which was her first theater job?
She auditioned for "Rent", which became her first professional theatre job.
Idina Menzel
In 1995, Menzel auditioned for "Rent", which became her first professional theatre job and her Broadway debut.
who plays rachel berry's mom in glee Idina Menzel. what is her character name in the series? Shelby Corcoran. what does this character do in the series? She was introduced in the fourteenth episode of the show as the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, a rival show choir to New Directions, the show's primary musical group. where is menzel from? She was born in Manhattan, New York City and grew up in New Jersey until about age 3, when her family moved to Syosset, New York, on Long Island. what else does she do apart from acting? She writes and performs her original music.
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Idina Menzel [SEP] Theater career
In 1995, Menzel auditioned for "Rent", which became her first professional theatre job and her Broadway debut. "Rent" opened Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop on January 26, 1996, but it moved to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre due to its popularity. For her performance as Maureen Johnson in the original cast of the musical, Menzel received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical losing to Ann Duquesnay for "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk". Her final performance in the musical was on July 1, 1997. Following the success of "Rent", Menzel released her first solo album entitled "Still I Can't Be Still" on Hollywood Records, Menzel also originated the role of Dorothy in "Summer of '42" at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, starred as Sheila in the New York City Center Encores! production of "Hair" and appeared on Broadway as Amneris in "Aida".