LGBTQ news and entertainment
The new Broadway musical The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth has announced it will end its run at the St. James Theatre on January 4.
The show opened to largely mixed to negative reviews on November 9. Continue reading “Broadway: THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Announces Closing Date”
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• OUT: Kristin Chenoweth responded to backlash over her Charlie Kirk comments in an interview with New York 1 host Frank DiLella. Click to play.
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It may have been 20 years since they performed in WICKED together, but their magical chemistry remains. Idina is currently starring in the Broadway production of Redwood, and Kristin made a surprise appearance during the curtain call yesterday. The pair performed “For Good” from the iconic musical to a cheering audience, raising $16,000 for Broadway Cares. Continue reading “Idina Menzel + Kristin Chenoweth Still Using Their Magic ‘For Good’”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT Magazine: On the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of the film adaptation of Wicked, Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth says she’s ‘nothing without my gays.’ Continue reading “Kristin Chenoweth Loves Her Gay Fanbase + More News”
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| Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel reunite for “A Very Wicked Halloween” |
OMG – it’s still Halloween, so I can still post my favorite witches!
NBC aired the fab “A Very Wicked Halloween” TV special this week and I loved it!
I saw the original cast twice and here we are 15 years later as the fab Broadway musical, Wicked, continues to kill it at the Gershwin Theater in New York City.
I love Wicked – it’s about women discovering their true power.
It’s about marginalized people coming to grips with their true power, and majesty.
It’s about owning who we are with pride.
Original stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited for the special, and it was terrific.
Kristin performed “Popular,” Idina gave us “Defying Gravity,” pop star Ariana Grande delivered a terrific “The Wizard & I,” Ledisi and Adam Lambert (a former Wicked cast member) sang “As Long As You’re Mine,” and Grammy Award winners Pentatonix performed “What Is This Feeling?”
The finale of the special was Idina and Kristin joined by past ‘Elphabas’ and ‘Glindas’ for my husband’s favorite song from Wicked, “For Good.”
Check out the performances below.
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| Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in “Wicked” (photo: Joan Marcus) |
Wicked fans are about to lose their minds 🙂
The blockbuster Broadway musical’s original stars, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, will reunite for the show’s 15th anniversary this fall.
The duo who conquered Oz as “Glinda” (Chenoweth) and “Elphaba” (Menzel) will headline a special tribute concert on NBC in October.
The producers of Wicked offer this synposis:
Winner of over 50 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards®, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
To refresh your memory, here’s the spectacular Tony Award performance in 2004 of the act one closer, “Defying Gravity.”
Joining the pair of Broadway veterans will be recording artists like Ariana Grande and Pentatonix with more guest stars to be announced..
NBC special programs and late night exec Doug Vaughan issued this statement about the casting coup:
“Wicked is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire Wicked team to celebrate the enduring success of this show.”
The terrific twosome will return to Oz, on Monday, October 29, when the Wicked special airs on NBC.
In May of 2016, Kristin and Idina reunited for a special studio version of their duet, “For Good.”
Oh yeah, the magic is still there 🙂
Tony Award-winners Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel sing “For Good” together for the first time in 12 years.
The ladies got together to duet once again for a Second Stage Theatre’s gala honoring Wicked producer David Stone on Monday.
The two created their iconic roles of “Glinda” and “Elphaba” (respectively) in the original cast of Wicked, which recently crossed over $1 billion in box office for the Broadway company alone, and over $4 billion worldwide.
Years later, the connection between the two is just as magical.
pic.twitter.com/tr01zLB2eM— Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) August 12, 2015
From her Coming Home PBS special, Kristin Chenoweth sings the Dolly Parton classic “I Will Always Love You.”
Do not miss the East Coast premiere of Andrew Lippa’s acclaimed oratorio I AM HARVEY MILK, which tells the story of Milk’s life — from becoming the first openly gay man in public office to his assassination — in an emotional tribute to this true American icon.
Celebrate the incredible life and legacy of Harvey Milk at this one-night-only concert event to benefit the Harvey Milk Arts Fund.
Tony Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth stars in the New York Premiere of I AM HARVEY MILK composed by and also starring Tony nominee Andrew Lippa.
At Avery Fisher Hall on October 6th at 7:30PM, also featuring the Orchestra of St Luke’s and the 120 member All-Star Broadway Men’s Chorus.