Barefoot at the Symphony Tour
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Tour by Idina Menzel | |
Associated album | I Stand, Live: Barefoot at the Symphony |
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Start date | April 4, 2010 |
End date | July 21, 2013 |
No. of shows | 86 in North America 10 in United Kingdom 5 in Australia 101 in total |
Idina Menzel concert chronology |
The Barefoot at the Symphony Tour was concert tour by American actress and singer Idina Menzel. This marks Menzel's first concert tour after giving birth to her son Walker Nathaniel Diggs. The tour featured Menzel performing a diverse repoitore of classic pop, musical theater favorites—including hits from Wicked, Rent, Glee, and songs from her third studio album I Stand—all accompanied by major symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and more, featuring symphonic arrangements by Musical Director and pianist Rob Mounsey.
The show in Toronto was recorded live for a CD, DVD, and a PBS airing. Several shows on the second leg, the orchestra would be based on local musicians from the town Menzel was in.
The tour also included her Carnegie Hall debut in early 2013. It was originally set to take place in October 2012, but was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy.
Set list[]
Act I - The Orchestra
- The orchestras that accompany Menzel plays a 15–20 minute set before a brief intermission. Music variously changes.
15–20 minute intermission
Act II - Idina Menzel
- "Life of the Party" from The Wild Party
- "I'm Not That Girl" from Wicked
- "Love for Sale from The New Yorkers/ Roxanne" by The Police
- "Funny Girl / Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl
- "Asleep on the Wind" by Jimmy Webb
- "No Day But Today" from Rent
- "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
- "Look to the Rainbow"
- "Good Morning Walker / I Feel So Smoochie" by Idina Menzel
- "Never Never Land" from Peter Pan
- "For Good" (a cappella) from Wicked
- "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
- Encore
- "Tomorrow" from Annie
- Notes
- "Where Do I Begin" from I Stand was performed at the Jacksonville, Fl show only.
- "Gorgeous" from I Stand was performed at certain shows.
- "Embraceable You" was performed at certain shows.
- "What I Did for Love" was performed at certain shows when Marvin Hamlisch conducted.
- "The Way We Were" was performed at certain shows when Marvin Hamlisch conducted.
- "Where or When" was performed as a duet with Menzel's husband Taye Diggs during the first Toronto show only.
- "Poker Face" was added into the set list during the first night of the Dallas show.
- "Heaven Help My Heart" was added into the set list in place of "Never Never Land" at the London show at Royal Albert Hall.
- The San Francisco and Toronto shows were the only concerts that featured Menzel in two acts.
- The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony (who accompanied Menzel during the Toronto concerts) did not play a 15–20 minute set at the Toronto shows. Because the show was filmed for PBS, the filming crew spent about 15 minutes filming closeups of the audience before jumping straight into Menzel's set.
Act I - The Orchestra
- The major orchestras that accompany Menzel plays a 15–20 minute set before a brief intermission. Music variously changes.
15–20 minute intermission
Act II - Idina Menzel
- "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz / "The Wizard and I" from Wicked
- "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl'
- "Both Sides Now"
- "Wedding Singer Medley"
- "Love for Sale / Roxanne"
- "God Save My Soul"
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / In Your Eyes"
- "Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent (impromptu duet with chosen audience member)
- "No Day But Today" from Rent
- "For Good" (a cappella) from Wicked
- "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
- Encore
- "You Learn to Live Without" (sneak preview from If/Then)
- "Somewhere" from West Side Story
- Notes
- "Where or When" was performed as a duet with Menzel's husband Taye Diggs during the New Year's Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA only on December 31, 2012.
- "Auld Lang Syde" was performed at the New Year's Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA at midnight.
- "Falling Slowly" from Once was performed as a duet with Declan Bennett only on April 24, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" was performed only on April 24, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
- "Life of the Party" from The Wild Party was performed on this leg only on April 24, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
- "I Stand" from I Stand was added into the setlist on April 24, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
- "Poker Face was performed on this leg only on April 24th, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
- "I Know Him So Well" from Chess was performed as a duet with Elaine Paige only on April 24th, 2013 at the Hackney Empire in London Show
Tour dates[]
Album[]
The Toronto performance was recorded for a live album, released as Live: Barefoot at the Symphony. It was released on March 6, 2012 by Concord Records and peaked at 53 on the US charts.
- Life of the Party from The Wild Party
- The Professor (spoken track)
- Love for Sale / Roxanne from The New Yorkers/by The Police
- "You Were Good" (spoken track)
- Funny Girl / Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
- Asleep on the Wind by Jimmy Webb
- Jonathan (spoken track)
- No Day But Today from Rent
- Poker Face by Lady Gaga
- Marvin's Long Lost Brother (spoken track by Marvin Hamlisch)
- Where or When from Babes in Arms (duet with Taye Diggs)
- Heaven Help My Heart from Chess
- Thank You (spoken track)
- For Good from Wicked (a cappella)
- Defying Gravity from Wicked
- Tomorrow from Annie
PBS/DVD[]
The Toronto performance was also filmed for a PBS special, that was later released as a DVD. It goes by the same name as the album, and has gained rave reviews.
Radio broadcast[]
One of the London concerts was recorded and aired live on BBC Radio. The concert featured:
- Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
- The Wizard and I from Wicked
- Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
- Both Sides Now by Judy Collins
- (Declan Bennett solo)
- Falling Slowly (w/ Declan Bennett) from Once
- Love for Sale/Roxanne from The New Yorkers/by The Police
- At the Ballet/What I Did For Love from A Chorus Line
- by Idina Menzel
- Take Me or Leave Me (w/ audience member) from Rent
**interview** - from The Wild Party
- "I Stand" by Idina Menzel, from the album I Stand
- Poker Face by Lady Gaga
- If You Love Me (Elaine Paige solo) by Brownstone
- I Know Him So Well (w/ Elaine Paige) from Chess
- / by
- For Good from Wicked
- Defying Gravity from Wicked
- from Rent
- 2010 concert tours
- 2011 concert tours
- 2013 concert tours
- Idina Menzel concert tours
- Concert tours of Canada
- Concert tours of the United Kingdom
- Concert tours of the United States