{"id":14715,"date":"2015-07-19T13:56:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T20:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=14715"},"modified":"2015-07-19T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T20:56:22","slug":"kristin-chenoweth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2015\/07\/kristin-chenoweth\/","title":{"rendered":"KRISTIN CHENOWETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14716\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Issue38-KRISTIN-CHENOWETH.jpg\" alt=\"Issue38-KRISTIN-CHENOWETH\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Issue38-KRISTIN-CHENOWETH.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Issue38-KRISTIN-CHENOWETH-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><b>KRISTIN CHENOWETH<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>The effervescent actress and singer does her hometown proud on a new album<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On her first live album, <i>Coming Home<\/i>, Kristin Chenoweth found herself on familiar terrain. The Tony Award-winning actress and singer performed a pair of sold-out shows at the Kristin Chenoweth Theatre in her hometown of Arrow, Okla. \u201cI absolutely wanted to make my hometown a part of the album, so I had my high school choir sing backup on one of the gospel songs,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd my parents were in the audience. It was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Known for her roles on Broadway (<i>You\u2019re a Good Man, Charlie Brown<\/i> and <i>Wicked<\/i>), TV (<i>The West Wing<\/i>, <i>Pushing Daisies<\/i>, <i>Glee<\/i>) and film (<i>Bewitched<\/i>, <i>Tinker Bell<\/i>, <i>Four Christmases<\/i>) Chenoweth displays an organic diversity on her album. \u201cThe music is all over the map, which is who I am musically,\u201d she says. \u201cI love country, gospel, musical theater and operetta. And it\u2019s all there. Every aspect of music I love to sing is represented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her choice of material is also eclectic\u2014the songs run the gamut from poignant sadness to unrestrained glee. \u201cI definitely wanted to perform songs I knew the audience would love,\u201d she says. \u201cThat of course includes songs from <i>Wicked<\/i> (\u2018For Good,\u2019 \u2018Popular\u2019), but I also wanted to show a deeper side. Songs like \u2018My Coloring Book\u2019 and \u2018I Was Here\u2019 really hit home for me. I wanted to keep people smiling and full of joy, so I included \u2018I Could Have Danced All Night\u2019 and \u2018Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plucking inspiration from the Great White Way and the Grand Ole Opry, Chenoweth has determined her direction by observing her heroes. \u201cWhen I look at Madeline Kahn, Carol Burnett, Julie Andrews and Dolly Parton I giggle, because they are all so different and unique,\u201d she says, \u201cbut I think why I relate to them is because they are each their own special performer and entertainer. They are originals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Chenoweth, 46, the stage is still her refuge and offers a platform to create and experiment. The live performances on <i>Coming Home<\/i> left her feeling exposed, her relief mixed with tension and an immense desire to succeed in front of friends and family members. It\u2019s this irresistible nature that has helped her reap the most of her many talents. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to hide behind a character on Broadway, but being in concert and performing as myself is the most rewarding,\u201d says Chenoweth. \u201cAnytime there is a live audience, I really soar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Blake Boldt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRISTIN CHENOWETH The effervescent actress and singer does her hometown proud on a new album On her first live album, Coming Home, Kristin Chenoweth found herself on familiar terrain. The Tony Award-winning actress and singer performed a pair of sold-out shows at the Kristin Chenoweth Theatre in her hometown of Arrow, Okla. \u201cI absolutely wanted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[4525,4247,7665],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14717,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14715\/revisions\/14717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}