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Idina Menzel: World Tour
Tour by Idina Menzel
Start date	May 30, 2015
End date	October 3, 2015
No. of shows	39 in North America ; 8 in Europe ; 6 in Asia ; 53 in total
Idina Menzel concert chronology
	; Idina Menzel: Live at Radio City ; (2014); ; World Tour ; (2015); ; Idina World Tour ; (2017);

Idina Menzel: World Tour was a concert tour by actress and singer Idina Menzel.

Performances

Following the success of her critically acclaimed one night only concert at Radio City Music Hall and the release of her Christmas album Holiday Wishes, Menzel announced she would embark on World Tour: planning 54 concerts in various countries including America, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and the Netherlands.

This is her first time doing a world tour.

In non-English speaking countries, Menzel sang a bilingual version of Let it Go, singing one of the song's stanzas in the country's language.

Concert synopsis

Menzel is accompanied by a five-piece band, six-piece horn section, and four-piece orchestra.^[1] The show begins with video clips projected against a white curtain before Menzel emerges wearing a black strapless dress, starting the show with a lower version of Defying Gravity from Wicked and Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl.

She then addresses the audience before performing Brave and the title track from her 2008 solo album I Stand. Next, Menzel talks about her role in Wicked and performs a lower version of The Wizard and I. Next, Menzel pulls up a stool for her cover of River from her 2014 Christmas album Holiday Wishes.

Menzel shares a story about an experience she had studying Theater at New York University and performs a mashup of Cole Porter's Love For Sale and The Police's Roxanne. Menzel performs a tribute to Ethel Merman in a medley of There's No Business Like Show Business, Anything Goes, and Everything's Coming Up Roses. Menzel then performs the title track of her debut studio album Still I Can't Be Still and a cover of Radiohead's Creep.

Menzel then performs Take Me Or Leave Me with volunteers from the audience and No Day But Today from the musical Rent, paying tribute to Jonathan Larson, the composer of the musical. Menzel shares her experience with the Broadway run of If/Then and performs Always Starting Over from the musical.

Menzel then introduces her musicians and thanks the audience before performing an a cappella rendition of For Good from Wicked and Let It Go from Frozen, inviting audience members to perform with her. Menzel then takes a bow, dances with her band, and leaves the stage.

Menzel returns to the stage to perform her new original song Child (dedicated to Walker Nathaniel Diggs) and Tomorrow from Annie.^[1]^[2]

Set list

"Defying Gravity" from Wicked
"Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl
"Brave" from I Stand
"I Stand" from I Stand
"The Wizard And I" from Wicked
"River" from Holiday Wishes
"Love for Sale" / "Roxanne"
"There's No Business Like Show Business" / "Anything Goes" / "Everything's Coming Up Roses"
"Still I Can't Be Still" from Still I Can't Be Still
"Creep"
"Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent (impromptu duet with chosen audience members)
"No Day But Today" from Rent
"Always Starting Over" from If/Then
"For Good" (a cappella) from Wicked
"Let It Go" from Frozen

Encore

"Child"
"Tomorrow" from Annie

Critical reception

Idina Menzel: World Tour has garnered critical acclaim. Sharon Eberson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that Menzel was "a little bit naughty, a little bit nice and a little bit nutty, but always entertaining ... Each song, each story she told, was like unwrapping an elegantly wrapped package to see what surprise it held inside."^[2]

Melissa Ruggieri of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution opined, "What makes her live show so appealing is Menzel herself" because "She's funny." Ruggieri elaborated, "That's the thing about Menzel. Yes, the spotlight that comes with singing songs associated with 'The Wizard of Oz' ... and Disney cartoons ... But Menzel, 44, is an adult. And she sings about adult things".^[1] However, Ruggieri cited her performances of original songs "I Stand" and "Still I Can't Be Still", and rendition of "Take Me or Leave Me" alongside five audience members, among "a few moments that didn’t wow."^[1]

Personnel

Production

Music Director/Piano: Rob Mounsey
Tour Manager: Scott Cadwallader
Production Coordinator: Courtney Keene
Front of House Engineer: Alex Dakoglou
Monitor Engineer: Chris Trimby
Backline Technician: Brian Clairemont
Lightning/Set Designer: Abigail Rosen Holmes
Lighting Programmer: Felix Peralta
Lighting Director: Teddy Sosna
Stylist: Kemal Harris
Wardrobe: Joby Horrigan
Hair Stylist: Geo Brian Hennings

Musicians

Music Director/Piano: Rob Mounsey (Europe), Clifford Carter (North America)
Guitar: John Benthal
Bass: Sean Hurley
Drums: Rich Mercurio
Keyboards: Clifford Carter (Europe), Keith Cotton (North America)
Menzel is also accompanied by an additional 10 orchestral musicians (Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass) serving as the local orchestra for each city.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance^[3]	Revenue^[3]
Leg 1 — Asia
May 30, 2015	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Hall	—	—
June 1, 2015	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-Jo Hall	—	—
June 2, 2015	Nagoya		Nagoya Aichi Ken Geijutsu Gekijo	—	—
June 4, 2015	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan	—	—
June 5, 2015	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan	—	—
June 7, 2015	Pasay	Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena	—	—
Leg 2 — Europe
June 16, 2015	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Royal Theatre Carré	—	—
June 17, 2015	Antwerp	Belgium	Stadsschouwburg	898 / 1,982	$49,153
June 20, 2015	Dublin	Ireland	Bord Gáis Energy Theatre	—	—
June 22, 2015	Birmingham	England	Symphony Hall	—	—
June 23, 2015	Manchester	England	Manchester O₂ Apollo	—	—
June 24, 2015	Glasgow	Scotland	Royal Concert Hall	—	—
June 26, 2015	Bournemouth	England	Windsor Hall	—	—
June 27, 2015	London	England	SSE Arena	—	—
Leg 3 — North America
July 7, 2015	Richmond	United States	Altria Theater	—	—
July 8, 2015	Baltimore		Hippodrome Theatre	—	—
July 10, 2015	Atlantic City		Borgata	—	—
July 11, 2015	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena	5,669 / 7,236	$254,799
July 12, 2015	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center	—	—
July 14, 2015	Bethlehem		Sands Event Center	—	—
July 16, 2015	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts	—	—
July 17, 2015	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	—	—
July 18, 2015	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live	—	—
July 22, 2015	Raleigh		Red Hat Amphitheater	—	—
July 24, 2015	Atlanta		Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater	—	—
July 25, 2015	Orlando		Walt Disney Theater	—	—
July 26, 2015	Boca Raton		Mizner Park	—	—
July 28, 2015	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall	1,868 / 2,080	$207,157
July 30, 2015	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre	—	—
July 31, 2015	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	—	—
August 1, 2015	Austin		Bass Concert Hall	—	—
August 5, 2015	Seattle		Paramount Theatre	—	—
August 7, 2015	Concord		Concord Pavilion	—	—
August 8, 2015	San Diego		Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre	—	—
August 9, 2015	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre	—	—
August 11, 2015	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre	—	—
August 12, 2015	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre	—	—
August 13, 2015	Minneapolis		Northrop Auditorium	—	—
August 15, 2015	Nashville		Ascend Amphitheater	—	—
August 16, 2015	Chicago		Jay Pritzker Pavilion	—	—
August 18, 2015	Cincinnati		PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Center	—	—
August 19, 2015	Columbus		Palace Theatre	—	—
August 21, 2015	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center	—	—
August 22, 2015	Detroit		Fox Theatre	—	—
August 23, 2015	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre	—	—
August 25, 2015	Pittsburgh		Benedum Center	—	—
August 26, 2015	Norfolk		Chrysler Hall	—	—
August 28, 2015	Boston		Leader Bank Pavilion	—	—
August 29, 2015	Lenox		Tanglewood	—	—
August 30, 2015	Canandaigua		Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center	—	—
September 1, 2015	Montreal	Canada	Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier	—	—
September 2, 2015	Toronto	Canada	Sony Centre for the Performing Arts	—	—
October 1, 2015	Orem	United States	UCCU Center	—	—
October 3, 2015	Los Angeles	United States	Hollywood Bowl	11,617 / 17,469	$954,687
Total				20,052 / 28,767 (68.7%)	$1,465,800

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ruggieri, Melissa (September 10, 2015). "Concert review: Idina Menzel captivates at Atlanta show". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Eberson, Sharon (August 26, 2015). "Concert review: Idina Menzel nice, naughty, always entertaining at Benedum". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-24.