Blumenthal Performing Arts presents
Kristin Chenoweth Belk Theater
At Blumenthal Performing Arts Center 17E
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KRISTIN CHENOWETH
mmy- and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth takes the lead in a career that spans film, television, voiceover and stage, effortlessly. She received an Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her work on the ABC series "Pushing Daisies" ("Pushing Daisies" was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for best television series – musical or comedy.) Chenoweth lit up the stage of McKinley High as a former student who returned to town with more than the baggage from her flight on Fox’s hit comedy, "Glee." In her role as the quirky exsongstress, April Rhodes, she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a People’s Choice Award in the category of favorite TV guest star. Though Chenoweth has often come into our living rooms on hit shows such as "The West Wing" (where she starred as Annabeth Schott), she may be most remembered by Broadway lovers everywhere for her origination of the role of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, and her Tony-winning performance in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, for which she stole the show and many hearts in the process. Chenoweth recently received the coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of live performances on stage or in theater. Chenoweth recently made her return to Broadway, playing the glamorous film star, Lily Garland, in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s On the Twentieth Century, which has received rave reviews. Chenoweth’s performance earned her the following awards: Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award. She has also earned nominations for the following awards: Tony Award in the category best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical, and a Drama League Award. Earlier this year, she co-starred in the Universal film The Boy Next Door alongside Jennifer Lopez. She was also seen in the film A Bet’s a Bet (international title: The Opposite Sex). She has completed production on the indie teen drama titled Hard Sell. In July 2015, Chenoweth was seen in the Disney Channel’s live-action original movie Descendants, where she played
the classic Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent. Disney’s Descendants became the No. 5 cable TV movie in history, with 12.2 million viewers in its premiere, and released a hit soundtrack, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes album chart. In 2014, Chenoweth starred as a poisonous frog named Gabi in the hit animated film Rio 2. She also reprised her nominated role in the 100th episode of “Glee.” In May 2014, she returned to the famed Carnegie Hall; her first soloconcert at Carnegie Hall was in 2004. Onstage, she performed songs from her album, "Some Lessons Learned," as well as some of her most memorable songs from Broadway’s Wicked and Promises Promises, as well as TV’s "Glee." Last July, she performed “An Evening With …” show at London’s grade-one listed and highly prestigious concert hall, the Royal Albert Hall, for which she received a recordbreaking standing ovation. Last September, she was featured in the "Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of our National Anthem," a concert special honoring the 200th anniversary of our national anthem, in Baltimore, Maryland. The event was televised live on PBS as part of the network’s "Great Performances" series. Last fall, Chenoweth hosted the PBS "Arts Fall Festival," which featured classic Broadway hits, music from around the country and theater performances. The festival included her own concert performance, "Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home," where she performed a careerspanning concert in her hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The concert was released as a live CD and DVD, and aired as a PBS television special Thanksgiving weekend. A veteran of the concert stage, Chenoweth has performed to sold-out crowds in concert halls across the globe. In 2013, she made her Australian national touring debut, headlining the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and performing at the famed Sydney Opera House. She made national headlines with her stunning renditions of Hollywood’s most beloved songs from classic films when she performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Chenoweth was also inducted into the Hollywood Bowl’s Hall of Fame. In 2013, she also performed at The Allen Room in New York’s acclaimed Lincoln Center
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KRISTIN CHENOWETH for the Performing Arts, with her show - "Kristin Chenoweth: The Dames of Broadway ... All of ‘Em!!!," which also aired on PBS. Chenoweth will also resume her concert dates later this year. Additional concert highlights include Los Angeles solo debut at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a solo concert at The Metropolitan Opera House – and the third theater star ever to present a solo concert at the MET, an evening at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the Washington National Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala with Placido Domingo, a solo concert at Sam Mendes’ acclaimed Donmar Warehouse as part of the "Divas at Donmar" series, and collaborations with renowned symphonies, including The New York Philharmonic, Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony. In addition to her starring roles on stage and screen, in 2009, Chenoweth also wrote an upliftingly candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, in, "A Little Bit Wicked," which was released by Simon & Schuster, and debuted on The New York Times Hardcover Non-fiction Best Seller List. It’s no secret that Chenoweth wears her heart on her sleeve when it comes to her love of theater, which was the catalyst for her charity partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BA PAC) Foundation in her home town in Oklahoma. The Kristin Chenoweth Theater at the BA PAC – renamed in 2012 to celebrate its biggest advocate, supporter and celebrated role model to aspiring hometown performers – welcomes internationally acclaimed concert artists and Broadway productions, provides educational outreach and master classes with touring artists, after-school and summer arts institutes, scholarship programs, community enrichment and opportunities for students to travel and perform on a national level. Chenoweth is also a passionate supporter of charities that dedicate their time and efforts to helping those in need, such as: the Kristin Chenoweth Art & Education Fund, The Red Cross, Broadway Cares EFA, The Point Foundation, ASTEP, breast cancer awareness, adoption advocacy and organizations supporting animal welfare. Chenoweth earned a bachelor’s degree in
musical theater and a master’s degree in opera performance from Oklahoma City University. She was also presented with honorary doctorate degrees from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and her alma mater, Oklahoma City University. Chenoweth is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Additional Film Credits: • You Again, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell • Deck the Halls, with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick • RV, with Robin Williams • Bewitched, with Nicole Kidman • Running with Scissors, with Annette Bening • The Pink Panther, with Steve Martin • Stranger Than Fiction (cameo), with Emma Thompson • Space Chimps (animated feature), with Cheryl Hines and Jeff Daniels • Into Temptation, with Jeremy Sisto, directed by Patrick Coyle • Hit and Run, with Kristen Bell, written by Dax Shepard • Family Weekend • Tinkerbell (animated feature) Additional Television Credits: • CBS’s "The Good Wife" • Carlene Cockburn in the ABC series, "G.C.B." • April Rhodes in Fox’s "Glee" • Brittany Gold in TV Land’s "Kirstie" • Courtney in TV Land’s "Hot in Cleveland" • E.J. Baxter in the Lifetime Original Movie, The Twelve Men of Christmas • Guest judge on "American Idol" • Guest judge on "Project Runway" • Marian Paroo in ABC’s movie version of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man • Lily St. Regis in the television adaptation of Annie, directed by Rob Marshall • Mrs. Noodle on "Sesame Street" • Starring as herself on her own series, "Kristin," for NBC • Guest appearances on Fox’s animated series, "Sit Down, Shut Up" • Season finale guest appearance on the ABC comedy, "Ugly Betty"
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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.
PRODUCER'S CIRCLE Chairman
Peg and Jay Adamczyk Dr. Milton and Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Victoria and Porter Durham
Vickie and Tom Gabbard Barbara and David Goodman Laura and Jeff Hay
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Michael, Jaime and Allie Monday Jeanne and Rick Puckett
Mr. William K. Diehl, Jr. Belinda and Timothy Gunter
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Contributions received from Dec. 11, 2014 – Dec. 11, 2015
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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.
2015-2016 Broadway Lights
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Presenting Sponsor The Blumey Awards & Dance Theater of Harlem
Education Programs and Student Scholarships
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2016 Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor
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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.
LEADERSHIP GRANTS The Arts & Science Council Supports Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2016 Fiscal Year budget with a Basic Operating Grant in the amount of $312,092.
Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Contributions received from Dec. 11, 2014 – Dec. 11, 2015
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WE INSPIRE BIG DREAMS.
Eva Noblezada, named best actress in Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2013 Blumey Awards, gained national attention at The Jimmy™ Awards that year and went on to land the lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon, now playing in London’s West End. Photo by Henry McGee
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