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Revision as of 15:55, 20 November 2004 by SFTVLGUY2 (talk | contribs) (Formatting)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress.
A native of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Chenoweth studied at Oklahoma City University, earning a bachelor's degree in musical theater and a master's degree in opera performance, performing a number of roles in the lyric coloratura category. She performed in the stage revue at Opryland and won a "most talented up-and-coming singer" award in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, which resulted in a full scholarship to Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Enroute to Philadelphia, she auditioned for an Off-Broadway show and got the part, and decided to forgo her scholarship to pursue a career on Broadway.
Chenoweth made her Broadway debut in a production of Moliere's Scapin starring Bill Irwin, followed in the spring of 1997 by the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical Steel Pier, for which she won a Theatre World award. The following season, she appeared in the City Center Encores! production of Strike Up the Band, and the Lincoln Center Theater production of A New Brain.
During the 1998 - 1999 season, she created the role of Sally in the first Broadway production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, sweeping the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards as the season's "Best Featured Actress in a Musical." Next, she starred in the Broadway comedy Epic Proportions, followed by acclaimed appearances in the ABC television adaptation of the musical Annie (as Lily St. Regis), and in the leading role of the City Center Encores! production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.
In 2003, Chenoweth received rave reviews for her eagerly-awaited concerts for Lincoln Center's 5th American Songbook, where she performed selections from her album Let Yourself Go . She also received critical acclaim for her performance in City Center Encores! 10th Anniversary Bash.
In London, she was involved in Divas at Donmar for director Sam Mendes, then appeared at the highly anticipated Actor's Fund Benefit Concert of the musical Funny Girl in New York City.
Chenoweth was a part of ABC's An American Celebration at Ford's Theater with Kelsey Grammer, NBC's Salute to the Olympic Winners, The Kennedy Center Gala honoring Julie Andrews and an episode of Frasier on NBC. She also appeared in the ABC television production of Meredith Wilson's The Music Man opposite Matthew Broderick.
In October 2003, Chenoweth returned to Broadway in Wicked, a musical about the early years of the witches of Oz, and was nominated for a Tony as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Glinda.
Chenoweth has also performed leading roles at the Goodspeed Opera House and the Guthrie Theatre, and she was chosen by the late Jerome Robbins as the guest soloist in his West Side Story Suite of Dances at New York City Ballet. She also starred in a short-lived sitcom, Kristin, for NBC.
At present (November 2004), Chenoweth is appearing in a featured role in television's West Wing, and is scheduled to appear in the movie Asphalt Beach in 2005. Additionally, she is at work on a second CD.
External link
Kristin Chenoweth's official web site
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