we knew her before, though, idina menzel. >> but first, these messages. >>> idina menzel became an overnight her as adele dazeem for her performance of "frozen" song "let it go" at the oscars. >> but the tony award-winning actress made a name for herself so long ago, long before that, in "rent" the musical and the movie. and the original eth the'll button in the broadway show "wicked." she won the tony for that. ♪ no wizard that there is or was ♪ ♪ is ever going to bring me down ♪ >> oh my god. >> did you ever miss that note, idina? >> yes. >> did you? >> i don't think so. >> the week of the tonys, it was such a crazy week and we had nine shows instead of eight because of the tonys, whatever. anyway, and i got up there and i said it -- ♪ >> idina is now back on broadway in "if/then," a contemporary musical that follows two parallel storylines of a woman who faces the intersection of choice and chance. hi. >> hi. >> so great to have you here. she did two shows yesterday and was here at 5:00 this morning -- 6:00 this morning for a sound check. how are you holding up? >> i'm fine. my son gets m

singer idina menzel.irst, our ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the natural was a novel turned into a movie with robert redford about a ballplayer, a phenomenal and seemingly completely natural talent. whether nature or nurture is the source of a superstar's talent is something science has been looking into. our "sunday morning's" susan spencer with "48 hours." >> reporter: in 2010 at age 30, then-photographer dan mclaughlin made an amazing announcement. >> i'm going to quit my job in january and i'm going to be a professional golfer and people are like, we didn't even know you golfed. i'm like, i haven't golfed yet. (laughter) but i'm going to start in january. >> reporter: his goal, the same as tiger woods and phil mickelson's, to compete on golf's pro tour. >> the basic idea is that there is no inborn innate talent, that pe kind their own abilities through deliberate practice. >> reporter: and so he practices six days a week, six hours a day. he is halfway to his target of 10,000 hours, the time an influential st

there's a great supporting cast, but idina menzel's name is front and center on the marquis. ♪

just ahead, idina menzel live.ide range of issues from a woman's point of view. joining us, the members of pussy riot who spent two years in jail for speaking out against vladimir putin. >> they were defiant. it was a trial many called unfair, part of a group called pussy riot, singing out anonymously about a system they found impressive. it was this performance that got them arrested in 2012. they stormed the moscow cathedral. it infuriated authorities. the trial brought international condemnations from stars like madonna. >> i'm against censorship. i hope they don't have to serve seven years in jail. that would be a tragedy. >> just 50 days before russia's hosting of the olympic games they were released, which some saw as a gesture to welcome those coming for the olympics. >> the group joins us now along with a translator. good morning to all of you. your protest in russia made you famous, not only in russia but it seems along the world. what do you want the world to hear you sing now? >> translator: the first th

we were watching it, i let her stay up to watch idina menzel perform.l. doesn't he know that?" i was like, "no, sweetie. i really, genuinely, don't think he does." [ laughter ] >> seth: she's going to write a letter to santa about john travolta. if there's anybody you leave off your list next year, make sure it's this person. >> maybe it's that guy. >> seth: you can watch "cougar town" with busy on tuesday nights at 10:00 pm on tbs. we'll be right back with "broad city's" ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. busy philips everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everyone. my next guests are the creators and stars of the new comedy central show, "broad city." let's take a look. >> all right, he's a six. >> oh, totally a six. yum. >> he's a seven. >> no way. five and a half tops. >> ouch! okay. that's harsh. right? >> no, that's what i like about him. >> okay. >> he's a 10. i mean, look at him. >> ew, dude, a 10? like, get away. i can't believe you're into that. i hope he's like, seven inches max. >> inches? i though

>> idina menzel >> is that her real name? >>> have a great winesday wednesday everybody.

the song performed by idina menzel. >> i'm going to be singing it all day long. >>> you remember johnt go." she's got a new show on broadway and she tells cbs correspondent tracy smith why she feels nothing but gratitude for the gaff. here . >>> please welcome the wickedly talented dadel dazene. i thought, did i hear that wrong? >> for a split second i felt sorry for myself like oh and then i quickly said get your ego out of this. you're at the oscars who the hell cares. it's my song. you know how to sing it. >> is it strange that screwing up your name basically has kind of in a way made you a household name? yeah. it's not even my real spelling. that's not've p my real name. may real name is mentzel and everyone is saying mendst el or whatever so when i was coming out with my stage persona or spelling i thought it's a brilliant idea. i'll take the "t" out and then they say menzel. they never do. they still say menzel. one time i was introduced as elaney menendez from "the whiz." it's not the first time. we should let john off the hook a little bit. he just missed the mark by a lot th

but she asked me to come in and do all the physical movements for idina manzel's big song. ♪ let it goptures with her hands. >> jimmy: it's based on human movements. >> me. me. >> jimmy: let's see. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> jimmy: i want to see you do. >> that's you, huh? >> that's me. you know, it's a lot of the hand motions. but my personal favorite is when she's like here i stand, with her foot. or when she takes her hair down and she kind of struts, struts, struts before she says ♪ the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ that part. >> jimmy: that's pretty amazing. how did he know you would be good at that. >> they were looking for a normal person who wasn't a dancer per se. someone who could just be a normal girl who happened to have this crazy talent that she can do crazy ice cold things. me! >> jimmy: if that doesn't describe you in a nutshell i don't know what does. with i went from there to shooting "scandal" and, like, literally torturing a dude. so that's a week of my life. >> jimmy: really? with the power drill? >> yeah. those are the things that i'm doing for my jo

daza." [ laughter ] and like, so everyone in the audience was kind of -- because we could already see idina >> so we were kind of -- the audience was looking and he was still introducing her. and everyone, i think if there was a camera on everyone's face, you just would have seen, like -- [ laughter ] because no one was, looking at each other. >> seth: right. >> to be, like, "did he just say --" [ laughter ] and i think everyone individually thought, like, "oh, did i just have a mini stroke at the oscars?" [ laughter ] >> seth: right. yeah. >> so no one wanted to be the one to be like, "did something weird just happen?" >> seth: and no one wanted to ask you because they were like, "she didn't even think pharrell's hat was big. i wouldn't -- [ laughter ] she's not the one to ask about, did something weird just happen." and then, the other thing which i know from my experience with award shows, i've never -- you presented at the oscars. i've never presented the oscars but i do know from -- from just award shows that you have to go rehearse, like, the day before. >> oh! oh my god! this is the

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