Privacy Policy [56][57], In 2004, Chenoweth began playing the recurring role of media consultant Annabeth Schott in The West Wing. For example, Chenoweth's decision to appear on The 700 Club and her falling out with Women of Faith were depicted with the Hayes character. [96][97] In 2015, she appeared with Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Guzman in the thriller film The Boy Next Door and voiced Fifi, Snoopy's love interest, in The Peanuts Movie. [152] She appeared as a guest with Andrea Bocelli on some of his 2017–2018 American tour stops.

[135] In support of the album, she presented a concert series titled Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls at the Nederlander Theatre from November 8 to 17, 2019.

‘An Evening With Kathy Burke’ comes to the West End, October 14, 2020. Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose) and Iddon Jones (Boq) all recently starred in the International Tour of WICKED; Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) has recently appeared in the Asian Tour of Ghost The Musical, the UK & Ireland Tour of Shrek the Musical and in Monty Python’s Spamalot in the West End. [106] In 2011, Chenoweth released her first televised music video on Country Music Television, directed by Roman White, for her song "I Want Somebody". [168], Chenoweth was awarded an honorary doctorate in Performing Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2009, where she was the commencement speaker.

In 2003, Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked, including a nomination for another Tony. Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ n oʊ w ɛ θ /; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film and television.In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway.In 2003, Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role of Glinda in the musical

Above The Stag announce line up for ‘Cabaret Lounge’ season including Duncan James and Janie Dee, ‘An Evening With Kathy Burke’ comes to the West End, Killer Drag Comedy ‘Death Drop’ to play this December in the West End. [55] She also guest-starred on such shows as Frasier (2001), Sesame Street (2002 and several times afterward) and Ugly Betty (2007). In 2003 in London, she performed a solo concert as part of the Divas at the Donmar series for director Sam Mendes. "[122], Less than four months after her July 2012 injury on the set of The Good Wife, Chenoweth returned to the concert stage for a short series of dates in California, where she performed "a sagely programmed 90-minute set, which merged pop, Broadway, gospel and country with perky, unforced-feeling remarks. in 2016.

[140] In the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, she performed the song "The Christmas Waltz" from her "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas" album while riding aboard the "Care Bears Winter Fun-Derland" float. This album has been her best-seller, reaching number 77 on the U.S. [70], Chenoweth played a recurring role as a political reporter in the fourth season of The Good Wife (2012). Her television roles have included Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. WICKED is shortly to become the 15th longest running show in West End theatre history and is now in its 12th year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an open-ended run. [84] later that year, Chenoweth appeared in an episode of I Get That a Lot, posing as a waitress,[85] and co-hosted the 69th Tony Awards, for which she was nominated for another Emmy Award. [146] Also in 2010, Chenoweth hosted the 15th Annual Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards on VH1. [191], In 2012, the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center named its theatre the Kristin Chenoweth Theatre. This site uses cookies.

staged concert of the George and Ira Gershwin musical Strike up the Band as Anne Draper[24] and created roles in the original Lincoln Center Theater production of William Finn's A New Brain. [149] Chenoweth was the solo performer in the Live from Lincoln Center feature "The Dames of Broadway... All of 'Em!!! Workshops include: Made in Dagenham and I Can’t Sing! [52][53], After a guest appearance on LateLine, a role in the short-lived television series Paramour (1999), and several roles in television films such as Annie (as Lily St. Regis), Chenoweth starred in her own NBC sitcom, the semi-autobiographical Kristin in 2001. [93] After a few years away from film, she returned to the big screen in the 2005 film version of Bewitched, directed by Nora Ephron, as Maria Kelly. Acclaimed as “one of the greatest musicals of our time” (Daily Mail), “the hit musical with brains, heart and courage” (The Sunday Telegraph) and “a magical adventure that casts its spell on young and old” (Metro), WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and their extraordinary adventures in Oz, which will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. /*

In 2009, Chenoweth starred as a "suicidal prostitute" in the indie drama Into Temptation, written and directed by Patrick Coyle. WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) will join the previously announced Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero) to lead the cast of the forthcoming return engagement of the spectacular, critically acclaimed and multi record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour in 2018. [16], On January 19, 2007, Chenoweth performed a solo concert at The Metropolitan Opera in New York titled Kristin Chenoweth Live At The Met, making history as only the third musical theatre star ever to present a solo concert at that location, following Barbara Cook and Yves Montand. [192] Chenoweth received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. One of the tracks featured a duet with Jason Alexander. She turned down the scholarship and moved to New York to do the show and pursue a career in musical theatre. [115][116] In advance of the album, Chenoweth released the song "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)".

Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. Other Credits: Original Las Vegas Cast of We Will Rock You (u/s Scaramouche) & the 1st National Tour of Mamma Mia! She collaborated with Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande on the album.

[89] She participated in a 2018 NBC broadcast, A Very Wicked Halloween, hosting and singing Popular and other numbers to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway. Ben Rimalower, in Playbill, observed that the album "proved an ideal showcase for [Chenoweth's] many gifts". Learn more about the theatre and book your tickets here at the official box office. [87], In 2017, Chenoweth played the role of Easter in the Starz TV series American Gods. [133] In 2017, she gave a concert at the London Palladium, where she "put on a spectacular show and simultaneously formed a heartfelt connection with her fans.

The new cast will begin performances at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on 23rd July 2018. Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Sarah McNicholas (Nessarose) and original cast member Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond) will all play their final performances on Saturday 21 July 2018. Full cast announce for the UK&I Tour of WICKED September 26, 2017 // By: West End Wilma // News // Comments are off WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), … [59], From 2007 to 2009, Chenoweth played Olive Snook in the television series, Pushing Daisies. [11], In May 2010, Chenoweth wrote in response to an article in Newsweek by Ramin Setoodeh, an openly gay writer. The next year, she released her third solo studio album, titled A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas. [151], In 2015, she co-hosted the Tony Awards. From her spunky duet of Fire with Schue, to the heart-achingly lonely coo of 'One Less Bell to Answer' which segued into a fantastic reprise of 'A House Is Not a Home' and of course her bone-chilling take on Home I fell in love with her again. [163] In Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the character of the Christian Harriet Hayes bears significant resemblances to Chenoweth, and the relationship between Hayes and "East coast liberal Jewish atheist" (Hayes' description) Matt Albie is modeled after that of Chenoweth and Sorkin.

The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival and was later released on DVD. [43], Chenoweth starred as Fran Kubelik in the 2010 Broadway revival of the musical Promises, Promises, opposite Sean Hayes, which opened on April 25, 2010. [16], While she was in college and working towards her masters, Chenoweth performed at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, among other regional theatres, in roles like June in Gypsy, Liesl in The Sound of Music, Fran in Promises, Promises[17] and Tuptim in The King and I. Putting on a show and want to tell everyone abut it?

[155], Chenoweth has spoken publicly about her religious faith; she describes herself as a "non-judgmental, liberal Christian". Get seats for as low as £22. "[134], Chenoweth released the album For the Girls on September 27, 2019, which features covers of songs by female performers from various genres that have influenced her. [61] The series was canceled after two seasons.

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[150] She also appeared in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performing the song "New York, New York" while riding aboard Royal Caribbean's "A World at Sea" float. Rimalower wrote that Chenoweth "sparkles" on the album. The official Apollo Victoria website, the venue WICKED, London. Click here to find out more, Advertising Opportunities