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Idina Menzel poses with teenage son Walker at the ‘Wicked’ premiere
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Idina Menzel poses with teenage son Walker at the ‘Wicked’ premiere

Idina Menzel she took her teenage son, Walker, as her date to the Los Angeles premiere of “Wicked” over the weekend.

The mother-son duo made a rare appearance at Saturday’s event, flashing big smiles for the cameras as they posed side by side.

Idina Menzel and her son Walker at the Los Angeles premiere of Universal Pictures’ WICKED held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 9, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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Menzel, 53, and Walker, 15, wore matching black outfits for the occasion. The actress and singer wore a one-sleeved dress paired with a black-and-white bag, while Walker opted for an all-black suit paired with black-and-white sneakers.

Menzel shares Walker with ex-husband Taye Diggs. The duo welcomed Walker in September 2009.

Despite their split, the former couple remained close and committed to co-parenting.

“Your child comes first, that’s all,” Menzel said. People previously. “It comes first and you have to get over your own egos and never talk bad about each other.”

Idina Menzel and her son Walker at the Los Angeles premiere of Universal Pictures’ WICKED held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 9, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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At the weekend premiere, Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth – who played Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the original “Wicked” Broadway production – joined his film colleaguesCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande pose together on the red carpet for a group photo.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, “Wicked” also stars Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose and Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard.

In his interview withGood Morning AmericaThis June, Menzel opened up about passing the “torch” to the next generation of “Bad” stars.

“We are extremely proud of what we were a part of creating,” Menzel said at the time. “Seeing it grow through all these iterations and knowing that we’re passing the torch to Cynthia and Ariana, who are in such great hands, and they’re going to do a great job and it’s all going well. It’s so special to reach a wider audience than ever before and tell this story of true female empowerment.” “