Top 10! Celebrate Kristin Chenoweth's HAIRSPRAY LIVE Role With Her Greatest Performances
By: Nora Dominick Jun. 25, 2016
As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, Kristin Chenoweth will be breaking out her best hairspray to portray Velma Von Tussle in NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE, which will air Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Chenoweth will play Velma Von Tussle, the self-promoting and manipulative producer of "The Corny Collins Show," who will stop at nothing to make her daughter, Amber, the star that Velma never was. Her biggest foe is Tracy Turnblad and she'll do everything in her power to prevent the integration of the "Corny Collins Show" which Tracy wants so much.
In honor of Kristin Chenoweth snagging the amazing role of Velma Von Tussle, BroadwayWorld has decided to round up ten of our favorite Chenoweth moments! Check them out below!
Kristin Chenoweth and WICKED co-star and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel reunited earlier this year to sing "For Good" as part of Wicked's #OutOfOz series
Chenoweth impressed last Broadway season for her role in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Below she performs with the company during the 2015 Tony Awards.
Chenoweth originally turned heads on Broadway with her portrayal of Sally in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Check out her 1999 Tony Award performance of "My New Philosophy."
One of her now classic songs- Chenoweth performs "Taylor the Latte Boy" off her album "As I Am."
Chenoweth's career defining portrayal of Glinda in WICKED remains one of her biggest roles to date. Below, Chenoweth and Menzel perform "Defying Gravity" at the 2004 Tony Awards.
One of her funniest TV roles is her portrayal of April Rhodes on FOX's GLEE. Watch her sing the Broadway hit "Maybe This Time" from CABARET on the show.
In 2010, Kristin Chenoweth joined Sean Hayes in the revival of PROMISES, PROMISES on Broadway. Below Chenoweth performs the musical hit, "I Say A Little Prayer."
Below Chenoweth performs the classic song "Glitter and Be Gay" from Leonard Bernstein's operetta CANDIDE.
Nothing is better than Chenoweth singing Whitney Houston's classic "I Will Always Love You." Below she performs a beautiful rendition of the song alongside the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra.
Off of another one of her albums, "Kristin Chenoweth Coming Home," Chenoweth performs the classic WIZARD OF OZ tune "Over the Rainbow."
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