Monday, June 22, 2009

Kristin Chenoweth - Strike up the Band, New York City Center Encores!, Theatre appearances.

Kristin Chenoweth images 2008 GALLERY instyleKristin Chenoweth appeared in Theater appearances, New York City Center Encores!, Strike up the Band (1998) as Anne Draper.

Strike Up the Band is a Musical theatre with a book by Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. During its original 1927 pre- Broadway (theatre) run, the political satire closed after a Saturday night performance in Philadelphia, fulfilling original librettist's George S. Kaufman's definition of satire as "what closes on Saturday night." The Gershwins revised the story with Ryskind for the 1930 Broadway run; they also removed the song The Man I Love (song), now a Gershwin standard, from the show. Aside from the title tune, the 1940 Judy Garland- Mickey Rooney musical film Strike Up the Band had no relation to the stage production.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Kristin Chenoweth - A New Brain, Theater appearances Off-Broadway

Kristin Chenoweth images instyleKristin Chenoweth appeared in Theater appearances Off-Broadway A New Brain (1998) — as Nancy D./Waitress. A New Brain is a musical with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine.

A New Brain musical was first produced Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center, with previews beginning on May 14, 1998. A New Brain production was directed by Graciela Daniele and featured a cast was headed by Malcolm Gets (Gordon Schwinn) and including Penny Fuller (Mimi Schwinn), Mary Testa (Lisa), Kristin Chenoweth (Waitress/Nancy D), Chip Zien (Mr. Bungee), Christopher Innvar (Roger Delli-Bovi), Liz Larsen(Rhoda), and Keith Byron Kirk (the minister). A cast recording was made under an RCA Victor label with Norm Lewis singing the role of Roger.

A New Brain premiered in the UK at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005, with the English premiere in September 2006 in Littlehampton, West Susseex.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Kristin Chenoweth - Dames at Sea, Theater appearances Off-Broadway

Kristin Chenoweth emmys images instyleKristin Chenoweth appeared in Theater appearances Off-Broadway Dames at Sea (year unknown) as Ruby.

Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise.

The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which an understudy steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star. It originally played off off-Broadway in 1966 at the Caffe Cino, starring newcomer Bernadette Peters and then played off-Broadway beginning in 1968 for a successful run. The show has enjoyed a London run, a television adaptation and a number of revivals.