Don’t miss Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth when she visits Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.
Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daises.�? In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown�? and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked�? in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.�? In 2009, she wrote an upliftingly candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,�? which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non Fiction Best Seller List.
In 2015, Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “On the Twentieth Century.�? She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award. Chenoweth has performed to sold-out audiences across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. In 2014, she released a CD and DVD of her own live concert performance, “Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home.�? Notable television roles include appearances in “The West Wing,�? Disney’s “Descendants�? and most recently “The Muppets.�? In film, Chenoweth voiced the role of Gabi in the hit animated film “Rio 2�? and Fifi, Snoopy’s beloved French poodle in “The Peanuts Movie.�? She starred in the indie teen drama entitled “Hard Sell�? and additional film credits have included “The Boy Next Door,�? “Deck the Halls,�? “Twelve Men of Christmas,�? “Four Christmases,�? “RV,�? “Bewitched,�? “The Pink Panther,�? “Hit & Run�? and “Family Weekend.�? Chenoweth recently starred in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!�? as Velma Von Tussle. She is also lending her voices to some animated films such as Lionsgate/Hasbro’s “My Little Pony: The Movie,�? set for a fall 2017 release and “The Star,�? which is set to be released in November 2017. Additionally, Chenoweth will reunite with executive producer Bryan Fuller in his upcoming Starz series “American Gods,�? in the role of Easter.
Tickets range from $79 to $149.
