Murphy Pens New TV Musical Show for Chenoweth

GLEE's Ryan Murphy is writing a television show for Kristin Chenoweth, Zap2It reports. 

Murphy told Zap2It, "I've always wanted to do something for Kristin, and Kristin is a good, close friend of mine obviously, so I'm writing a half hour musical comedy specifically for Kristin because if you can sing like that, I want her to be the star of her own show where she sings. I can't say too much about it yet. Kristin is so funny. I want it to be adult."

The show will not be related to GLEE.

Kristin Chenoweth is well-known for her show-stealing, Tony-winning performance in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN and her role of Glinda the Good Witch in WICKED, which earned her a leading actress Tony Award nomination. Her performance in the musical STEEL PIER earned a Theatre World award. Television fans know Chenoweth from 'The West Wing', the television adaptation of 'Annie' and 'Sesame Street.' She also starred in her own series 'Kristin' for NBC. She starred in the ABC series 'Pushing Daisies,' for which she won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a comedy series, and has appeared on 'Ugly Betty' and GLEE. Chenoweth recently finished shooting the pilot for the legal drama 'Legally Mad' and has joined the cast of the animated comedy 'Sit Down, Shut Up.'

Moviegoers have seen her in 'Four Christmases,' 'Deck the Halls,' 'RV,' 'Bewitched,' 'Running with Scissors,' and 'The Pink Panther.' Her voice can be heard in the animated films 'Space Chimps' and 'Tinkerbell.'

Chenoweth took the stage in a solo sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall in 2004 and continues to tour the country. To date, she has released three albums: 'A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas,' 'Let Yourself Go,' and 'As I Am.' She is currently starring opposite Sean Hayes in PROMISES, PROMISES on Broadway.

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