https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSb0Lqx-3LI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSb0Lqx-3LI Idina Menzel, from Glee, performed a collection of songs here in Toronto last November. It was recorded for PBS. She was onstage barefoot though they were hidden under a very large taffeta ballroom gown. There were only brief points where you can see her feet. The above link is part of her performance. The part below is an excerpt interview with Advocate.com with an explanation of why she likes being barefoot onstage.. Why exactly were you barefoot at the symphony? Were your shoes confiscated while going through Canadian customs? [Laughs] Yeah, right! The truth is, I’m more comfortable singing barefoot. When I dress up and put on heels, it’s one aspect of my personality, but I’m more comfortable being a bit more bohemian-like. And because I was playing with these huge orchestras all over the place, I thought OK, I have to wear the gown and the heels and get rid of my truck driver mouth and rise to the occasion and make people proud. [Laughs] And I was doing it. But I was also bringing my 2-year-old with me. And one day I woke up and my back was killing me from moving all the luggage and the stroller and him, and there was no way I could put on those four-inch platform heels. So I took a Motrin and went onstage without them. It was the best show I’d ever done. I felt completely grounded and my physicality was different. Even my notes came out better. From then on I said, “I’ll wear the gown. But not the shoes"
