Kristin Chenoweth to leave WICKED July 18th

[JakeB]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:00am

Kristin Chenoweth to Leave Wicked in July

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:07am

oh boy - there are gonna be a lot of sad and angry people on this site for the next few months...LOL....but I say "Go have fun, Kristin - your upcoming gigs look great for you!"

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:09am

Bye Bye, Tony.

[JoizeyActor]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:29am

Wow, Kristin is booked for quite a bit after Wicked. She's definitely become very "popular"! Oh boy, that was cheesy, wasn't it?

[TavishD]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:43am

Finally. No I can book my tickets to see it in the fall. Something about her gives me the serious creeps.

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:47am

Let's hope that before Kristin leaves, she takes every opportunity to flee from overzealous fans by running down the street! Take a lesson from Idina, Kristin -- you ain't gotta be worrying about being "pop-u-ooh-lar!"

Posted: 4/15/04 at 10:09am

I wish her well and hope she takes another stab at a sitcom ...as a hit sitcom will keep her away from the New York stage for at least 5 seasons...

Bon Voyage, Kristy Baby!

[VoiceofReason]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 10:18am

I'm Shocked...absolutely shocked. . .


Can't wait to see who the replacement is!
Wonder when Idina is going to leave....

always,
~m~

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:15am

Honestly,

I don't usually fight battles for performers....but it REALLY baffles me why people hate Kristen Chenoweth on this board for doing her job as a comedic musical theatre actress, and doing it well....It's really annoying. I think it just boils down to some sort of odd jealousy issues. Because Kristin is one of the most talented, yet down to earth and nice people I've ever met.

With that said, I wish her well, and that her career really continues to take off, and she gets all the success that she deserves. While it saddens me that her run on Wicked is going to be cut short, I am just glad that I got to see her wonderful performance.


Cheers,
The Balladeer

[glitzguy3]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:18am

Do they ever change and extend????

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:19am

I think it would be a hoot to have Megan Mulally in WICKED during her hiatus from W&G. As Glinda. Can you imagine?

[cmleidi]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:22am

"but it REALLY baffles me why people hate Kristen Chenoweth on this board for doing her job as a comedic musical theatre actress, and doing it well"

I don't hate Kristin Chenoweth. I just felt her performance in WICKED was a one-note disaster so I don't think she did "her job as a comedic musical theatre actress" very well. I know little about her interactions with fans or what kind of person she is offstage. I only go by what I saw on that stage, and I was not impressed.

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:24am

Theres alot of hate on this board. I didn't think she was all that either. But some of your comments ae petty nasty.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:34am

Wow- Kristen is gonna be really busy. She's already got the next 2 years planned out for her! I hope she comes back to Broadway soon, though. She is very "popular", and no JoizeyActor, it wasn't cheesy at all.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:34am

Balladeer... Christian Chenoweth's gifts were certainly on display in Wicked. Unfortunately, they were so strong that the creators of the show tailored so much of it to her strengths that it upset the balance of the show so badly that it makes absolutely NO sense whatsover. Glinda is the antagonist in that story. But you'd never know it from the mess onstage nightly.

It's going to be funny watching all the gnashing of teeth on this board from the Wicked Addicts. They have me convinced that Christian is NOT replaceable. Might as well shut that show down on July 18!

Personally, I only found her off stage persona irritating until I read the following interview in the Toronto Star, linked from this site. NOW I absolutely can't stand her, cuz if it's one thing I can't stand, it's phoney baloneys.

"Sometimes I think I belong in another era," she says a bit wistfully. "I've never been a rock 'n' roll gal. Straight, square, sweet; that's me."

Somebody PLEASE invent a time machine post haste.
Link

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:41am

Who still uses the word "gal" in conversation ???

The bells are ringin', fer me and my gal!!!!

Updated On: 4/15/04 at 11:41 AM

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 11:50am

<-----SAD

I wish she was at least sticking with it until September.
I do hope her future projects are successful. :)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:04pm

I just pray she finds a place that's more in tune with her, you know, spiritual needs. Might I suggest Branson, Missouri?

[JLfrom NYC]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:14pm

Okay, I occasionally lurk here, (I was never even registered here) but I just had to respond to this post.

FindingNamo, I don't know which parts of your post were sarcastic and which were your honest opinion, but (firstly) it's KRISTIN, and not CHRISTIAN. If you're going to accuse her of being a phoney baloney, at least get her name right, because otherwise, you sound a bit foolish (again, I don't know if the mispelling was some sort of sarcasm based on the use of religion in the TORONTO article, but still.)

Second, I am sorry you and a few others did not like the show, or Kristin as Glinda. Of course, we all have our individual opinions and not all shows or all performers are for all people. And that is perfectly okay.

However, I do agree that there is a bizarre amount of nastiness on this board (not just directed at Kristin, but at others too,) and while I can understand not enjoying her performance or her singing style (and/or critiquing both,) I do NOT understand the undercuts at her character, which could not POSSIBLY be more false. (Although whether they're true or not is really not the point.) The point is...if you don't know Kristin Chenoweth -- if you have never met her, and/or had any interaction with her, then why say anything regarding what sort of person she is? Is that necessary to get your point across? Is it at all relevant to the type of performances she gives?

Not that I normally go around defending Kristin on message boards, but I just felt like responding to this particular message this morning, especially since the publicists of WICKED have finally decided to make her exit-date public. I suppose I was hoping to see more of... "congratulations on your success, good luck in the future."

It is sad that nastiness should prevail. Updated On: 4/15/04 at 12:14 PM

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:20pm

DAMN! I was planning to ge tickets in Novemeber hopeing that I might catch the original cast before they leave. grrrrrrr.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:26pm

this is kristin, or as i like to be called x-glinda. paplovesmambo was generous enough to allow me to use his identity to pass along a message to you wonderful folks out there in the glow of the monitors:

take that you message board mavens! you won't have this helium voiced blonde bobble-head to kick around anymore!

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:26pm

Oh Boy, JLfrom NYC, You are in the big leagues on this one....god bless you my child..

Namo, you have the floor!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:46pm

Ahem. Thank you for having me back here today on such short notice.

Unlike many people, I enjoyed many aspects of Christian's performance in Wicked. Unfortunately, it was a performance in a role that made no sense and which upset the dramatic balance of the show being performed. Did she make me laugh? Yes. Did I enjoy "Popular?" Very much so.

Do I find her tales in the press of the upward spiritual battle she must endure in showbiz to be tedious? VERY VERY much so (this was a frequent theme during the promotion of her sitcom). I would suggest that she stop even trying to make it in the godless secular world and go directly to the smaller, but nurturing and highly profitable world of Chrisitan music and Dove awards.

America, are you still searching for the new Mrs. Gifford? I give you: Christian Lee Chenoweth.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 12:52pm

I'm so sad to hear this news, but I also look forward to seeing someone else in the role.

Loved Chenoweth in the role. Hope she will come back to do the movie...if the movie is based on the musical and not the book.

This wouldn't affect a Tony nomination, right?

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 4/15/04 at 1:09pm

When are the tonys anyway??