson.
arlene x x
Posted by: arlene on 10/20/05 at 10:48 AM
Idina,
I've become such a huge fan of yours! Take Me or Leave Me is my favourite song in Rent, and you are so brilliant at it! I also can't wait to see the Tango.... it's all going to be fantastic! I'm so excited! By the way, you look stunning in that red dress!
Emma
:)
Posted by: Emma on 10/20/05 at 11:11 AM
Beautifully, Exquisitely & Excruciatingly decentful clip!!
Truly, Idina, you have expressed us in so many ways - not only by your talentS.
This year, 2005, 'Explosion' has added to your character; your individual spiritual-soul.
(We should have more people like you)
Thank You,
Anna
Posted by: ANNA on 10/20/05 at 11:14 AM
OMG Idina u r amazing in the video! U sounded fantastic, i love "take me or leave me" from the origanal soundtrack and i was nervous that it would sound not like the musical RENT but you sounded ten times better! i loved it! thank you for all your inspiration you dont know how i much you inspire the world!
x0x0 - elisabeth
Posted by: Elisabeth on 10/20/05 at 12:36 PM
That was THE most awesome thing since...well since I saw Idina in Wicked. I seriously believe she was God's gift to the world. And I totally agree with everyone else, you look GORGEOUS in that red dress. Wish I could act, sing, and look like you. This made my day, since ever since Wicked, I've only been able to listen to your voice on you CD (love it) "Without You" hehe, I would never have had the courage to keep on performing to possibly have 1% of the talent you have, that would even be amazing. Post more entries, i love hearing from you!!!
Posted by: Carrie on 10/20/05 at 12:55 PM
who's idea was that red dress??? I might just die, lord may I look like that in a dress before I die....off to the gym!!
:-)
Posted by: Brandy on 10/20/05 at 01:35 PM
OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD
you all are cruel cruel people, everytime theres a new clip or something, my need to see rent intensifies times a billion, and it's already extreamly high....I NEED TO SEE RENT NOWWW! I LOVE YOU GUYS
Posted by: Jenny on 10/20/05 at 01:49 PM
Idina,
It's great to see you in the movie and I thought you were fantastic in the show. saw it a few times. Congrtats on everythig from a Syosset HS ALum and former classmate for yours, SHS 89
Posted by: Michael on 10/20/05 at 02:30 PM
OMG!! Idina, you are so amazing!!!
Posted by: Leanna on 10/20/05 at 02:49 PM
Oh goodness, it's such a TEASE! I can hardly wait for Nov. 23. Idina, you look beautiful in that red dress! You all are so amazing and I can NOTTTTT wait. Thanks for all your hard work everyone! GO RENT!
Posted by: Karin on 10/20/05 at 05:02 PM
SOOOOO Excited to see this movie, it's gonna be amazing! I have watched that clip about a thousand times! It's awesome!!! Can't Wait!!
Posted by: Lindsey K. on 10/20/05 at 05:07 PM
Can i just say... seeing Idina totally made my day. It was all horrible and crappy and now i'm feeling somewhat happy because i think she is the most phenominal artist ever.
Posted by: Becky on 10/20/05 at 05:32 PM
Unbelievable.
Nuff said.
Posted by: Alli on 10/20/05 at 05:50 PM
Idina, how I do love you. Your preformance in "Wicked" was absolutly stunning to say the least. You are a true insparation to everyone who experiences the gorgeous tone of your voice and gets sucked in by your incredible acting. So beautiful.
xoxo Sophie
Posted by: sophie on 10/20/05 at 06:16 PM
Wow. Just wow.
Posted by: Nikki on 10/20/05 at 09:20 PM
Idina,
I simply loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved it!!! Can't wait 'til the movie comes out!!!
Dan
Posted by: Dan on 10/21/05 at 05:00 AM
Dear Idina,
I wanted you to know what an amazing actress you are. It's just awesome to see your characters come to life in every show that you do. but beyond all that, what I find truly amazing about you is your private music. Still I Can't Be Still and Here are definately my 2 favorite CD's. Whenever I am upset or having a bad day, I play your music or even if I'm having a good day. It fills me with joy and fills others with joy when they walk into my dorm room. I really hope that this new record deal will put you over the top, you deserve it, Idina. I know it's what you truly want to do, and I hope you get that gig in Madison Square garden...and I'll be there. Thanks for everything, Idina.
Sincerely,
Sarah
Posted by: Sarah Shechtman on 10/21/05 at 09:18 AM
I can't wait another month! The clip is amazing! I'm going crazy waiting!
Posted by: Veronica on 10/21/05 at 09:26 AM
OMG this is soooo awsome Idina Menzel really rocks and Tracie is like makeing the the clip cant wait to see it live they r both sooooo ~*~PRETTY~*~
Posted by: Charity on 10/21/05 at 10:56 AM
All I have to say is: YEAH!!!! And, you rock Idina!!!
Posted by: Kate on 10/21/05 at 11:33 AM
WOW i SO CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS. Every day at work I blair the cd and make evryone listen to it!! Idina you rock, I have to say I have never seen you in a play or herd you live but that is at the top of my list. even if I do lve in bfe hella far from NY. you so need to come to vegas, please!! any wow this rocks!!!
Posted by: erin on 10/21/05 at 11:52 AM
OMG! Idina you are AMAZING!!!! You are such an inspiration to all of us who want to be on Broadway someday! And being Jewish and knowing that you are Jewish makes you even more incredible! I don't even know if that is possible... :-)
XOXO Avital
Posted by: Avital on 10/21/05 at 01:38 PM
You look SOOOOOOOO AMAZING, Idina. Work it girl
Posted by: Timmy on 10/21/05 at 02:31 PM
im so excited 4 the movie
i cant wait!
no really i cant
thats why im trying to get tickets to go to a screening
YAY IDINA'S IN VOUGE.YAY
my sister wanted to erad it and i told her that she could even touch it. we got into this huge fight. im all "i am very protective over my idina magazine"
lol
i told her to buy her own
Posted by: Lucie on 10/21/05 at 03:09 PM
IDINA, YOU ARE MY E!!! I LOVE YOU! YOU ARE SO SO SO SO SOOOOOO COOL! I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE COOLNESS THAT IS YOU!!! YOU ARE THE BEST MAUREEN AND ELPHABA EVER!!!! MY FRIEND, EMILY, SECONDS THAT (shes sitting right next to me). WE LOOOOOOOOOVE YOU IDINA!!!!!!! YOU SO ROCK!!!
Love,
Julia and Emily, your BIGGEST fans!
P.S. You and Taye are such a CUTE COUPLE!!!
Posted by: julia on 10/21/05 at 04:22 PM
Idina, you are a wonderful performer and have been one of my biggest influences. The movie is going to be amazing and I'm so glad that most of you came back to do the movie. (very pleased with the new comers as well)Thank you for all the wonderful postings! I can't Wait!
Posted by: Samantha on 10/21/05 at 04:24 PM
Ahh you are so amazing. My friend saw you in concert and I'm so jealous!
<3
Posted by: Randi on 10/21/05 at 05:35 PM
I've been singing Rent and Wicked all week, and people ask me why I like it and I just go,
"Idina Menzel"
then I walk away.
In truth I love the entire Rent cast and although you guys aren't gonna be on stage, have 4th row center seats for Christmas. I think I'm gonna cry.
I love Idina Menzel, and I hope she has a great time doing everything she does being Idina Menzel and all, but I'd better stop now if only to stop talking like this.
xoxANDREWxox
Posted by: Andrew on 10/21/05 at 07:04 PM
Idina i love your work so much the first time i saw this video i cried so much! Plus your face is all over my bedroom door from rent, wild party, aida, and wicked which i saw twice. Your are my rolemodel and i want to grow up just like you.
Posted by: Britt on 10/21/05 at 07:12 PM
Wow...that's all I have to say. I'm so hyped about this movie!!
Posted by: Christine on 10/21/05 at 07:20 PM
Idina
YOu are truely truely amazing, in RENT and in WICKED. Your so talented and we all love you. I personally love you not only because your awsome but you have overcome alot in the past year, espically when you were at Wicked last December/January all ending in that horrible fall. But you over came everything and I think thats just amazing, making you my hero. Thank you so much for what you've have done over the years and keep entertaining because your awsome. Much love Saxony
Posted by: Saxony on 10/21/05 at 08:15 PM
Idina, I just want to say that you're amazing and I'm really excited about the movie. I watched the Broadway show Wicked and just fell in love with your voice ever since. So now I've back tracked and Rent is equally amazing. I've never seen the show on Broadway, but I'm looking forward to the movie.
I love you guys!
Posted by: Ling on 10/21/05 at 09:10 PM
OHHHHHHH my . . . I have been waiting for this movie since the first time I heard it 8 years ago. I have a feeling this will become my favorite movie of all time. I cried when I saw these clips.
Posted by: Lily on 10/21/05 at 10:26 PM
Idina -
YOU ROCK!!!....I am there 11.23.05!!
Posted by: sheryll on 10/22/05 at 12:57 AM
omg idina, you have an ah-mazing voice...can't wait untill the movie!!! ah-mazing job!!!!
-rachel <33
Posted by: rachel on 10/22/05 at 04:21 AM
WOW! That was AMAZING! Best thing I've seen all week! Idina, you are so amazily talented. This movie is going to be the most amazing thing EVER! 32 DAYS!
Posted by: Julia Mathieson on 10/22/05 at 08:13 AM
oh idina. why arent you really a lesbian? torture all of us with these GORGEOUS clips. the red dress has given my life new meaning. i CANT WAIT to see the movie
Posted by: Bailey on 10/22/05 at 11:35 AM
AHHHHHH!!! That was sooo cute!! I dont think you could have been any cuter than that right there! i cant wait to see the movie....why does it have 2 be in another month! You are amazing and i love you!!!!!
much love from your crazed fan,
Hannah
Posted by: Hannah on 10/22/05 at 12:03 PM
Idina,
Saw you perform four times in Wicked (kept bringing my friends)and got to meet you outside stage door after one of the performances. I've lived in NYC since '95 but have never gotten around to seeing Rent. All my gays are very excited for this movie and after seeing that clip (and of course Wicked)now so am I. Thanks for returning my faith in Broadway. When/where will you be performing live next?
Posted by: JessNYC on 10/22/05 at 01:58 PM
Idina you ALWAYS sound amazing. You are SUCH an inspiration to all of us and I can't wait to hear you in your new upcoming play.
Love,
Vickie
Posted by: Vickie on 10/22/05 at 08:51 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh
never been so excited in my life.
uhm, no words.
Posted by: steph on 10/22/05 at 10:06 PM
omg omg. so i had a halloween party just now, and i didnt know what to go as, so i threw on white and grey tang tops and some cat ears, put my hair in a pony tail, and called my self "idina menzel dressing up as a cat."
lol
and i was not going to paint myself green, or go to the party as a lesbian. lol. so i wasnt maureen! i was idina ... as a cat, and my friend kept telling me how she was imagining me in a rubber suit. lol
Posted by: LUCIE on 10/22/05 at 10:17 PM
As if I needed to be more inspired by you, I found a way to be! I admire you so much, Idina. Thanks for being so inspiring! I can't wait to see the movie! I'm counting the days!
Annie :-) xoxo
Posted by: Annie on 10/22/05 at 10:23 PM
AMAZING.
I love Idina <3
Posted by: Becca on 10/22/05 at 11:42 PM
Girl, I know I saw someone else mention this, but yeah, I'd probably swing the other way for you too. You are beautiful AND seem like a nice person, great combination. Congrats and I am beside myself in anticipation of the film.
Posted by: Cassandra on 10/23/05 at 06:38 AM
Dear Idina,
I think you’re the most beautiful, talented actress I have ever seen in my hole 14 years of living. You have inspired me so much! Your voice is so amazing! And you really capture the spirit in Maureen’s character, (I’m a total rent fanatic and I’m just counting down the days till it comes to our theater!) I idolize you completely because you have made it so far in life and someday I hope to do the same. I hope I can share my talents with the world through the stage and film just like you did GOOD luck in everything you do 0x0x0x0x0x Samantha
Posted by: Samantha Bielanski on 10/23/05 at 07:41 AM
Wow, I have no words, seriously.
How many times can someone watch this in one day? You'd be surprised. I just feel so inspired, and exhilerated, and impatient when I watch this. (yes-impatient)
Except I do get to go to this special screening of the movie on the 22nd. It's only one day, but I'm practically ecstatic.
-Eva
P.S. IDINA I WORSHIP YOU. hehe.
Posted by: Eva on 10/23/05 at 08:08 AM
I can't wait for the movie. This is like the bigest thing EVER. I watch the preview like every day. On the way to school i blast the songs (Especially "Out Tonight" but don't get me wrong i love all the Maureen songs) When i saw the show I istantly fell in love with all the characters. The program i bought is only allowed to touch MY hand. It is my prized possestion. I can't wait to be first in line at the box offices. And for future refrences I'll be in the show...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................eventually.
Love always David
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Posted by: David on 10/23/05 at 08:35 AM
Idina, you R AWSOME!!!!!!!! You were soooo cool in Wicked and your even better in Rent! My friends always have to tell me to shut up about you and the rest of he cas of RENT!
*Oh by the way, you have the cutest husband in showbiz
Posted by: Chelsea on 10/23/05 at 09:55 AM
THIS IS AMAZING. IDINA MENZEL HAS THE BEST VOICE. SHE IS AMAZING, THIS CLIP IS AMAZING THE MOVIE WILL BE AMAZING AND EVERFYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH RENT IS AMAZING
Posted by: louis on 10/23/05 at 11:33 AM
That clip was amazing. Just letting you know your fans from Pennsylvania are counting downt he days, hours, minutes, seconds until we see you in movie theatres. Looks amazing!!
Posted by: Cassi on 10/23/05 at 12:08 PM
Holy hell, I can't wait!!! You are an amazing performer and this looks so incredible!!!
Posted by: Jess on 10/23/05 at 01:17 PM
Wow, that was such a tease!! I can't wait for the movie! I'm going to be so anxious until it comes out and then i'm pretty sure i'll see it every week until it comes out on video.
p.s. So jealous that you are married to Taye Diggs. He is the most beautiful man ever. But then again, you are the most beautiful woman. What a perfect match.
Posted by: christina on 10/23/05 at 01:47 PM
OMG!!! You're teasing us now! I can not wait until this movie comes out. I was a little nervous, but I see that film offers the story a lot more scenary choices, and it looks amazing!
Posted by: Lindsey on 10/23/05 at 02:00 PM
OMG Nice pretty voice Idina. I can't wait for the movie to be release in theaters.
Posted by: Mary on 10/23/05 at 03:41 PM
this clip=love
Whenever I'm having a bad day I just come on here and these lovely blog entries perk me up.
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Rachel on 10/23/05 at 04:55 PM
Idina, u r beautiful, you are my idol, and you ROCK as Maureen. Thank you so much for bring in the movie! good luck with the oprening, and u and Taye are soooo cute together!
Love,
Emily
Posted by: emily on 10/23/05 at 07:31 PM
Geez Idina, I can't wait to see this, as usual you rock!!!
Posted by: Jeanine on 10/23/05 at 08:03 PM
Idina you are the best!!! Maureen is one of the most amazing characters ever, and you are so beautiful and talented. You are my idol.
Posted by: montse on 10/24/05 at 11:12 AM
Idina,
You are, to put it simply, my idol. You are such an amazing actress, you have a fabulous voice, you seem very down-to-earth, and you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen before in my life. Keep up the good work.
Love always,
Sarah
Posted by: Sarah on 10/24/05 at 12:33 PM
I saw you in Cambridge a few months ago and it was AMAZING! My friend saw you in Wicked and is totally in love with you and has made me a huge fan! You are beautiful and breath taking and your music was just unreal. I love Here SO much and wake up to it every morning with my cd alarm clock. When you sang "I'll cover you" it was so beautiful and I cried with you. Thank you so much for everything. We love you.
Posted by: Sarah on 10/24/05 at 02:14 PM
Oh my gosh! Idina, you are MY HERO! I was so happy when I saw this clip, I went out and danced in the rain in my front yard and almost cried!
You look and sound AMAZING!!! You truly are my hero and my biggest inspiration, so I am extremely excited that so many more people can see your astounding talent in "Rent"!
Whenever I'm feeling less than my best, I check the blog site and then nothing can bring me down!
Congratulations!
Kaleigh
P.S: There are so many blog entries... do you have time to read them all? It just proves how many adoring fans you have! :D
Posted by: Kaleigh on 10/24/05 at 05:05 PM
Congratulations to the cast and everyone involved in "Rent"!
What a beautiful musical and story!
I am an aspiring actress and singer in high school and watching you guys perform inspires me every day to do what i love to do!
Congratulations on all of your accomplishments, I can't wait to see the movie!
From your fellow music and theater lover,
Eleanor
P.S. Idina, I saw you in Wicked and I loved it! You are so talented, keep up the good work! Congrats on your Tony!
Posted by: Eleanor on 10/24/05 at 05:36 PM
I LOVE IDINA MENZEL.
Idina,
you have the most amazing vioce i have ever heard, you are absalutly SPECTACULAR, this clip is amazing i cant wait untill the movie comes out!!!!!!! You are all the best and i live ya!!!!
Posted by: Louis on 10/24/05 at 05:43 PM
I cannot wait! The tango scene looks amazing. It must have been really fun to shoot!
The anticipation is growing...
Posted by: Alex on 10/24/05 at 06:20 PM
this movie is my favorite... mostly bc idina menzel is my favorite actress in the world! she is my favorite actress and my idol!! i have watched this little clip non-stop!! lol i can not wait to see Idina be a truly amazing Maureen, and i cant wait to see her in "see what i wanna see" live!!! she has to be the true godess of broadway!!!
"take me baby or leave me"
-Karen
Posted by: Karen on 10/24/05 at 07:12 PM
Idina,
I want to give you a hug ; )
Posted by: Matthew on 10/24/05 at 07:18 PM
Idina you are my idol. I love everything that you've done, and you have inspired me to do acting. I love you and can't wait for Rent!
Posted by: Kelsey on 10/24/05 at 08:57 PM
omg! omg! omg! omg! omg! omg! omg! omg!
I think I stopped breathing. Yup I'm pretty sure I passed out for a minute there.
WOW! Idina your amazing. Did I mention I tell everyone your my girlfriend? I do and they are really jealous. Your inspiring. I'm so jazzed!
Posted by: Meggy on 10/25/05 at 12:43 AM
Idina, Im so excited about "rent"the movie. You are so amazing. You really are my role model and idol. I dont know if you really read this stuff or not, but you are so great. I want to be just like you, not to sound creepy. You have such an amazing voice and god, I just cant wait to see you in the movie.
~Hailey
Posted by: Hailey on 10/25/05 at 08:26 AM
You look absolutely gorgeous in that red dress. I'm so unbelievably excited for the film, it is going to be awesome! Counting down the days from here in Toronto, Canada...
Meg
ps> I saw pictures from "See what I want to see" and it looks soooo good. You look amazing in that red dress too! Cheers to red dresses!
Posted by: Meg on 10/25/05 at 08:27 AM
this is so mean ! (and by mean i mean amazing)
such a tease. :-p
Posted by: steph on 10/25/05 at 10:16 AM
Idina-
You are absolutly amazing, I can't even put it into words. You've got such amazing talent, I can't wait to see you in the movie!
I'm also heading to New York sometime soon, I'll hopefully get to see "See What I Want to See"!!
I can't waaaait til the movie!
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny on 10/25/05 at 01:08 PM
That clip is AWESOME.
You are wonderful.
Posted by: Margo on 10/25/05 at 01:19 PM
Dear Idina
.......... i dont know what to say u r too amazing for words...im so serious everyone thinks so jut read all the people u sent u things! You are just so incredable!!! ahhhhh i dont know what else to say ! I LOVE U! you are truly amazing! I take it so seriously when someone says i look like you i think "im that gorgoues?"
x0x0 - your mini me... elisabeth!
Posted by: elisaeth on 10/25/05 at 02:07 PM
When does this gorgeous film get released in Australia? I am shaking with excitement!
Posted by: Tessa Campbell on 10/25/05 at 04:32 PM
Gorgeous!! you look absolutely beautiful! I cant wait!!
Posted by: Katie B on 10/25/05 at 08:29 PM
Deena, very pretty, especially in the red dress. And don't think I didn't see that little kiss. Ooooh, this should be good! :D Anyway, you look gorgeous, you sound gorgeous and what I've seen of the movie is gorgeous. You're awesome and will always and forever be my role model. I'm very sorry I couldn't see your summer concerts. Any chance of you coming back to Long Island? After all, you were born here. But ah well, no pressure, because you're awesome. Just one question; One of your most recent roles before this movie was playing someone who seems so different from Maureen (aka, Elphaba). What was it like going back to something after acting as the role that made everyone in my Chorus class fall in love with your talent? Is there anything, in your opinion, that makes the characters similar? Anyway, I can't wait for the movie. I think I'll die of excitement. :D Only 28 days, 7 hours and 58 minutes to go. EEE!
Posted by: Jasmine on 10/26/05 at 01:02 PM
These are soooo flipp'n awesome!!! I've loved the music for years and I finally saw the play last week. Omg...it was amazing! And now this? Awesome! I just wish my computer didn't freeze in the middle of the videos...
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Allison on 10/26/05 at 02:33 PM
Is it the 23rd yet?......How 'bout now?.......... Now?
I cannot wait. idina you are my hero!!!! love you girl.
Posted by: lisa on 10/26/05 at 04:58 PM
I can't wait for the movie to come out! I've seen RENT twice on broadway and memorized almost the whole thing. I'm so excited!!!!!!! Whoopey!!!!!!!!
-Lydia
Posted by: Lydia on 10/26/05 at 07:03 PM
Disclaimer- this clip should not be watched by people prone to seizures that may be induced by excitement, pregnant women, those who have a history of heart disease, or those who tend to get jealous of women named Idina who have extremely beautiful, thin arms.
That was amazing. Each day shall pass as a year or more until November 23 comes along!
-Alli
Posted by: Alli on 10/26/05 at 07:08 PM
Maureen is my Hero - India is a GODDESS!
I will most certainly take you for what you are and who you are meant to be ...
One of the most remarkable women I've ever seen!!!!!
Posted by: Kristine on 10/26/05 at 08:22 PM
Taye is one lucky son of a gun, you know that?
Posted by: Kinzie on 10/26/05 at 09:59 PM
Idina,
I just wanted to thank you. It was becuase of you that i even got interested in RENT. I knew of your work in WICKED (Amazing!), anyway, i just got the movie soundtrack (or any rent soundtrack for that mater) when the movie one came out. i knew you would be good so i got it but now i am listening to it non stop! haha. so i just wanted to saw thankyou for introducing me to this woderful show!!
Thanks
John W.
Houston, Tx
Posted by: John on 10/26/05 at 10:42 PM
My dear Idina,
Words cannot express the joy and adulation I have for you dear lady, and your amazing voice. As a gay teen I must tell you that you have inspired me to live life to the fullest, and defy gravity everyday! You are truly an angel, and best of luck in all your new ventures. I know that one day i will be able to look back on my life and say that 'No good deed goes unpunished'. You are truly talented, with much love, and peace .
Ashley G. ~No day but today.
Posted by: ashley on 10/27/05 at 04:26 AM
yes- thank you chris columbus, for casting most of the originals..rent has sentimental emotions for me and my best friend david....i can't wait till the film comes out...
Posted by: LUIS on 10/27/05 at 09:34 PM
Wow!
Idina Menzel! You are so amazing and inspiring! To think that you went all the way from a wedding singer to a Tony award winning performer is amazing!! Congratulations on the Tony, you truly deserved it, you were unbelievable in "Wicked". I'm really excited for the new movie but we all know it's going to be fantastic!
xoxo-Bailie
Posted by: Bailie on 10/28/05 at 06:19 AM
Dang girl...you know how many chicks you're going to turn lesbian after this movie?? You don't realize the power of a hot lesbian...even if it's a straight woman just pretending!! Haha, I CAN'T WAIT!!
Posted by: Emma Hunter on 10/28/05 at 01:40 PM
if you get nothing from these comments, know that you have touched loves. including mine! ~malone~
Posted by: malone sams on 10/28/05 at 02:25 PM
I cannot wait for this movie!! Idina you are soooo amazing! If I had never seen you in Wicked I would never even have gottem interested or seen Rent and i wouldn't be here.
Love, Liz
P.S. Idina, good luck in See What I Wanna See!! Can't wait to see it next saturday!
Posted by: liz on 10/29/05 at 09:00 AM
ONLY 25 more days till my wish comes true!
Posted by: Samantha Bielanski on 10/29/05 at 09:38 AM
indina i jst think you are wonderful.....hearing you in wicked and now this wow! you are so talented....and wicked has changed my life in so many ways.....i want to become a broadway performer when i grow up...i cant wait to see you in RENT!!!!!
MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH
LOVE
YOU ARE SUCH AND INSPIRATION
-KATY
Posted by: katy!!! on 10/29/05 at 02:47 PM
I've been a RENTHEAD since the first time I heard the soundtrack. It changed my life! Everytime I listen to "Over the Moon" and "Take Me or Leave Me," I still get chills from the passion and power in your voice. I'm counting down the days til the movie comes out. Congratulations on all your success....you deserve it!
Much love, Emily
Posted by: Emily on 10/29/05 at 10:44 PM
Everytime I see a new clip of the movie, I can't breathe and I get tears in my eyes. This is my favorite yet, but it's going to make the next 25 days unbearable!!
Posted by: Emily on 10/29/05 at 10:47 PM
Idina, you amazed me with WICKED so much! You are my role mdel, my inspiration. You' have made me who i am. I now know, I wanna be JUST like you! I recently saw WICKED (with Sho as Elphie) I wish I could've seen you. Now, my cousin Tina, got me into RENT, and you and the play are so amazing, words can't describe it. You have taught me to follow my dreams, and theyll come true. Youve taugh me, that no matter who you are, a wedding singr, a 6th grader, or a renthead, you can be who youwanna be! Thank you Idina (and the cast of RENT) I now know, that I want to be just like you. Thank you again and again for being an inspiration to so many girls my age and people of any age. You're the best!
No Day But Today,
Kayla B.
P.S. You know my Uncle Jack Burditt. You might remember him. :) Thanks again!
Posted by: Kayla on 10/30/05 at 10:55 AM
OH my god Idina! you are so beautiful. you are so talented. You gave my entire body chills with this clip. I cant wait to see you in "see what i wanna see." if you read this, stand outside on nov. 19 after the matinee show so that i might meet you because you are an inspiration to everyone. p.s. you and taye are my favorite couple ever
Posted by: mike k on 10/30/05 at 01:54 PM
in case you dont get my other comment, just know that i think i love you! because you are so beautiful. i think you're wonderful and we deserve each other... just kidding. rock on idina menzel!!
Posted by: mike k on 10/30/05 at 03:17 PM
Wow, Idina, you are such an inspiration!! I know RENT is going to be a billion times better than I expected just from seeing this tiny clip!
You were so amazing in Wicked, and I can't wait for Rent to come out! You must stop making us so excited with your brilliance!
You rock!
Posted by: Anna on 10/30/05 at 04:35 PM
dude, cannot wait for this, it's gunna be amazing. i <3 moureen, idina, RENT
Posted by: chelsea on 10/31/05 at 06:41 AM
I can't wait for RENT! Idina, I love everything your in! I really hope you have another album in the works (hint, hint) Love your voice and music...keep it coming!
Posted by: Melissa on 10/31/05 at 11:32 AM
Great job Idina! By just your clip, I can tell that the movie is going to be awesome! You are so great Miss Tony Winner, soon to be Miss Oscar Winner. Just that clip proves that you will win an Oscar. Love you!
Posted by: Allie on 10/31/05 at 12:27 PM
That was awesome, OMG I love Tracie. Idina you look great. Nov. 23 is taking it's sweet time to get here and that sucks because although the clips are sweet it leaves me wanting more and that makes me cry! 24 more days until RENT is due.
Posted by: Tammy J. on 10/31/05 at 12:57 PM
Idina I'm so excited for this film to come out. I saw Wicked and loved it!! I just wanted to tell you how great I think your work is and I am so excited this musical was made into a film!!
Posted by: Elizabeth on 10/31/05 at 04:02 PM
i love indina!! rent is going to be so astonishing< im wayy jazzed ive seen rent comercials and im soooo excited !! seeing the movie trhe day it comes out. ive got hats!!
<3
Posted by: pellaminsa on 10/31/05 at 08:12 PM
Idina, I really don't know how to express how big a fan I am. I've watched every movie u've been in just for those few moments, loved you on Kevin Hill (ps, is that comin back? i love everything you all do!!!). I had to search forever to find ur album Still I Cant Be Still... I finally found a copy on ebay a couple years ago and I'm surprised it still works, I play it at least once a week, if not more. Your version of Come Rain or Shine will be my wedding song someday. Your voice is so amazing! You and the entire Rent cast have had such an effect on me. I've been pretty sick the past couple years (I have a chronic illness that really beats me down sometimes), but then I think of Will I, or One Song, or Take Me or Leave Me, and I remember that I can still be strong. And the same with the Wicked Soundtrack. One round of Defying Gravity and I'm not feeling so bad. I really wish you guys could put all ur fans in one room and feel the love and admiration we have for all of you. It isnt just Jonathan Larson words but its how YOU guys put the emotion into them, that lets us feel the passion. Broadway really doesnt get the credit it dserves and that is sooo unfortunate. I'm an actress myself (well, its university theatre, but my director told me once i should try broadway... i laughed at him, dont think i could handle the rejection and i have two daughters to take care of). Okay, sorry, so my point was that, being an actress, I know what it takes to do theater. The best part about you as a person, in my opinion, is that I can watch you and see that you don't act to be famous. You act probably for the same reason I do. The stage is the one place where I'm truly happy. It's when I'm playing someone else that I am most myself. Thank you (and all of the RENT castS) for being an inspiration and giving hope to those who need it.
-Jillian
Posted by: Jillian on 11/01/05 at 02:21 AM
This song is brilliant THANKS so much for producing it i sang it about 2 weeks ago for my stage school and i passed with A* thanks once again!
love ellie
Posted by: ellie on 11/01/05 at 10:05 AM
Idina...WOW...how to say this? You are outstanding. I LOVE everything you've ever done. Your voice is truly amazing. Your talent is amazing. I'm saying amazing too much lol. But really, I love your work. I saw Wicked and WOW. I LOVED IT!!! It's my favorite thing in the world right now (that is, until Rent comes to theaters). My favorite songs from Wicked are The Wizard and I, I'm Not That Girl, Defying Gravity, AS LONG AS YOU'RE MINE (personal favorite), No Good Deed, and For Good. Basically, all the songs that have you in it. I really can't wait until Rent comes to theaters! Take Me or Leave Me is my absolute favorite song from it. I just can't express how much I admire you. You are my favorite performer ever. I am just a HUGE fan! Thanks for taking your time to read this! :-D
--Had
Posted by: Had on 11/01/05 at 11:39 AM
Idina is my hero!
I want to be just like her when im a Broadway star. *cough* yeah right... like i could ever be.
Posted by: Shellie on 11/01/05 at 08:49 PM
Hi Idina.
Just got the movie soundtrack and I love "Over the Moon" and "Take Me or Leave Me." I have tickets for See What I Wanna See which I can't wait to see :) Keep up the great work!!
Posted by: Jennifer G on 11/01/05 at 10:32 PM
Wow, Idina, you more then likely don't read this blog, but I am truly blown away by your work. Your voice and your acting are an inspiration. Thank you!
Posted by: Allison on 11/01/05 at 11:46 PM
By far one of my favorite songs in the play/movie/soundtrack etc. and it looks amazing! It's KILLING me only seeing a piece here and a piece there! Opening day cannot come any faster!!
Posted by: Nancy on 11/02/05 at 01:26 PM
Idina,
You are one of the most inspirational ladies that has ever hit Broadway (and the big screen)! You are truly and wonderfully gifted! Keep it up girl!
Posted by: Roxy on 11/02/05 at 01:33 PM
you are AMAZING. both wicked and your cds are to die for. thank you soo much for sharing your talents with the world. wow i sound like a scary stalker but i'm not. you are awesomee
Posted by: valerie on 11/02/05 at 05:10 PM
Idina you have the most amazing voice! i listen to the rent and wicked soundtrack all the time. you were amazing in wicked and i wish i could have seen you in rent i'm so excited for the movie. your gorgeous and amazing
<3
JoAnne
xoxo
Posted by: JoAnne on 11/02/05 at 06:41 PM
Wow, Idina... your voice is truly amazing! I love Rent and I knew you were in it, but I had no idea that the Broadway cast was in the movie! A few days ago, I was watching the trailer on T.V. and I thought I saw you for a split-second and I was like, "IS THAT IDINA?!" I can't wait for the movie now to see you guys in it! For me, it's a much cheaper way to enjoy Broadway!!! Congratulations on such a great movie!
<3, Marissa
Posted by: Marissa on 11/02/05 at 06:55 PM
I didn't like rent when I saw it in 2000, but when I found out you were going to be in the movie, I gave it another go and ended up basically memorizing the entire soundtrack :)
it's all because of that one line from wicked--"so if you care to find me, look to the western sky"--you make that musical so empowering and I know you'll bring the same energy to rent!!!!
Posted by: lauren on 11/02/05 at 11:36 PM
Hey Idina! I tried to email you through your website a while back after I saw you in concert, but it didn't work and bounced back. Anyway though, I absolutely loved seeing you in concert in Cambridge, MA at the end of Aug. You just seemed so real and fun and funny, and of course your voice is amazing. It felt more like a one-woman show to me than a concert which was really cool. It was one of my favorite nights of the summer for sure! I've been listening to your new CD all the time and really enjoying singing it loudly while I drive my car. I've been a Rent fan for about 10 years now, so naturally I'm extremely psyched for the movie to come out and can't wait to go see it with all my friends who also fell in love with Rent way back in Jr High. Good luck with everything and can't wait to see what you do in the future.
Posted by: Rachel on 11/03/05 at 09:08 AM
Idina, you kick so much ass and I was so excited when i found out that rent was to become a movie! I'm from London though so i have to wait ages but i've seen rent six times now and the film looks great. You look stunning and your voice simply rocks! Can't wait!
Posted by: cookie on 11/03/05 at 12:21 PM
Idina! You're my hero and such an inspiration!
Posted by: Sarah on 11/03/05 at 05:34 PM
It's kinda funny, this is like my theme song. I sing it everywhere, and I go, "I'm Maureen, you're Joanne."
They try to argue, but they always lose. People think I'm crazy, 'cuz I'm a guy singing about how "this diva needs her stage!!!" But the songs too good to let a little thing like gender stop you, right?
Whatever ;)
Later,
Andrew
Posted by: Andrew on 11/03/05 at 05:58 PM
Idina you look so beautiful in all of the clips I've seen and you sound awesome on the soundtrack (which I listen to every day)..... Can't wait 'till November 23rd
Posted by: Leslie on 11/05/05 at 11:49 AM
ok as short as that was that was like my favorite thing EVER!!!! i have full intention of going to new york on the 10th and sleeping at the theater just so i can see it sooner. can't wait to see see what i wanna see tickets are for december YOU ARE MY LIFE!!!!
~Cristina
Posted by: Cristina on 11/07/05 at 09:39 AM
holy WOW!!! Ooo- your voice sounds just wonderful when I saw Rent with the OBC! his surprisingly happens to be one of my favorite songs- It reminds me of a conversation I had with an ex-girlfriend of mine. LOL. Can't wait to see it! Kudos!
Posted by: Tommy on 11/07/05 at 02:57 PM
omg you look absolutely gorgeous in this...you are my absolute idol...I got my college to do some songs from wicked and rent for a revue and my dream is to play any of the characters you did on broadway...its my dream so much that i changed my major to theatre and got cut off from my parents....Thank you for just being you!
Posted by: Joanne on 11/08/05 at 09:30 AM
idina= amazingly beautiful/talented
taye= amazingly handsome/ talented
i think your child may take over the world :P
i cannot WAIT for nov 23d all of you are sooo great.....woot!
x0x
Skylar
Posted by: skylar on 11/08/05 at 05:27 PM
Everything that I know about you, from Maureen to Elphaba, continues to amaze me. You are wonderful!
Posted by: Leia on 11/08/05 at 07:00 PM
::flops::
Oh lord, that was incredible. I have always loved Maureen, especially your Maureen, and I can't watch these clips at home because my computer is slow as death, so this is my first time seeing anything.
I think I almost fell out of my chair I was twitching so much. Idina, you are incredible, and now I can't wait to see the movie even more...
Love love love,
Shae
Posted by: Shae on 11/10/05 at 09:36 PM
Idina, I love to watch this clip over and over, because I love thie song. My friend and I have a great time listening to all of Rent's music. I also like to listen to you in Wicked.
Posted by: Tracey on 11/11/05 at 06:53 AM
I LOVE YOU IDINA! You were awesome in WICKED, and I love you in RENT! I can't wait! this video is awesome! Love ya lots!
Posted by: Kevin on 11/14/05 at 02:51 PM
Hi Idina! I just wanted to say you are a wonderful actress. I did extra work on the movie and I couldn't believe how perfectly consistant you were take after take. It was very impressive. I'd never done anything like this before, so watching your performance over and over again showed me that its not as easy as it looks...lol.
Posted by: Joana on 11/15/05 at 03:33 AM
I just have to say that I think that you are truly amazing. Take Me or Leave Me is my favorite song BY FAR, one of the factors is because YOU sing it! I love ALL your work! I was so upset because I couldn't get tickets to see you in Wicked, but I got to see Shoshana Bean in March. I'm so excited for this movie! The ironic thing is though Chicago has been my favorite movie for the past 2 years and your husband is in that too! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU! and I'm MORE than EXCITED to see my SNEEK PEAK of RENT on MONDAY! I'M SURE IT WILL BE AMAZING AND YOU'LL SHINE!
-Lindsay
Posted by: Lindsay on 11/15/05 at 05:49 PM
I thought that watching these clips would sort of ease my anxiousness as far as waiting for Rent to come out. I was definately wrong.
This is torture!
Needless to say, you look absolutely amazing, and you have the greatest voice of all time and "Take me or leave me" is perhaps the greatest song ever created, well, it's tied with "defying gravity".
But, other than that, I love you and .....yeah that pretty much sums everything up, considering I can't feel my legs and I think I'm floating due to the euphoria that video just created for me.
Posted by: Danielle on 11/15/05 at 06:47 PM
So I've caught the bug...the INDINA bug. Before, I knew who you were, that you were a famous broadway star, and I knew what you looked like..and that was it. Then when this movie started coming out of the shadows, I started getting really into it (I know, I'm a poser, not an orininal "Rent-head"...I'm sorry, I didn't know!). I was very intrigued by this cast! I've seriously fallen in love with everybody! I got to see a screening of the movie this weekend, and it was AWE-STRKING!! I was so overwhelmed and completely consumed by the emotion, the music, and the love. This will seem odd, but when I know somebody who's staight is playing a lesbian, I tend to watch them very closely. I don't know why, maybe just to see if I can sense any hesitation, or awkwardness. But uh....you were incredibly convincing to say the least! And even though I'm straight...seeing somebody so beautiful and sexy playing a lesbian is INCREDIBLY tittilative. I wonder if your husband enjoys that?? But lately I've been reading all about you and listening to Wicked (in which you sounded MINDBLOWING...not that I saw it, but on the soundtrack..). You just seem like a terribly sweet person, who is overflowing with talent. I wish I could get into "See What I Wanna See", but I don't know if I am old enough to get into a "mature" show, I don't know how to get tickets, and it closes in about 4 days :-(. But you intrigue me, and I'll be watching and waiting for your next project!!
Your newborn fan-
Emma
Posted by: Emma Hunter on 11/16/05 at 08:24 AM
OMG!!!!! IDINA YOU ARE AMAAAAAAAZING!!!!! I have Rent, Wicked, The Wild Party, Still I Can't Be Still, and Here, and they are all incredible!!! Thank you for being such an inspiration!
~Avital~
P.S. Was it wierd for you to be playing a lesbian with your husband on the set with you?
Posted by: Avital on 11/16/05 at 07:38 PM
IDINA MENZEL IS LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe.
so georgous and taleneted and best singer everrr and ahhhhhhhh. take me or leave me is going to be amazingg cant waitt!!!
4 daysssssssss!!
<333 cm
Posted by: CASSIE on 11/19/05 at 11:33 AM
Idina,
I am 11 years old and you are my favorite performer in the world. I got to see you in wicked and when you first came on to the stage I cried I was so happy. I listen to your cd's all the time. Come back to broadway soon you're the greatest. I know you'll be AWESOME in RENT. I hope you and Taye have a Happy Turkey Day.
Courtney from Bayonne
Posted by: Courtney Major on 11/21/05 at 07:23 PM
I feel a little inadequate everytime I watch you. Well quite, actually. I know you must hear this a billion, trillion times and I know it must seem quite in significant after SO many times (as this wonderful page demonstrates) AND I know that you'll probably never read this (and if you did I'd never know) but Mrs. Menzel...
Thank You.
So, so much.
And it's nice to know there're others who feel the same way out there and I'm not a TOTAL creep-o... thanks guys^
-adri
ps. I didn't get to see you in Wicked... those tickets sure are pricy for a little ol' gal like me! I did line up for the cheep-o bad seats aa much as I could but never won. Anyways! I manged to get the nex best thing- soundtrack! Way to rock out... tears streaming from a recording, wow! You sure can work magic.
Posted by: Adri on 11/21/05 at 07:45 PM
Oh wow, amazing as usual! This is actually my first time every commenting here, and about 25 minutes away from the release of the movie! Haha.
If incase you, Idina Menzel WILL EVER read my comment (which I highly doubt but that's just okay!), I just can't go on about how much I absolutely LOVE your work! I'm sure that everything I'll say in this whole post will have been said for the MILLIONTH time, but wow, you are an AMAAAZING actress, singer, performer in general. I listen to the Wicked soundtrack at LEAST twice a day, and I cannot wait to see Rent tomorrow!! And ugh, I just feel the need to say, I get goosebumps everytime I listen to 'Defying Gravity', even though I've heard it SO many times before.
You really inspire me on SO many levels with your acting and singing and you are soooo beautiful which I really just felt the need to also add! But I have always been an aspiring singer/actress and just watching you makes me get all giddy and inside and gives me that boost of confidence that I need sometimes, especially when I'm getting ready to perform onstage, actually. It does sound corny but really, thank you.
And it's just so awesome how you keep attracting younger and younger fans these days. I'm only 14 and I became a HUGE fan ever since I got into Wicked and I'm sure even younger which is just so cool! Well, I'm sure I've wasted enough time on this incoherent rambling which leaves only about 10 minutes until Rent comes out!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU, I'm sure Rent will be AMAZING!!!
Posted by: Emily on 11/22/05 at 09:48 PM
Okay, wow...when RENT first came out, I was like 18, in college, working on my BFA in theatre. My friend in my theatre program and I would lay on the floor of her dorm room, feet propped up on the radiator and listen to RENT and sing along and act along with the CD...We both tried out every character from the show that semester. I'm 27 now. I have my MFA in theatre. I teach theatre at a university now, in fact. This show is like the anthem of all the theatre people I've met in the past decade and would probably be the soundtrack that has been playing in the background of my life for these years. I love the show just as much as I ever did. Who knows how many times I have listened to the soundtrack? I STILL get a high!!! It's raw and real and connected and the true piece of art that we are always seeking. I remember when I first heard the music I would think, "Wow, someone gets my generation. This Jonathan Larson guy just said what nobody says. He just talked about AIDS, and he just talked about gay people and straight people and poverty and art." I think actually what I had forgotten was just how new it was for someone to be voicing these issues in this way back then. RENT broke some serious ground and opened the dialogue about these issues. My generation suddenly had lyrics to help us deal with our feelings. I will never forget how this show impacted my life. I'm changed forever from its message of love!!! Dear RENT cast, thank you for your gift! I can't wait to see this movie!
Posted by: JulieK on 11/22/05 at 10:41 PM
The movie was WONDERFUL!! It meant so much to me. I have loved RENT since it first came out, when I was 16. Idina, you were superb!!
Posted by: Katey on 11/25/05 at 08:46 AM
So i know this scene isn't in the orig...but i must say it was one of my fav scenes and songs...cause isn't it true in any relationship...
Peace!
Posted by: Shell on 11/28/05 at 07:23 PM
elo..
just let me tell you that you are an amazing actress and singer and all that great stuff. you really make the character work. and this scene is so funny you and tracie thoms really had a great chemistry working together and the context of this scene is rather serious but you guys brought a great humor to it!
thanks so much for everything!
chao!
Posted by: mollie on 11/29/05 at 03:15 PM
IDINA IS AMAZING!!! She is like my inspiration for everything I do.. (im an actress) well, trying to be one. And im moving to NYC next year so hopefully I will follow in her footsteps!!! Idina if you read this by some weird alternate reality chance... YOU are amazing and I would die to meet my idol one day. ;-) oh by the way.. my idol = you!
Alexi
Posted by: Alexi on 11/29/05 at 08:11 PM
i went and i saw the movie and u have one of the best voices i could ever wish to have!! well i loved the movie and u did great in it! acctually everyone did great in the movie! well ur and awesome singer and actress!!
camile
Posted by: camile on 12/01/05 at 08:58 PM
um, im single :o)
hahah
joke.
but really
you kick ass
Posted by: becky on 12/11/05 at 02:52 PM
heyy...
rent was so awesome.. and take me or leave me was my favorite song... i have already memorized all the words, and all of the movemement, i'm that obsessed.
Posted by: carin on 12/18/05 at 09:15 AM
WOW! this was my favorite scene from the movie. i have both cds downloaded onto my computer and i have listened to this song 25 times. i have seen the movie 3 times and the play once. anyway if u guys still go on the blog then 1 thing, no day but today!
Posted by: Brittany S on 12/19/05 at 09:24 PM
I am your Biggest fan and I can't believe how much talent you have to sing like that. Someday I want to be just like you.
Posted by: Whitney on 02/21/06 at 12:45 PM
Idina, you are so amazing! You're my idol. You are so beautiful, talented, and such an inspiration in my life. I hope I get the chance to meet you one day. You totally ROCK!!!!!
xox, jen
Posted by: Jennifer W. on 02/26/06 at 01:48 PM
INDINA!!!
OMG!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! You were fab in Wicked too! I still cry when Elphie fakes her death! WA!!!
LUV YA SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!
Posted by: Emma on 03/11/06 at 03:15 PM
What an amazing voice. Im using this song as an audition piece. I'm inspired
Posted by: Donatella Russo on 03/13/06 at 07:38 PM
i am in LOVE with rent and Take Me OR Leave Me I absolutley L-O-V-E it i cant get enough but this is the sad part i want to buy it but i have NO money on itunes i know :( sad face 8(
Posted by: erica** on 03/27/06 at 07:36 PM
=) One of my FAVORITE songs from rent i LUVV it!
Posted by: C on 04/03/06 at 02:27 PM
well lets see here i suk @ comments but this song is the best of all time and i LOVE it sooo much i sing it where ever i go idina is a amazing singer,, i wish i could hit thoughs notes
Posted by: erica on 04/03/06 at 03:03 PM
i love u Maureen/Idina you r amaizing u r my idol ooxx
Posted by: Shanya on 05/05/06 at 02:46 PM


