As BWW previously reported, Feminist Culture founder Alexis Isabel recently began a movement asking that Disney give FROZEN's Queen Elsa a girlfriend in the next installment of the hit animated film. Using the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend, Twitter blew up recently as fans helped to propel the momentum of the movement which began as a post for MTV. Isabel explained, "Giving young girls the chance to understand that a princess can love another princess the same way Cinderella loved her Prince Charming is vital to their development."
At last night's BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS, ET asked Idina Menzel, who lent her voice to the Disney princess, what she thought of the recent petition. "I think it's great that she's stirring it up," said the Tony Award winner, adding "Disney's just gotta contend with that. I'll let them figure that out." Check out the interview below.
Menzel earned her first Tony nomination as Maureen in the Pulitzer Prize winner "Rent," and won the award for her performance as Elphaba in "Wicked." Other notable projects include "Glee" and Disney's "Enchanted." She embarked on a worldwide tour in 2015 that included Asia, UK and North America. In addition to cast albums, Menzel's prolific recording career includes the solo albums "I Stand," "Here" and "Still I Can't Be Still."
Her first-ever Christmas album "Holiday Wishes," released October 2014 on Warner Bros. Records, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums chart, broke into the top 10 on Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and received rave reviews. Menzel was most recently seen on Broadway as Elizabeth in the original production "If/Then," for which she earned her third Tony nomination. Menzel also sang the National Anthem at SUPER BOWL XLIX, which set the record for the most-watched show in U.S. history.
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