BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE: Kristin Chenoweth on Fame, New Tour and Being a Good Christian Belle

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's first-ever talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know.

Today we bring you Broadway and BroadwayWorld fave Kristin Chenoweth, who has been entertaining audiences for nearly sixteen years in such blockbusters as Wicked, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Tony Award) and The Apple Tree among others on Broadway, and for her work on NBC's The West Wing and ABC's Pushing Daisies (Emmy Award) on the small screen.  She is out now in a brand new series comedy from ABC, GCB (Good Christian Belles), which runs Sundays on ABC. 

Click below to hear from Kristin on all things GCB, being famous, and her new concert tour, which will offer a mix of opera, musical theater, country and much, much more.  The tour kicks off in Seattle on May 9, 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, and concludes in her hometown of Broken Arrow Oklahoma on June 24, 2012. For a complete list of tour dates, click here!

For more on the star, visit www.kristinchenoweth.com.