Other works

Album, "Still I Can't be Still," Hollywood/PolyGram Records 162 088, 1998.

Starred as Maureen Johnson in the original Broadway production of "Rent" (1996), where she met her spouse, Taye Diggs, who played the role of Benny.

Starred in an off-Broadway production of "The Wild Party" (by Andrew Lippa) with boyfriend, Taye Diggs. (2002)

Was nominated for a Tony in 1996 for her portrayal of Maureen in Jonathan Larson's "Rent".

(2000) Played Amneris in "Aida" musical by Elton John, Tim Rice, Robert Falls, David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton (Palace Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

Appeared in Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" Off-Broadway

Featured as one of the many Fannys in the Actor's Fund Benefit Concert of "Funny Girl". She sang the song "Cornet Man."

Starring on Broadway as Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) in "Wicked", a new musical by Stephen Schwartz.

(October 2003) Starring in the new Broadway musical, "Wicked", as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of the green girl, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) in the Broadway musical Wicked

(2005, October-November) Appeared in Michael John LaChiusa's play, "See What I Wanna See", at the Public Theater's Anspacher space, New York, New York.

(2007) Sings a song, entitled "A Hero Comes Home", written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, during the end credits of the film, Beowulf (2007).

Album, "I Stand," Warner Bros. Records 44423, 2008.

On February 10, 2004, released a six-track album entitled "Here" on Zel Records.

(March 2014) New , original musical If/Then starring Idina Menzel is set to appear on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, NY.

(January 2014) TV commercial singing "When You Wish Upon a Star" after the Super Bowl for the annual "I'm Going to Disney World" promotion with Malcolm Smith of the 2014 Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks (voiceover).

(1996) She acted in Jonathan Larson's musical, "Rent," at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jess L. Martin, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Anthony Rapp, and Fredi Walker in the cast. Michael Greif was director.

(October 2003) She acted in Stephen Schwartz's musical, "Wicked," at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Kristin Chenoweth, Carole Shelley, Norbert Leo Butz, and Joel Grey in the cast.

(2006) She acted in Stephen Schwartz's musical, "Wicked," at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, England with Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Planer, Martin Ball, James Gillan, and Katie Rowley Jones in the cast. Joe Mantello was director.

(2020) Sang in a Geico commercial.

(2022) Release of the book, "Loud Mouse", by Idina and sister Cara Mentzel.