It's about time! Since fans first heard Broadway superstar Idina Menzel unleash "Let It Go" in Disney's smash-hit Frozen, fans essentially been waiting for word she'd preform it live on Oscar night and now it has finally happened! At last the time has come!
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the producers behind this year's Oscars broadcast, have signed up Menzel to sing Frozen's "Let It Go" on TV for the live event.
Idina Menzel has also confirmed via Twitter that she will sing live at the Oscars! Don't expect her to lip sych this one. She will really "Let It Go".
It's really happening. I'm singing on the Oscars! Surreal. Thank u frozen family and Oscar producers for this incredible opportunity.
— Idina Menzel (@idinamenzel) February 11, 2014
Frozen is up for two Academy Awards on Oscar night, Best Animated Feature, and Best Original Song. In the former category, Disney's latest princess tale faces off against The Croods, Despicable Me 2, The Wind Rises and Ernest & Celestine. In the latter, "Let It Go" competes against Pharell Williams' "Happy" from Despicable Me 2, Karen O and Spike Jonze's "The Moon Song" from Her, and U2's "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
Frozen has been a huge for Disney. Fans loved the re-interpreted princess story for a contemporary audience, promoting sisterhood and self-acceptance over love at first sight. Audiences and critics alike have overwhelmingly embraced the film. Frozen earned spots on Top 10 lists, and is on track to become Disney's highest domestic grossing animated release, possibly beating out The Lion King. Plus, the movie's soundtrack has become a runaway hit that has not only topped the Billboard charts, but also inspired a groundbreaking Sing-A-Long re-release.
"Let it Go" was written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Idina Menzel voices the character of the ice queen, Elsa in Frozen. Menzel's film roles include "Enchanted," "Ask the Dust" and "Rent." She won a Tony for starring in "Wicked" and appears on Broadway this spring in "If/Then."
