Tony Award-winning powerhouse Idina Menzel takes the stage at The Colonial Theatre for the 2026 Berkshire Benefit Concert — a one-night-only event supporting two of Downtown Pittsfield’s most treasured cultural institutions: Barrington Stage Company and Berkshire Theatre Group.
From Broadway to the big screen, Menzel has built an extraordinary career as a singer, actress, songwriter, and philanthropist. Audiences around the world know her as the original ‘Maureen’ in Rent, the Tony Award-winning ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked, and the voice of ‘Elsa’ in Disney’s Frozen franchise — including the Oscar® and Grammy®-winning song “Let It Go.”
On this special evening in the …
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