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Watch Ben Platt & Idina Menzel's Soaring Duet of 'A Whole New World' and Ben's 'Live from Radio City Music Hall' Trailer

Last night, Ben Platt and Idina Menzel did their best Aladdin and Jasmine, singing to “A Whole New World” during the second edition of The Disney Family Singalong. Watch the video below!

Also just released is the trailer for Ben‘s Radio City Music Hall concert, which was captured before a live audience.

The feature-length special documents the Tony, Grammy and Emmy-Award winning performer’s final stop on tour for his hit debut album, Sing to Me Instead. Watch below!


Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall | Official Trailer

Idina Menzel and Ben Platt Perform ‘A Whole New World’ – The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II

'Disney Family Singalong 2': ABC Announces First Wave of Star-Studded Performances!

ABC has announced the first wave of performers who will appear in the upcoming special The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II!

The star-studded special is going to air on Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10 at 7pm ET. Ryan Seacrest is returning as the host for the second edition of the show.

Taking to their living room studios and kitchen stages to sing beloved Disney melodies with the nation are Halsey, Idina Menzel, Ben Platt, Shakira, Rebel Wilson, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, and many more.

Additional celebrities and performance details will be announced soon.

The first edition of The Disney Family Singalong was a huge success for ABC. Make sure to watch highlights from that special now!

Click inside to see the full list of performances so far… More Here! »

Dan Levy, Andy Cohen, Idina Menzel & Many More Stars Have a Virtual Saturday Night Passover Seder for Charity - Watch!

It’s Passover, and everyone is digitally invited!

A ton of stars came together online to sit around a virtual Seder table with music and comedy to raise funds for the CDC Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund for Tasty on Saturday (April 11).

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Dan Levy

Seder guests included Pamela Adlon, Jason Alexander, Reza Aslan, Skylar Astin, Shoshana Bean, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Rabbi Sharon Brous, D’Arcy Carden, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss, Fran Drescher, Billy Eichner, Cynthia Erivo, Beanie Feldstein, Harvey Fierstein, Tan France, Eliot Glazer, Ilana Glazer, Josh Groban, Richard Kind, Julie Klausner, Nick Kroll, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Dan Levy, Judith Light, Camryn Manheim, Milo Manheim, Alan Menken, Idina Menzel, Debra Messing, Isaac Mizrahi, Busy Philipps, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Stephen Schwartz, Michael Solomonov, Shaina Taub, Nina West, Henry Winkler, Finn Wolfhard and Rabbi David Wolpe, among even more stars.

Watch them all celebrate the Jewish holiday in the one-hour digital special…

A Star-Studded 'Saturday Night Seder' Will Be Streaming Tonight!

A star-studded roster of celebrities will be participating in an online Passover Seder tonight!

While they’re quarantined at home, celebs like Ben Platt, Idina Menzel, Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, and many more will be coming together on the fourth night of Passover.

Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning songwriter Benj Pasek teamed up with Broadway actor Adam Kantor a few years ago to reimagine the Passover story and they teamed up with a more writers to put together a fun, virtual experience for fans.

Madam Secretary actor Erich Bergen, who successfully produced the return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show last month, is helping produce this event as well.

The star-studded lineup also includes Pamela Adlon, Jason Alexander, Skylar Astin, Shoshana Bean, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, D’Arcy Carden, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss, Fran Drescher, Billy Eichner, Beanie Feldstein, Harvey Fierstein, Tan France, Ilana Glazer, Josh Groban, Richard Kind, Nick Kroll, Dan Levy, Judith Light, Camryn Manheim, Milo Manheim, Debra Messing, Busy Philipps, Henry Winkler, Finn Wolfhard, and many more.

Saturday Night Seder will take place TONIGHT (April 11) at 8pm ET on YouTube. Viewers are encouraged to donate to the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund.

These Celebs All Freaked Out Meeting Jerry from 'Cheer' at the Oscars - Watch Here!

A ton of celebrities at the 2020 Oscars got a fun surprise on the red carpet, all thanks to breakout Cheer star Jerry Harris!

Jerry, one of the fan-favorite cheerleaders from the hit Netflix docuseries, covered the press line for The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Sunday night (February 9) and met the likes of Marriage Story‘s Laura Dern, Little Women‘s Greta Gerwig, Richard Jewell‘s Kathy Bates, Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Bad Guy” hit-maker Billie Eilish, and Frozen‘s Idina Menzel, all of whom recognized him the moment they laid eyes on him.

“Jerry! This is what I wanna say to you,” Oscar winner of the night Laura Dern said. “You’ve got this! You can do this, Jerry! My daughter was giving me some mat talk as I was arriving in the car, and we love you and we love your big, beautiful heart.”

Little Women director Greta Gerwig totally freaked out and confessed she watched Cheer every night when she’s pumping breast milk. “I feel like I manifested you somehow,” she told Jerry Harris, who had to be told what she meant by “pumping.”

Plus, Ellen gifts Jerry a scrapbook highlighting moments from the biggest night in Hollywood and surprises him with $10,000 to put toward his student loans, courtesy of Shutterfly – Watch it all go down here!

Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, & Idina Menzel Change Into After Party Looks After Oscars Performances!

Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel walk the carpet at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night (February 9) at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The three entertainers, who are all Tony Award winners and huge Broadway stars, all performed at the Oscars.

Cynthia, who was nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song, performed “Stand Up” from Harriet.

Billy was part of the opening number with Janelle Monae. He was carrying a bag that said “F–k u, pay me.”

Idina performed her song “Into the Unknown” from the movie Frozen 2. She was joined at the party by husband Aaron Lohr.

FYI: Cynthia is wearing an Atelier Versace gown with Versace shoes. Billy is wearing a Christian Siriano look, a Sarah Sokol hat, and a These Pink Lips bag. Idina is wearing a Pamella Roland dress, Alexandre Birman shoes, a Jimmy Choo clutch, and Sutra earrings.

20+ pictures inside of the Broadway stars at the party… More Here! »

There Was an 'Adele Dazeem' Reference at Oscars 2020 That You Might Have Missed!

Idina Menzel performed “Into the Unknown” from Frozen 2 at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood…and everyone got flashbacks to “Adele Dazeem!”

If you don’t remember, in 2014, John Travolta introduced Idina on stage to sing “Let It Go” and he called her “Adele Dazeem.”

Well, at tonight’s Oscars, Josh Gad introduced Idina‘s performance and he made a reference to it that you may have missed.

“But as a dad to two girls and the voice of the American Olaf, the iconic and brilliant Idina Menzel, pronounced exactly how it is spelled, is our Elsa,” Josh said.

Watch Idina‘s amazing performance if you missed it!