7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at The Paramount, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $36.25–$121.25 (360-467-5520 or www.stgpresents.org).
Though plenty of actors start on Broadway, it’s rarer for singers. That’s been the general arc of Idina Menzel‘s career, starring in musicals like “Rent” and “Wicked” before voicing Elsa (and singing the inescapable “Let It Go”) in 2013 Disney film “Frozen.” She’ll perform songs spanning her musical-theater career.
Teklife Showcase
9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Q Nightclub, 1426 Broadway, Seattle; $10 (206-432-9306 or www.qnightclub.com).
Even after the death of most-famous member DJ Rashad last spring, the Teklife collective are the most important practitioners of footwork, an ultra-fast, rhythmically rigid variety of club music that originated in Chicago dance battles.