The Take Me or Leave Me Tour is a concert tour by actress and singer Idina Menzel. It began in Seattle, Washington, at the Paramount Theatre on July 19, 2024, and concluded on August 18, 2024, at the Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina.
This tour featured music spanning Menzel's career, including music from her stage roles in Rent, Wicked, and Disney's Frozen.
Background Ida Menzel announced the Take Me or Leave Me Tour via Instagram in April 2024. The tour title was adapted from the song "Take Me or Leave Me" from the musical Rent, in which Menzel played Maureen Johnson on Broadway.
The tour reflects on Menzel's career. She made her Broadway debut as Maureen Johnson in 1996, and later played Elphaba in Wicked, for which she earned her Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her stage work also included performances on Broadway, including Aida and If/Then.
Menzel also appeared in film and television, including Disney's Enchanted and the television series Glee. As the voice of Elsa in Disney's Frozen, she recorded "Let It Go" and won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Concert synopsis At her performance in Pittsburgh's Benedum Center, the concert began with the song "Dramatic" from Menzel's 2023 album Drama Queen. The production featured theatrical staging, including props such as a couch, dressing table, and clothing rack, as well as multiple costume changes throughout the show.
The set list combines Menzel's Broadway musicals, solo recordings, and cover songs, reflecting her career. These included performances from Rent, Wicked, If/Then, Evita, and Disney's Frozen, together with her solo works and her upcoming Broadway project, Redwood.
Between songs, she also shares reflections on her personal career and experiences. The performance included participation from the audience, as some selected attendees were invited on stage to perform portions of the song "Take Me or Leave Me."
The concert concluded with her Broadway hits, including "No Day But Today" from Rent and "Defying Gravity" from Wicked.
Critical reception In a San Francisco Chronicle review, critic Lily Janiak highlighted Menzel's vocal performance during her Oakland performance, adding that it was a voice that cleared out all the space between the audience's ears. The review also featured different performances of songs such as "That's All" and "Buenos Aires."
Ticket sales Artist presale for tour, as well as tickets and VIP packages, began on April 24 at 10 AM (local time). General ticket sales began on April 26 at 10 AM (local time).
Set list This set list was taken from Menzel's final performance in Greensboro, North Carolina. This does not apply to all dates.
Dramatic Everybody Knows Dear Prudence / Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Great Escape (from Redwood) Little Redwood (from Redwood) Buenos Aires (from Evita) Let It Go (from Frozen) That's All Twisted Why Take Me or Leave Me (from Rent) You Learn to Live Without (from If/Then) No One Mourns the Wicked (from Wicked) Heart on My Sleeve / Brave
Encore
Finale B (No Day But Today) (from Rent) Defying Gravity (from Wicked)
Tour dates The list of tour dates was adapted by consequence.net. Date (2024)CityCountryVenueAttendanceJuly 19SeattleUnited StatesParamount Theatre rowspan="21" July 21OaklandFox Oakland TheatreJuly 23Los AngelesThe WilternJuly 25MesaMesa Arts CenterJuly 26HighlandYaamava TheaterJuly 27Las VegasSmith Center for the Performing ArtsJuly 30AustinParamount TheatreJuly 31DallasMajestic TheatreAugust 2AtlantaAtlanta Symphony HallAugust 3CharlestonGaillard CenterAugust 4OrlandoDr. Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 6Auburn, AlabamaJay & Susie Gogue Performing Arts CenterAugust 7GreenvillePeace Concert HallAugust 9ChicagoThe Chicago TheatreAugust 10PittsburghBenedum Center for Performing ArtsAugust 11DetroitMasonic Cathedral TheatreAugust 13TorontoCanadaMassey HallAugust 15New YorkUnited StatesBeacon TheatreAugust 16HersheyHershey TheatreAugust 17WashingtonWarner TheatreAugust 18GreensboroSteven Tanger Center for Performing Arts
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