Idina Menzel @ Deer Valley

This year we went to Deer Valley again to see the Utah Symphony and Idina Menzel perform. Any of you who have seen Wicked probably know that Idina was the original Elphaba (green witch) in Wicked. If you have seen Wicked you know why this was the best concert ever. If you haven't seen Wicked then you should see it ASAP (even though Idina is no longer playing Elphaba).

We bought tickets for this way back in March or April so we were pretty excited. We also realized that July 31st was National Cheesecake Day so we naturally went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner (and half-priced cheesecake)!

The concert was outside at Deer Valley. It is a beautiful venue. Rain threatened, but the show went on and it was amazing. She was way funnier than I thought she would be, loved Utah and had all these funny Utah stories from the various times she has been here (Zions, Arches, etc). I swear when she sang Defying Gravity that it echoed off the mountains! Simply amazing!

Here are some pictures from the evening

Me, Kim, Camille


Kristan, Kathy, Linda, Elisa


All of us before the concert eating our cheesecakes.....


All of us after the concert!