I'm trying to be very cool
right now, Jenny. You're
doing it as a pretty good job. This
is a big deal,
guys is a lifelong musical theatre fan.
Like this is this is next level.
This woman is a superhero to me.
The week this weekend,
there is a chance for you to
see the award-winning actress,
Broadway Goddess.
The list goes on.
Adina Menzel,
the real life Elsa from frozen,
Elphaba from Wicked, Maureen from rent,
plus so many other iconic roles.
But these days she has a new project she's
here to talk about with her sister Adina
Menzel and her sister and Ryder Cara Menzel.
They've just released a new.
Children's book. Hello, ladies.
So nice to see you.
And you're joining us in
Colorado this weekend.
Thank you for joining us. Yeah.
Yes, thanks for having us so loud, mouse.
This is your new children's book,
just came out this past fall.
Tell us what this story is about and
the age of kids you're really hoping
will fall in love with this story.
Well, we hope all ages of
of adults and children will
fall in love with this story.
We hope that it's sort of simple
and straightforward enough to
speak to the youngest loudmouths,
and also sophisticated and layered
enough to speak to the the adults.
The adults keep the adults laughing.
It's about.
It's about well it's based
on it's inspired by me.
It's a little girl. It's about a
little mouse called Dee and Arcara,
little sister Kara, Kara Lee.
And it's about kind of when I was little
and and I knew I had this big voice
and I had something really you know
unique to offer but I wasn't sure how,
how what where I was comfortable doing
that and sort of I think that a lot
of kids aren't sure how to really
step into that thing that makes them
special and and embrace that and so.
That's what it's about.
And then I have my younger sister,
who is always the smarter and the wiser,
who is also that in the book,
who has the advice,
has the advice for Dee.
Yeah. I I was a teacher in
Boulder for almost 15 years.
And so she called me and said I'd
like to talk about how kids can shine,
but also how it makes them
vulnerable and that that's OK.
And I said, I don't know what
story we'll tell about that,
but I'll figure it out.
And we're coming.
Our mom, we're going to go
stay with our mom this weekend.
So she's very happy that you're
having us come in. Yeah, yeah.
And all her and all her friends
are going to be at the JCC.
Everyone. Everybody. And they are not.
They're not kindergarteners.
They are, you know, in their 70s
grownups who are more than happy.
Yeah, well, but totally hurry
when you talk about like you know,
this also reaching to adults and parents.
I have a 3 year old and like our books
are our favorites together, right.
Like it's something you as a family.
So a children's book really
can be and is for everybody.
And I know about, you know,
songs, stories that probably get
played over and over and over
and can really annoy parents.
So, so we really try to have
this layer so that with each age
that your kid is at and as you're
going with readers and cares,
the teacher and the literacy
specialist actually.
So she really thought about the
language of the books and and how
this could unfold at each age.
And also so we just didn't
drive parents crazy and they
actually felt like there was
something in there to talk about.
With their kids. But we'd like
to pepper it with some fun stuff
so that every time you read it
maybe you find something new.
And Speaking of fun,
I hear these events you do with
this book can be really fun too.
So tell people what they can expect
when they come out this weekend.
Well, go ahead. No, you go, they'll.
They'll be singing because
there's a refrain in the book.
There's a refrain in the book.
Of course, we had to have music. Yeah.
And yeah, we teach it a little bit
to everybody, and they sing it along
when we get there and on the pages.
And they have to get really loud
when they sing it because the refrain
has been go la, la, la, la loud.
And so we get really loud.
And then we have to quiet
them very quickly so that
we can hear the rest of the book,
which is sort of antithetical to the
whole book because the book is about
finding your loud and proud voice.
And then we tell them to be quiet.
They can. They can hear all the words.
So we've we've run into
that little problem there.
It sounds like you guys have just
so much fun with this. It's fun to
see you guys do this together too.
Assisters for everyone who's
interested the event details for this.
So this is Sunday, this March,
this Sunday, March 5th.
It's at the JCC in Boulder, right?
Ladies, 3:00 to 4:00 o'clock
it's the reading,
but they're selling some of these
books beforehand just so folks who
maybe want to come out and see it, right?
Yeah, exactly. Right. OK.
And you can meet our you
can meet our mother and
all her friends, whole family.
Well, we have.
We have heard a thing for you both.
So thank you guys so much.
We really appreciate meeting you this time.
Thanks so much, guys,
and good luck for having us.
Thank you. Take care. Bye.