[Discussion] Kristen Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in [I]You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999), for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked (2003). Her best-known television role is Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing. As Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies, she won a 2009 Emmy Award. Chenoweth stars in the ABC TV series GCB, which premiered in March 2012.

An Oklahoma native, Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier. Besides You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked, Chenoweth's stage work includes five City Center Encores! productions, Broadway's The Apple Tree in 2006 and Promises, Promises in 2010, as well as Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions.

Chenoweth had her own TV series Kristin in 2001, and has guest starred on many shows, including Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in Bewitched (2005), The Pink Panther (2006) and RV (2006). She has also played roles in made-for-TV movies, done voice work in animated films and the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up, hosted several award shows and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008) and Some Lessons Learned (2011). Chenoweth also penned a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages.

Broadway

1997 Steel Pier Precious McGuire
1999 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Sally Brown
1999 Epic Proportions Louise Goldman
2003–2004 Wicked Glinda
2006–2007 The Apple Tree Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella / Passionella
2010–2011 Promises, Promises Fran Kubelik

Other theatre

1994 The Fantasticks Luisa
1994 Box Office of the Damned Kristy
1997 Scapin Hyacinth
1998 A New Brain Nancy D / Waitress
2009 Love, Loss, and What I Wore



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I love her! She's a talented actress and has the most amazing vocal abilities.

i love this girl too! i love her in GCB! it was sad that it was cancelled but there's a petition going around to bring back GCB!

All I have to say is:

LOVE. HER.

Did anyone else watch Pushing Daisies? She was perfect, hehe. Here are some clips of her in the show, but it's not as funny out of context warning, possible SPOILERS (honestly, i just don't remember, hehe):

omg, I wasn't expecting this thread to exist. I adore Kristin Chenoweth, seriously. I've liked her since I first heard the Wicked soundtrack, I think, and she's just so sweet and adorable I can't even.

I saw her in Promises, Promises on Broadway two years ago! And then I watched GCB for her (and ended up enjoying it anyway, so I can't complain), but I don't think I could work up the nerve to watch her Glee episodes.

It sucks that GCB was cancelled, but then I just recently found out that three other Broadway stars I like are coming out with new TV shows, so I'm so excited for this.