Emmy and Tony Award Winner KRISTIN CHENOWETH Brings Debut World Tour to Philadelphia, June 1
FEBRUARY 29, 2012Featuring Music from her Latest Album, Some Lessons Learned,
and Broadway Favorites
Tickets on Sale Monday, March 12 at 10 a.m.
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Presents
in Association with Larry Magid Entertainment Group
Emmy and Tony Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth brings her debut world tour to Philadelphia with a performance at the Academy of Music on Friday, June 1, 2012. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, March 12 at 10 a.m. The North American tour includes 19 cities across the country, kicking off on May 9 in Seattle and concluding in Chenoweth’s hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on June 24.
In a rare concert appearance, Sony Recording Artist Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest album, Some Lessons Learned, as well as an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway show tunes, including music from Wicked; Promises, Promises; and Glee.
Tickets for Kristin Chenoweth are available at $35 to $75, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box Office located on Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, Pa. (open daily from 10am to 6pm, later on performance evenings).
Kristin Chenoweth has had an extraordinarily diverse career. In November 2010, she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for her achievements. Highlights of her theatrical career include a Tony Award for her role as Sally Brown in the Broadway musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. She is also celebrated for originating the role of Glinda in Wicked, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. In 2010, she appeared as Fran Kubelik in Promises, Promises alongside Sean Hayes. She currently stars as Carlene Cockburn in the funny, sassy and heartwarming drama GCB, which premieres on March 4 on ABC.
Equally known for her screen work, Chenoweth won an Emmy Award for her performance as Olive Snook in the television dramedy Pushing Daisies. Chenoweth is also known on TV for playing Annabeth Schott in The West Wing, and most recently as April Rhodes in Glee, a role for which she was Emmy-nominated in 2010 and 2011. She also had her own TV series, Kristin. Her film credits include Bewitched, The Pink Panther, Running With Scissors, Stranger Than Fiction, Four Christmases, RV and the upcoming films Ed Zwick’s Family Weekend and Outrun.
Produced in Nashville, the country pop album Some Lessons Learned is Chenoweth’s fourth album on Sony. Her debut album Let Yourself Go (2001) centered on show and movie musical classics including the title track, from the 1936 Fred Astaire film, Follow the Fleet. It was followed in 2005 by As I Am, an album of Christian music, and in 2008, a holiday album A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas.
Chenoweth documented her life in her 2009 memoir A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, And Faith In Stages. Next, Kristin returns to television in the highly anticipated series “GCB.” Kristin stars as Carlene Cockburn in the funny, sassy and heartwarming drama that premieres on March 4th on ABC.
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