Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Idina Menzel Can't 'Let It Go'
Idina Menzel has a "Let It Go" problem. "It’s so unfair," the Broadway supernova and Frozen favorite exclaimed at Tribeca Talks on April 19. "It’s just a very ordinary saying that we’ve all used a million times and now I can’t say it, ever!" Menzel also had some good news for her, well, fanzels. She's working on a new album of original music that should drop in the fall.
Doris Roberts Dead at 90
Five-time Emmy winner Doris Roberts, best known for her work on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, died on April 17 at the age of 90, the New York Times reports. Last seen on Broadway in 1978’s Cheaters, she made her debut in 1955’s The Time of Your Life; other Main Stem credits included Bad Habits, The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, Last of the Red Hot Lovers and The Natural Look.
Michael Friedman to Lead Encores! Off-Center
Michael Friedman, the scribe behind Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, has been tapped as the next artistic director of Encores! Off-Center. He will succeed Tony winner Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), who founded the program in 2013. The series features landmark off-Broadway musicals filtered through the lens of today’s most innovative artists.
Watch Lea Salonga on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Lea Salonga appeared in the season one finale of the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on April 18, and she was as gorgeous and glorious as we knew she would be. Check out below as the Tony winner, in the role of Josh's Aunt Myrna, sings "One Indescribably Instant." Starring Rachel Bloom and Tony nominee Santino Fontana, the cult favorite has already been renewed for a second season.