Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls | |
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Music | various |
Lyrics | various |
Book | Kristin Chenoweth |
Basis | For The Girls by Kristin Chenoweth |
Premiere | November 8, 2019: The Nederlander Theater |
Productions | 2019 Broadway |
Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls is the second musical revue-style concert written for and starring American singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth. The show was intended to promote Chenoweth's sixth studio album, For the Girls , which celebrates the music of some iconic female entertainers. The show was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, with musical direction by Mary Mitchell Campbell, and produced by James L. Nederlander following the success of her first Broadway residency concert, My Love Letter to Broadway . The show was a limited engagement of 8 performances at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre from November 8 through 17, 2019.
On August 8, 2019, Chenoweth announced that she would release her seventh solo album For the Girls, paying tribute to female entertainers that she idolized from Dolly Parton, to Barbra Streisand, to Judy Garland, to Carole King, and more. [1] She also featured special guest duet partners including Ariana Grande, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Hudson, and Parton. The album was released on September 27, 2019. On September 7, 2019, it was announced that Chenoweth will promote the album as a concert on Broadway for only 8 performances only at the Nederlander Theatre running November 8–10 and 15–17, 2019. The show reunited Chenoweth with Richard Jay-Alexander directing and Mary Mitchell Campbell as musical director following their previous collaboration with Chenoweth on her 2016 Broadway concert residency My Love Letter to Broadway .[ citation needed ] At each concert, Chenoweth performed most of the tracks from the album, along with classics from her career. Every concert featured one or more different guest artists joining Chenoweth on several duets. [2] [3]
Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls premiered on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on November 8, 2019, for a limited engagement. The show was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and choreographed by Tyler Hanes with orchestrations by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. The show was produced by James L. Nederlander and featured costumes by Christian Siriano, lighting design by Matt Berman, and sound design by Berman and Bob Hanlon. [4] The show ran for eight performances and closed on November 17, 2019.
Chenoweth invited a different surprise guest mainly from the New York City area to perform some songs with her each performance. [5]
Date | Guest Performers |
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Nov. 8 | Brittney Johnson and Jamie Barton |
Nov. 9 | Matinee Performance: Katie Rose Clarke and Tyler Hanes |
Evening Performance: Jennifer Gambatese and Julie James | |
Nov. 10 | Jennifer Laura Thompson, Morgan James, and Stephen Schwartz |
Nov. 15 | Ginna Claire Mason, Cece Winans, and Isabel Merat [6] |
Nov. 16 | Matinee Performance: Jennifer Laura Thompson, Laura Benanti, Tyler Hanes, Tatum Hopkins, and more |
Evening Performance: Laura Woyasz, Chely Wright, Kimberly Locke, and more | |
Nov. 17 | Amanda Jane Cooper, Jessica Vosk, Shoshana Bean, Mario Cantone, and Stephen Schwartz |
Act I
| Act II
Encore |
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