Kristin Chenoweth Joins Cast of Indie Comedy CLASS RANK

Deadline reports that Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to the cast of the upcoming indie comedy CLASS RANK. The Tony winner, along with actor Bruce Dern, join previously announced cast member Olivia Holt.

Directed by Eric Stoltz and written by Ben August, the film follows "teenagers Bernard, who lives with his quirky grandfather Oswald, and Veronica, a type-A personality with Ivy League aspirations who aims to step out from under her TV Producer-mother's shadow. When Veronica approaches Bernard to run for the Board of Education, he sees it as a chance to reform the local school system to enable him to better care for his grandfather. Veronica meanwhile schemes to eliminate the class-ranking system to better her chances of getting into Yale. While wooing the local paper's Editor in Chief for an endorsement, Bernard sees her as a potential partner for his grandfather. As Bernard and Veronica's campaign progresses, the two discover the meaning of love and the importance of helping others."

Chenoweth will take on the role of Janet, Veronica's mother, while two-time Oscar nominee Dern portrays Oswald.

Emmy and Tony Award winner and Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee, Kristin Chenoweth most recently appeared on Broadway in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. She is well known for her Tony-winning performance in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN and originated the role of Glinda THE GOOD WITCH in WICKED, which earned her a leading actress Tony Award nomination.

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.

She 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 Hallwas in 2004, also to a sold-out audience.

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