{"id":84637,"date":"2022-03-10T07:50:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/kristin-chenoweth-reacts-to-savannah-guthries-daughter-playing-glinda\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T07:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:22:06","slug":"kristin-chenoweth-reacts-when-savannah-guthries-daughter-plays-glinda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/kristin-chenoweth-reacts-when-savannah-guthries-daughter-plays-glinda\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Chenoweth reacts when Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s daughter plays Glinda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Kristin Chenoweth: doing 'Schmigadoon!' was like finding 'water in the desert'\"><\/aside>\n<ul aria-label=\"Story Highlights\" class=\"gnt_ar_sh\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_sh_li\">&#8220;Wicked&#8221;Kristin Chenoweth, star of Star Kristin, is passing her crown &#038; wand onto the next generation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_sh_li\">During Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show,\u00a0Savannah Guthrie shared her daughter landed the role of Glinda in a school play.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_sh_li\">Chenoweth also expressed delight that Ariana Grande would play the role of Glinda, in the forthcoming film adaptation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2020\/10\/13\/kristin-chenoweth-candy-land-food-network-baking-competition-tv-exclusive\/5968543002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Kristin Chernoweth<\/a>The idea of the &#8220;perfect&#8221; may be what they used to represent \u201cWicked\u201d role of Glinda on Broadway, but she\u2019s more than happy to pass on her crown and wand to the next generation of good witches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">An appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N4ea09jz_8w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">The \u201cToday\u201dShow<\/a>Wednesday, host <a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2022\/01\/05\/savannah-guthrie-surprise-today-show-birthday-andrea-bocelli\/9101255002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Savannah Guthrie<\/a>She shared with Chenoweth that Vale, her 7-year old daughter, was an Emmy winner. \u201cmy clone,\u201d was cast as Glinda in her school\u2019s production of \u201cWicked\u201dIn December. Vale and Chenoweth met previously at the reopening \u201cWicked\u201d following Broadway\u2019s closure during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe tried out for her play, and she was cast as Glinda,\u201d Guthrie told Chenoweth. \u201cAnd she has been asking me ever since, \u2018Did you tell Miss Chenoweth?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><a class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__yt_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N4ea09jz_8w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-g-r=\"vp_tg\" data-c-vpattrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;N4ea09jz_8w&quot;, &quot;id&quot;:&quot;9447051002&quot;}\" aria-label=\"Play YouTube video\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N4ea09jz_8w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute(&#039;onload&#039;,&#039;this.classList.remove(&#039;gnt_em_vp_img__yn&#039;)&#039;);this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\"><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chenoweth was overjoyed to hear the news and to see photos from Vale\u2019s performance, which showed Guthrie\u2019s daughter wearing Glinda\u2019s puffy-sleeved, baby pink dress and silver crown, holding the character\u2019s iconic wand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cOh honey, Vale, I&#8217;m so proud of you, and it is the best part,\u201dChenoweth spoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Glinda was played by Chenoweth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0155693\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Original Broadway production<\/a>Of \u201cWicked\u201dIn 2003, there was also a performance by \u201cFrozen\u201dStar <a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2022\/03\/09\/let-go-frozen-bomb-shelter-viral-ukraine-russia\/9436954002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Idina Menzel<\/a>\u00a0as Elphaba Thropp. Chenoweth won a Tony nomination for leading actress for Elphaba Thoropp in 2004. \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d character.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:449px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kristin-Chenoweth-reacts-to-Savannah-Guthries-daughter-playing-Glinda.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristin Chenoweth in a scene from the theatrical stage production of Wicked.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">The making of history:<\/strong><a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/08\/brittney-johnson-broadway-wicked-first-black-glinda\/6435170001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Wicked&#8221; casts the first Black Glinda played by Brittney John: &#8216;I can&#8217;t WAIT&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Vale isn\u2019t the only one stepping into Glinda\u2019s magical shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2021\/09\/21\/the-voice-recap-ariana-grande-leaves-stage-epic-fight-blake-shelton-kelly-clarkson\/5807447001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Ariana Grande<\/a>This was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CV4AFkWp0l1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Recently, Glinda was cast<\/a>The film adaptation will be shown in full. \u201cWicked,\u201dJon M. Chu directed and co-starred <a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2021\/09\/17\/cynthia-erivo-debut-album-ch-1-vs-1-emmys-aretha-franklin-childrens-book-disney-role\/8363326002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Cynthia Erivo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Guthrie was told Wednesday by Chenoweth that she wept when Grande got the part.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI love her so much. I\u2019ve known her since she was 10,\u201dChenoweth spoke. \u201cThat crown and wand are going to the exact correct person, and I think she\u2019s gonna nail it. Maybe some people do know this about Ari, but she\u2019s really, really funny, and Glinda has to do funny and drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe has to do it all, and sing high and sing low, and so there\u2019s the girl,\u201dShe continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2020\/10\/13\/kristin-chenoweth-candy-land-food-network-baking-competition-tv-exclusive\/5968543002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"><strong>Kristin Chenoweth travels to Candy Land<\/strong>Food Network&#8217;s board-game-inspired baking program<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1646878858_368_Kristin-Chenoweth-reacts-to-Savannah-Guthries-daughter-playing-Glinda.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ariana Grande and her adviser Kristin Chenoweth on &quot;The Voice.&quot;\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chenoweth sent Vale one more message of congratulations at the end the interview. \u201cHi Vale, I&#8217;m proud of you,\u201dShe spoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe&#8217;s going to flip,\u201d Guthrie said. \u201cI&#8217;m like mom of the year right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"\/story\/life\/tv\/2018\/07\/18\/trial-and-error-lady-killer-review-perfect-summer-show-kristen-chenoweth\/791914002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"><strong>Review:<\/strong> Kristin Chenoweth sparkles in &#8216;Trial &amp; Error: Lady, Killer,&#8217; a perfect summer show<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__lp gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"\/picture-gallery\/life\/tv\/2018\/10\/30\/wicked-halloween-photos-original\/1814146002\/\" data-t-l=\":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - 'Wicked' photo flashback: 15 years on Broadway\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg1814146002\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" onmousedown=\"event.stopPropagation()\" onmouseup=\"event.stopPropagation()\" data-c-id=\"1814146002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kristin-Chenoweth-reacts-to-Savannah-Guthries-daughter-playing-Glinda.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wicked&#8221;Kristin Chenoweth, star of Star Kristin, is passing her crown &#038; wand onto the next generation. During Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show,\u00a0Savannah Guthrie shared her daughter landed the role of Glinda in a school play. Chenoweth also expressed delight that Ariana Grande would play the role of Glinda, in the forthcoming film adaptation. Kristin ChernowethThe idea of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":84638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,3,105,106],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1646878859_Kristin-Chenoweth-reacts-to-Savannah-Guthries-daughter-playing-Glinda.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}