Why Idina Menzel appeared as guest judge on 'Dancing With the Stars'
Idina Menzel appeared as a guest judge on the most recent episode of 'Dancing With the Stars,' which had contestants perform dances set to Broadway tunes.
Idina Menzel appeared as a guest judge on the most recent episode of 'Dancing With the Stars,' which had contestants perform dances set to Broadway tunes.
鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥� welcomed a Broadway star for a Broadway-themed evening, as 鈥淔rozen鈥� star Idina Menzel appeared on as a guest judge on the Nov. 7 episode.
Ms. Menzel judged on an evening in which celebrity contestant Marilu Henner and her dance partner Derek Hough were eliminated. The duo performed a samba and received a score of 36 out of 40.聽
All of the dances Monday were set to Broadway tunes such as 鈥淢emory鈥� from the musical 鈥淐ats.鈥� Before Menzel gained fame for her role in the smash hit Disney animated movie 鈥淔rozen,鈥� she had appeared in such Broadway productions as 鈥淩ent鈥� and 鈥淲icked.鈥� And she starred in the聽musical comedy-drama TV series "Glee"聽from 2010 to 2013.
Menzel is far from the first Broadway star to be involved in a Disney film. Disney and Broadway have had a relationship for many years, with Broadway stars such as Menzel appearing in Disney films and Disney films being adapted for Broadway musicals.聽
Past Broadway veterans who have appeared in recent Disney movies include Harvey Fierstein, who starred in the 1998 movie 鈥淢ulan鈥�; Angela Lansbury, who starred in 鈥淏eauty and the Beast鈥�; and Donna Murphy, who appeared in the film 鈥淭angled.鈥澛�
Meanwhile, Disney movies including 鈥淏eauty,鈥� 鈥淭he Lion King,鈥� and 鈥淎laddin鈥� have served as the source material for Broadway programs.
In the case of Menzel, starring in 鈥淔rozen鈥� likely brought her new fans who would not have known her from her Broadway work but are now quite familiar with the character of Elsa and Menzel鈥檚 hit song 鈥淟et It Go.鈥�
In other Monday night DWTS performance results: Celebrity Calvin Johnson Jr. and dancer Lindsay Arnold performed a waltz and received a score of 37 out of 40, while celebrity James Hinchcliffe and dancer Jenna Johnson performed a jazz routine and received a score of 36 out of 40 as well.聽
Celebrity Terra Jole and dancer Sasha Farber performed the Charleston and received a score of 38 out of 40, while celebrity Jana Kramer and dancer Gleb Savchenko performed a waltz and received a score of 40 out of 40. Celebrity Laurie Hernandez and dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy also recived a perfect score for performing the Argentine tango.