Born and raised in Oklahoma, Kristin Chenoweth studied opera in college. She was named "most promising up and coming singer" by the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Take it from me...that is a BIG DEAL in the opera world!) Instead of pursuing opera, after receiving her Masters, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theatre.
Kristin made her Broadway debut in 1997 in a production of Steel Pier. Two years later, she played Sally Brown in the revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which won her a Tony. This was the theatre role she was most known for until 2003, when she originated the role of Glinda in Wicked. She received a Tony nomination for this, but lost to her co-star, Idina Menzel. She starred in the revival of The Apple Tree in late 2006-early 2007, and can currently be seen as Fran in the revival of Promises, Promises.
Kristin also has a done a lot of television and film work. Most recently, guest starring on the hit show Glee. She has recorded 3 albums and is working on her 4th. One song she recorded is called "The Girl in 14G" which was written especially for her by Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlon (who wrote Thoroughly Modern Millie.)
Homework:
Watch these videos:
Make sure you watch all the way to the end on this one. Note just how fast she changes out of costume before she has to come out to accept her Tony!
This one you'll have to click on to view on YouTube...
Sources: http://www.kristin-chenoweth.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth
http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=35170
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