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Check Out Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth as Special Edition Matel Barbie Doll!

By: Apr. 24, 2015
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USA Today reports that Matel will offer a new line of custom BARBIE dolls to honor six woman in the world of entertainment.

The new toy line was presented at Friday's Variety Power of Women Luncheon and includes doll-sized replicas of Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth, Ava DuVernay, Emmy Rossum, Trisha Yearwood, Lucky editor-in-chief Eva Chen, and five year-old fashion designer Sydney "Mayhem" Keiser.

Currently, the special versions of the iconic toy are not available for sale. Check out the Chenoweth doll at left and click here to see images of the other special honorees.

About Kristin Chenoweth:

Emmy and Tony Award winner and Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee, Kristin Chenoweth effortlessly transitions between stage, television, film and an accomplished singing career with the captivating grace that only she can project.

She received rave reviews while starring in the ABC series "Pushing Daisies," where she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. "Pushing Daisies" was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for "Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy". Chenoweth has appeared on Fox's comedy "Glee," where she played a former student who returns to town to help re-energize the GLEE club, but brings her own troubles along for the ride. For this role, she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite TV Guest Star. Chenoweth also starred as Annabeth Schott on the hit drama "The West Wing" and guest judged on "American Idol" and "Project Runway." Many remember her show-stealing, Tony-winning performance in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and her triumphant star turn when she originated the role of Glinda THE GOOD WITCH in Wicked, which earned her a leading actress Tony Award nomination. Chenoweth can currently be seen in the animated film Rio 2, voicing the character of Gabi, a hilarious poisonous frog. She most recently appeared in a guest arc on the TV Land series "Kirstie" and reprised her nominated role in the 100th episode of "Glee." In May, she returned to the famed Carnegie Hall for a sold-out concert. Her first solo-concert at Carnegie Hall was in 2004, also to a sold-out audience.

Photo image courtesy of Matel




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