Latest Idina Menzel News, Photos, and Videos

Taye Diggs and his son Walker visit a farmers market on Sunday (July 31) in Hollywood, Calif.

The 40-year-old actor, with a balloon in hand, and his 1-year-old son, who shielded his nose from the outdoor odors, browsed around the market on the beautiful sunny day.

Taye recently took to his blog and wrote about his busy summer!

“I rehearsed and performed two nights at a jazz club in Miami, did an independent movie [Between Us], then choreographed for a Toyota Industrial as well as my wife’s [Idina Menzel's] performing art’s camp,” Taye wrote.

“This was too much. I had a great time doing all of this but I didn’t do what one should be doing on hiatus, which is rest,” Taye added.

Idina Menzel will be returning to Glee in a major arc next season, according to Deadline.

The 40-year-old actress previously appeared on five episodes of the hit series’ first season as Shelby Corcoran, the biological mother of Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and the coach of Vocal Adrenaline. Her character also adopted Quinn’s baby at the end of the season.

Idina is currently in final negotiations for a return to the show that could span 10 to 12 episodes!

Shelby will return from “New York to Ohio to join William McKinley High School as a new teacher and complicating things for Rachel as well as former flame Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison).”

“I’m really excited that Idina is joining the family again,” Glee creator Ryan Murphy said. “We missed her last year and we’re happy that she is coming back.”

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Idina Menzel shows off her new shorter hair in a picture that she posted on her Twitter account.

“Just chopped off my hair for the big 40. probably buy a red sports car and get a mistress next,” she tweeted.

Idina turns 40 on Monday (May 30).

When a fan tweeted her asking whether she will play another show in NYC soon, Idina answered saying “of course! not sure where yet. my dream is to be able to play radio city but i don’t have it like that…”

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Kate Walsh rocks out a big curly blonde wig for her epic 70′s disco dance party held at her home in Los Angeles on Saturday night (April 2).

The 43-year-old actress, who was celebrating her new Boyfriend fragrance, tweeted, “My badass 70′s glam rock disco dance party dance party, benefiting Oceana and B-day girl Jana Huntsinger, my BFF from Tucson: oh, it’s on!!”

Half-way through the party, Kate and a dance partner put on an impromptu disco performance. “Her dance moves were sick,” a partygoer revealed. “Kate killed it on the dance floor.”

Celeb guests, who sipped 42 Below Vodka cocktails and danced to tunes by DJ Jordan Masterson, included Zachary Quinto, Mr. Sunshine‘s Allison Janney, The Office‘s Angela Kinsey and Kate Flannery, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice creator Shonda Rhimes, Kate‘s Private co-stars Paul Adelstein, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Taye Diggs (with wife Idina Menzel), and her former Grey’s co-stars Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, Kevin McKidd, Kim Raver, Sandra Oh, Sara Ramirez, and Justin Chambers’ wife Keisha.

10+ pictures inside of 70′s disco dance party goddess Kate Walsh… More Here! »

Idina Menzel has a new musical TV project in the works!

The 39-year-old actress will star in an hour-long project about a mother-daughter relationship. Idina and her manager will serve as producers on the series!

“It will star the Broadway actress as the single mother of a teenager who, to make ends meet, waits tables and performs at weddings and bar mitzvahs, odd jobs that Menzel herself worked early on while pursuing a Broadway career,” Deadline writes.

Idina, who appeared in a stint on Glee last season, originated the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.

New American Idol judge Steven Tyler, Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and roots reggae singer Ziggy Marley will all lend their voices to a brand new half-hour special of the hit Nickelodeon preschool series, The Wonder Pets!.

The ep pays homage to the film classic, Alice in Wonderland, and follows the Wonder Pets as Ollie the Bunny has a special tea party with the Mad Hatter (Tyler), the Queen of Hearts (Menzel) and the Cheshire Cat (Marley).

Episode “Adventures in Wonderland” premieres next Friday, Oct. 15, at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

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The Give a Damn Campaign, a project of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund, has released its newest PSA focusing on hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Ricky Martin, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Wanda Sykes, and Rachael Harris speak out about the need to bring an end to anti-gay bullying and other senseless acts of violence and intimidation.

FYI: In the U.S. one hate crime takes place approximately every hour of every single day. In 2008, the most recent year in which such data is available, 7,783 incidents of hate crime were reported to the FBI.1 out of every 6 of these hate crimes is committed on the basis of sexual orientation.

Watch the PSA below!