Idina Menzel Fan Club Launches

On today, July 29th, 2008 the new Idina Menzel Fan Club is being launched. According to a press release new special features include:

**$25 Gift Certificate to the online store
**Members-only discount of 10% every time you shop in the online store!
** Exclusive music, videos, & photos: A section of the site for members only that has special behind-the-scenes videos, concert footage, live recordings, and more!
** Access to ticket pre-sales*: Fan club members have premium access to the best tickets available for Idina shows FIRST!
** Meet & Greet opportunities*: Members will get the chance to meet Idina in person at her shows when they enter to win meet & greet passes
** Connect with Idina through exclusive news updates and messages directly from Idina
** Monthly contests awarding prizes such as autographed items, a phone call from Idina, merchandise, and more!
** In Her Own Words is a members-only section of the site where you will have your chance to ask Idina anything
** Private Forum on the message board where you can introduce yourself to fellow members and talk about Idina-related news and upcoming events
** Exclusive merchandise in the online store...coming soon!
** Unlock special community features: Create your own blog, photo gallery, profile page, and more!

To join Idina's fan club please visit http://www.idinamenzel.com/join

A one year membership is priced at $24.99. After you join and activate your membership, you will receive a code good for $25 off in the Idina Menzel online store. If you joined the fan club via a pre-sale, you will receive a separate e-mail with instructions on how to enter the fan club today. This e-mail will contain your registration code. Once you activate your membership by creating your account and using the registration code, you will receive an e-mail with your $25 gift certificate code.

Idina Menzel's highly-anticipated solo album "I Stand' was released in-stores January 29. "I Stand" is a powerful collection of exquisite new songs written by the Tony Award winning actress, singer and songwriter. With Idina's one-of-a-kind soaring voice and the talent of legendary Grammy winning producer Glen Ballard, the final outcome is an album filled with pop tunes and heartfelt ballads—intimate yet universal stories of life, its challenges, relationships and of course - the subject of love.

Menzel won a Tony Award for originating the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway and also reprised her performance in London. The actress, who was last seen on stage in Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See at The Public Theatre, also reprised her Tony-nominated turn as Maureen in the recent film version of Rent.  Menzel played Amneris in Broadway's Aida, portrayed Kate in Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway musical The Wild Party and appeared in the City Center Encores! production of Hair, as well as in the Actors' Fund Benefit Concert of Funny Girl.  Other film credits include Ask the Dust, starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek, and Enchanted.