An Evening with
KRISTIN CHENOWETH Opening Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Mayo Performing Arts Center has been named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres.
Kristin Chenoweth Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daises.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” In 2009, she wrote an uplifting candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,” which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non Fiction Best Seller List. In 2015, Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “On the Twentieth Century.” She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award. Chenoweth has performed to sold-out audiences across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. In 2014, she released a CD and DVD of her own live concert performance, “Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home.” Notable television roles include appearances in “The West Wing,” Disney’s “Descendants” and most recently “The Muppets.” In film, Chenoweth voiced the role of Gabi in the hit animated film “Rio 2” and Fifi, Snoopy’s beloved French poodle in “The Peanuts Movie.” This spring, she starred in the indie teen drama entitled “Hard Sell” and began pre-production on Lionsgate/ Hasbro’s My Little Pony movie, set for a fall 2017 release. This December, she will star in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” as Velma Von Tussle. On September 23, Chenoweth released “The Art of Elegance,” her first album of American Songbook classics via Concord Records. In
November, she will return to the stage in MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY, a limited engagement at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. In 2017, Chenoweth will reunite with executive producer Bryan Fuller in his upcoming Starz series “American Gods,” in the role of Easter. Chenoweth’s dream of designing her own collection came to fruition, and much success when her exclusive modern fashion jewelry collection for HSN became available for purchase on www.hsn.com. Each piece of the collection tells a unique story that is representative of her life story and passions. Chenoweth is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Master’s degree in Opera Performance. She formed a charity partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BA PAC) Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma. Kristin is also a passionate supporter of charities which dedicate their time and efforts to helping those in need. She is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Additional Film Credits: • You Again, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell • Deck the Halls, with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick • RV, with Robin Williams • Bewitched, with Nicole Kidman • Running with Scissors, with Annette Bening • The Pink Panther, with Steve Martin • Stranger than Fiction (cameo), with Emma Thompson • Space Chimps (animated feature), with Cheryl Hines and Jeff Daniels • Into Temptation, with Jeremy Sisto, directed by Patrick Coyle • Hit and Run, with Kristen Bell, written by Dax Shepard
• Family Weekend • Tinkerbell (animated feature) Additional Television Credits: • CBS’s The Good Wife • Carlene Cockburn in the ABC series, G.C.B. • April Rhodes, in Fox’s, Glee • Brittany Gold, in TV Land’s Kirstie • Courtney, in TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland • E.J. Baxter, in the Lifetime Original Movie, The Twelve Men of Christmas • Guest Judge on American Idol • Guest Judge on Project Runway • Marian Paroo, in ABC’s movie version of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man • Lily St. Regis, in the television adaptation of Annie, directed by Rob Marshall • Mrs. Noodle, on Sesame Street • Starring as herself, on her own series, Kristin, for NBC •Guest Appearances on Fox’s animated series, Sit Down, Shut Up • Season Finale Guest Appearance on the ABC comedy, Ugly Betty
Additional Stage Credits: • Broadway comedy, Epic Proportions • Starred as Fran Kubelik in the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises, starring alongside Sean Hayes • Nora Ephron’s, Love Loss and What I Wore • Off-Broadway Production of Moliere’s Scapin for the Roundabout Theatre Company • Kander and Ebb musical Steel Pier (for which Kristin won a Theatre World award) • The highly-lauded, critically-acclaimed Apple Tree, limited engagement at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54 • Kern and Hammerstein’s rarely seen 1932 musical, Music in the Air • The Second Encores! production of New York City Center’s 2008-09 season • Stairway to Paradise, an original Encores! production celebrating the great Broadway revue
The Starlight Ball is MPAC’s largest fundraising event, and features an evening of cocktails, dinner, silent and live auction, dancing and entertainment. This year we are proud to honor Morristown Medical Center with The Starlight Award. To purchase tickets and sponsorships please call 973-539-0345 ext. 6526 or visit mayoarts.org
Performing Arts Company Samantha Alexander Julianna Belles Josh Berg Nile Birch Sara Brazofsky Josh Cohen Ryan Domalewski Sunnie Eraso Victoria Fanning Will Flamm Abby Fletcher Vanessa Hartkopf Christian Harvey Rachel Levy
Matthew Lintern Madelin Morales Taylor Olsen Catie O’Neill Kristen Onufryk Lauren Onufryk Max Rodriguez Chelsea Sakdalan Maria Schneider Anna Skelton Emma Spies Nicole Streger Tobin Todd Victoria VanLoon
Pre-Show Performers on the Plaza
Chris Aguayo September 23, 2016
James Gedeon September 24, 2016
Mayo Performing Arts Center gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous donations to our Opening Night.
Our Mission
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center has been named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres. As a courtesy to the artists and for the uninterrupted enjoyment of your fellow patrons, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers and other electronic devices. Please unwrap any lozenges before the performance begins. No portion of this performance may be photographed, recorded, filmed, taped, broadcast or mechanically reproduced without the written consent of the Artist and/or the Presenter. Mayo Performing Arts Center is not responsible for lost or stolen items. FM KIRBY FOUNDATION
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