Film & TV NewsKristin Chenoweth to Star in Netflix Rom-Com HolidateThe Tony and Emmy Award winner is one of several actors joining Emma Roberts in the movie.
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Ryan McPhee
May 14, 2019
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Kristin Chenoweth will appear in Netflix’s upcoming romantic comedy Holidate,Deadline reports. The Tony and Emmy winner joins the previously announced Emma Roberts.
The movie, penned by Tiffany Paulsen, will follow two single holiday haters (Roberts and Luke Bracey) who team up to be each other’s plus-ones for family functions and celebrations throughout the year.
In addition to Chenoweth, Roberts, and Bracey, the cast will include Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw, Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, Frances Fisher, and Manish Dayal. John Whitesell will direct.
Chenoweth last appeared on Broadway in On the Twentieth Century, earning a Tony Award nomination after previously being nominated for Wicked and winning for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. She is currently attached to both a Tammy Faye Baker bio-musical and a musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her.
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Kristin Chenoweth in Steel Pier
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Kristin Chenoweth in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Kristin Chenoweth and cast in the recording studio for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Tudyk in Epic Proportions
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Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in Wicked
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Kristin Chenoweth in Candide
Kristin Chenoweth in Candide
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Kristin Chenoweth in The Apple Tree
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Christopher Fitzgerald, Kristin Chenoweth and Kevin Chamberlin in Stairway to Paradise
Kevin Chamberlin and Kristin Chenoweth in Stairway to Paradise
The cast of "Pushing Daisies" (l.-r.): Swoosie Kurtz, Ellen Greene, Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth and Chi McBride.
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Kristin Chenoweth on "Pushing Daisies"
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Ryan Silverman, Kristin Chenoweth, Sierra Boggess and Douglas Sills in Music in the Air
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Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre.
Starring David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald, Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway, the production be screened across the UK, US, Australia and selected international territories.
