{"id":30123,"date":"2017-04-06T15:18:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30123"},"modified":"2017-04-06T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:25:23","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-557","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30123","title":{"rendered":"IDINA MENZEL AT THE SANDS &#8211; by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Hot off her heels from Japan, Idina Menzel dazzled an excited crowd Wednesday night at the Sands Event Center.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Out on the road for her 50 cities 2017 World tour, Menzel kicked off her state side concerts right here in Bethlehem.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u201cI think it was a good move to come back after Japan and start it off here,\u201d Menzel happily stated.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Throughout the show, one thing was certain.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Menzel cannot be nailed down to one genre of music.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The music ran the gamut with a mix of her latest release, \u201cIdina\u201d, Broadway tunes such as \u201cSeasons of Love\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m Not That Girl\u201d, \u201cFor Good\u201d, and \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d, and threw in \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water\u201d (Simon and Garfunkel), Dear Prudence (The Beatles), and a snippet of the hard rocking \u201cBlack Dog\u201d (Led Zepplin), which was added towards the end of \u201cCake\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">She joked with the crowd, \u201cI\u2019m glad I got that out of my system.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f6523cbef5c\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6632r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6632r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6632r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6685r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6685r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6685r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6862r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6862r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6862r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6900r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6900r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6900r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6901r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6901r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6901r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6947r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6947r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6947r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6973r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_6973r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6973r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Idina-Menzel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Idina-Menzel-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"Idina Menzel\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Menzel owned the stage, with a stage presence so high, the crowd was entranced with her mezzo-soprano vocals during \u201cDon\u2019t Rain on My Parade\u201d, and \u201cWind Beneath My Wings\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">She paid tribute to Jonathan Larson, creator of Rent, who passed away the day before the Broadway debut, with \u201cNo Day But Today\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">She sat down at the edge of the stage and became soft spoken and said, \u201c I realized how important it is to embrace every moment and be present.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">For the children in the audience, their favorite song, \u201cLet it Go\u201d, from the Disney movie Frozen, came towards the end of the set, as the children were encouraged to join Menzel at the stairs leading up to the stage in a full sing a long.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">It was endearing, and reinforced Menzel\u2019s love for children.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">It was a night of musical magic, where every song performed was an instant crowd favorite.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">For this Tony and Grammy award winning artist, Menzel brought an array of the best of the best as she won the entire audience over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner24999'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?product_cat=tvl-ads' target=\"_blank\" data-id='24999' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"Sands\",\"banner\":\"SBEC\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/your-add-here.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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