Former Glinda Tells Her Story

Former “Glinda,” Kristin Chenoweth recently wrote an autobiography, “A Little Bit Wicked,” that details her life and career on stage. The story follows the former Miss Oklahoma runner up through the stages that led her to the Tony nominated role in Broadway’s award winning musical, which she has been interviewed about time and time again. Here’s one excerpt from Dance Spirit about the challenges of balancing everything on stage, “You’ve got to find ways to breathe while you’re dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it,” she said. “To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I’ll be on the treadmill humming.” The multi-tasking helped out as she picked up a recurring role on Seasame Street following Wicked, later joining the cast of West Wing as the public relations Annabeth Schott and in 2008 she joined the ABC series Pushing Daises. 

 

Enjoy an excerpt via NPR or Wicked tickets to see where she started today: 

 

“George Clooney needs to know that he and I are perfect for each other. We would be instantly matched on eHarmony.com. I can already see us in that ad campaign, oozing adorable, giddily telling the story of our first kiss. Happily ever after, cue Chaka Khan, roll credits. He is my Mr. Right. The problem is, I’m still in love with Mr. Writer, a man who is more likely to show up in a “Falls on Ass” video than an “Everlasting Love” commercial. Truth be told, eHarmony would not encourage me to share so much as a cab uptown with this guy. But of course this is precisely what makes him irresistible.”

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