Kristin Chenoweth to Co-Host 'The View,' Feb. 8

Kristin Chenoweth, starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's The Apple Tree, will co-host ABC's "The View," alongside Rosie O'Donnell, Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasselbeck on Thursday, February 8th from 11:00AM to 12:00PM on Channel 7.

The Apple Tree stars Chenoweth (Eve, Princess Barbara, Passionella), Brian d'Arcy James (Adam, Sanjar, Flip) and Marc Kudisch (Snake, Balladeer, Narrator) with Walter Charles (King Arik, Employer, Producer).  The Apple Tree, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Bock and Harnick with additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith, is directed by Gary Griffin.  

The Apple Tree is playing a limited engagement at Studio 54 through Sunday, March 11th.

"From the songwriting team of She Loves Me and Fiddler on the Roof comes a unique evening of three one-act musicals about men, women and a little thing called temptation.  The Apple Tree is based on 'The Diary of Adam and Eve' by Mark Twain; 'The Lady or the Tiger?' by Frank R. Stockton; and 'Passionella' by Jules Feiffer," state press materials.

Chenoweth, who was nominated for a Tony for her performance as Glinda in Wicked and who won for her Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, plays the roles of Eve, Barbara and Passionella in The Apple Tree.  She has also been seen in Scapin, A New Brain, Steel Pier, Epic Proportions, in the Lincoln Center concert production of Candide, and the Encores! productions of Strike Up the Band, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and The Apple Tree. "As I Am" and "Let Yourself Go" are her two solo CDs. She also played Annabeth Schott on TV's "The West Wing."  Film credits include Running with Scissors, Stranger Than Fiction, Deck the Halls, R.V., Bewitched, and The Pink Panther.

Tickets to The Apple Tree are available, by phone at (212) 719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org, or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street).  Ticket prices range from $36.25-$111.25.

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Photo of Kristin Chenoweth by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.