Song:I Say A Little Prayer
Album:Promises, Promises: The New Broadway Cast Recording
Kristin Chenoweth is a very versatile performer best known for her Broadway work. But she also has extensive film and TV credits and she has released several CDs. She was born July 24, 1968 in Broken Arrow, OK. She grew up singing in church.She started performing in regional theater while attending Oklahoma City State University. She earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater and appeared in beauty pageants. She was planning to study opera when she decided to move to New York to pursue a career on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in the 1997 production of Steel Pier. But the role that made her was Sally in the 1999 revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. She won a Tony and Kristin has been going strong ever since. She was also nominated for a Tony for paying Glenda The Good Witch in the 2003 show Wicked. Another successful appearance was in the 2010 revival of Promises, Promises as Fran Kubelik. Promises, Promises is based on the 1960 Billy Wilder film classic The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. It is one of the greatest comedy films of all time. Neil Simon turned it into a musical with songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The original 1968 production starred Jerry Orbach and Jill O'Hara. Rob Ashford directed and choreographed the 2010 revival. He won a Tony for the 2003 revival of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Kristin starred with TV star Sean Hayes. I Say A Little Prayer was one of two Bacharach-David songs that were added to this production. The show ran for about a year and the Broadway Cast album is available as a budget CD. Kristin continues to perform on Broadway. She was nominated for a Tony for the 2015 show On The Twentieth Century. Along with recording several CDs and appearing in films. Kristin has had success on TV. She had her own sitcom in 2001. She has been a regular on The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, Glee and she currently appears on the NBC sitcom Trial and Error. She currently records for Concord and she will tour in August. Her latest CD was released in 2016. Here's Kristin Chenoweth performing I Say A Little Prayer on Regis and Kelly Live Apr. 28, 2010.
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