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Menzel, the star of musicals "Wicked" and "Rent," said she
gets to see new nuances in the Oscar-winning theme song from
Disney's 2013 animated film "Frozen."
"I do that with 'Let It Go,' and I also use it as a time to
connect with the young people in my audience and have them sing
along," Menzel told Reuters Television.
"I have a 7-year-old boy, so as a mom it's such a great message
of empowerment and teaching our kids to really be themselves so
I'm just really proud of it."
Menzel, 45, said she prefers singing to acting on stage, film or
television.
"I'm the most myself, the most free when I'm singing, when I'm
performing. I don't hide behind anything. I guess I just use
music to tell my story," she said.
Menzel, whose "A Broader Way" foundation runs arts-based
projects for children in urban areas, spoke out against U.S.
President Donald Trump's proposed cuts in arts funding in his
administration's first budget.
"It's sad when other people don't recognize how important it is
for us as a people. We just have to do the most we can to keep
it around and give money when we can," she said.
Menzel's tour starts in Japan on March 29 and will take her to
Europe and North America through Sept. 3.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross)
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