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Stage to Page PLAYBILL POLL: In What Role Should Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Return to Broadway? Readers Respond Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony Award winner for her performance in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, recently announced on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" that she will be returning to Broadway. This statement made us think: What role would we like to see her play?

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Kristin Chenoweth

半岛体育.com polled our readers via and . Their responses follow:

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鈥狣avid L. McCurdy-Waterhouse: 鈥猄he should do On The Twentieth Century. Perfect role for her!鈥�
鈥狽athan Bottorff: 鈥狾n The Twentieth Century!!鈥�

Chenoweth previously stated that her next Broadway project would be a revival of On the Twentieth Century, the Tony Award-winning 1978 musical by composer and lyricist-librettists and . It was previously reported that Tony Award nominee would join her in the production, under the direction of . Chenoweth previously played movie star Lily Garland in a reading of On the Twentieth Century.

鈥狤lliott Sirkin: Hello, Dolly! is perfect for her 鈥� she's even tiny, like in The Matchmaker.鈥�
鈥猈hitney West: 鈥�Hello, Dolly! I would love to see her in that role! Perfect match for her.鈥�
鈥狝aron Fink: 鈥狧ELLO, DOLLY all the way!! Although She's tiny, She commands power and she gets it, her voice and punch would be the best thing for Dolly Levi since Streisand. will forever be the original dolly, but I think its just right for a face lift! Many people may be doubtful of her, but I think that 鈥� would be the greatest!鈥�
@bwtaylor12: Hello, Dolly!
@taliapfeffer: HELLO, DOLLY!!! Chenoweth stated on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" that a role she is interested in playing is Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, originated on Broadway by Carol Channing, who received the 1964 Tony Award for her performance. The last Broadway revival, which opened in October 1995 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, again starred Channing in the title role. The musical, which was preserved on film starring , features a score by and a book by .

鈥狹att Ian: 鈥狝udrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! 鈥�
鈥狶ea Passione: 鈥狝udrey in Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors, which features music by and a book and lyrics by the late , opened Off-Broadway in 1982 with , who reprised her performance on film, as Audrey. The musical bowed on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre (now the and the home of the long-running musical Jersey Boys) in October 2003 with Tony nominee as Audrey.

鈥猌andra McCormack: 鈥狝ny role she would be Spectacular! but if I had to choose ....The Mom in Gypsy. 鈥琓he Tony Award-winning musical Gypsy, which features music by , lyrics by and a book by , was last seen on Broadway at the , where it opened in 2008 with (who won a Tony Award for her performance) as Mama Rose. The musical was also seen on Broadway in 2003 (with ), 1989 (with ), 1974 (with ) and 1959 (with , who originated the role of Rose and received a 1960 Tony Award nomination for her performance).

鈥�Bob Burford: 鈥狪nto the Woods as the Witch 鈥�Into the Woods, which features a Tony-winning score by Stephen Sondheim and a Tony-winning book by , starred three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters as the Witch. The musical opened in November 1987 at the Martin Beck Theatre and was revived on Broadway in 2002 with , who received a Tony nomination for her portrayal of the Witch. Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy played the role in the Public Theater's outdoor staging.

鈥�Tim Stuff: 鈥狪 would love to see her go really against type. How about Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd.鈥� The Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd, featuring a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by 鈥� who both received 1979 Tony Awards for their work 鈥� opened at Broadway's Uris Theatre with Tony winner Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The musical was revived in 1989 with as Lovett and again in 2005 with Patti LuPone.

@StoLoki: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, which features music by and a book and lyrics by , opened on Broadway in October 1965 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. starred in the dual roles of Melinda and Daisy Gamble and received a Tony nomination for her work. The show was re-envisioned and revived in 2011 at the St. James Theatre and starred Tony nominee as Melinda Wells (the character of Daisy Gamble was changed to a gay male named David Gamble, played by ). played the comedic Muriel Bunson in the 2011 revival, which also starred Harry Connick, Jr. Chenoweth previously starred in a City Center Encores! staging of the musical.

@WithLoveGlinda: CHICAGO, as Roxie!! The -- classic Chicago 鈥� which currently plays the Ambassador Theatre in a long-running, Tony Award-winning revival 鈥� had as its original Roxie Hart (in the 1975 original Broadway production). took on the role of Roxie in the revival and received a 1997 Tony Award for her choreography of the production. Notable Roxies include , , , , , , (who won the Tony for her performance as Velma), , , and , among others.

鈥�Audrey Lang: 鈥狹iss Mona in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas!! 鈥�The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas features a score by and a book by and . The original 1978 production featured as whorehouse madam Mona Stangley. The musical was revived in 1982 at the Theatre and again featured Glynn in the lead role.

@YAudio8:
@ojosep: Would love to see her in Wicked!!
@ym91040417: Wicked!!!!!!!! wiiiiiiiiiiicked!!!!!!
@elianafx: well the classic Wicked, of course! Chenoweth originated the role of Glinda in the 2003 hit musical Wicked by and . The actress received a Tony Award nomination for her performance. .

 
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