Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway

Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway is a 2016 musical revue-style concert, written for and starring American singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth. The show was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, with musical direction by Mary Mitchell Campbell, and produced by James L. Nederlander. The show was a limited engagement of 12 performances at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from November 2 through 13, 2016.[1][2]

Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway
Promotional poster
MusicVarious
LyricsVarious
BookKristin Chenoweth
BasisThe Art of Elegance
by Kristin Chenoweth
PremiereNovember 2, 2016: The Lunt-Fontanne Theater
Productions2016 Broadway

Production

Chenoweth describes the concert as, "an intimate evening of romance, glamour and laughter."[3] The production is a limited engagement from November 2 to November 13, 2016.[1] It features a selection of songs performed by Chenoweth during her career, songs from her latest Great American Songbook-themed album The Art of Elegance, favorite Broadway standards, and others. "Chenoweth claims that no two shows in this 12-performance engagement will be alike", with the show featuring guest appearances by different youth choirs and other special guests.[4] The show is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, who has directed some of Chenoweth's concerts and tours since 2012. Chenoweth's friend Mary Mitchell Campbell serves as musical director, and costumes are designed by Christian Siriano.[3][5]

Guest performers and choirs

Chenoweth invited different surprise guests and/or choirs mainly from the New York City area to perform some songs with her each performance.[4]

Date Guest Performer(s)
Nov. 2 The Youth Pride Chorus[6]
Nov. 3 Renée Fleming and the Alumni of The Performing Arts Project choir[7]
Nov. 4 Alan Cumming and the Pace University Choir[8]
Nov. 5 Matinee Performance: The New Paradigm Theatre College Program[9]
Evening Performance: Norm Lewis[10][11]
Nov. 6 Lea DeLaria[12] and Mayo Performing Arts Center youth chorus[13]
Nov. 9 Jason Robert Brown[14]
Nov. 10 Sierra Boggess[10][15] and singers from the Manhattan School of Music
Nov. 11 Andrew Lippa[16] and the Hunter College Opera Theatre Ensemble[17]
Nov. 12 Matinee Performance: The Furman University Singers[18]
Evening Performance: Kelli O'Hara
Nov. 13 Andy Karl[19] and the Oklahoma City University choir[20]

Musical Numbers

The following is a sample of the songs that were performed; Chenoweth stated that "no two shows will be alike."[7][4][8]

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