'Tis the season for Holt Renfrew's annual 'Holiday Window Unveiling,' and this year the Toronto-based luxurious retailer will have a little something extra to sing about as Tony and Emmy award winner Kristin Chenoweth is expected to be on hand, according to a report in the National Post. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 5.
The evening marks the specialty retailer's 5th annual holiday window extravaganza, which has in past years welcomed such renowned talents as Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, and Macy Gray to celebrate its tradition of decking out the Bloor St. window displays in full holiday gear. This year's event runs from 6:30-9PM, with shoppers (and window-shoppers) being treated to musical performances, guest appearances, and shopping promotions. A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit the United Way/Centraide. Holt Renfrew is located at 50 Bloor Street West, Toronto. For more information on the event, please visit the Holt Renfrew website.
Kristin Chenoweth is well known for seamlessly transitioning from stage to screen (and back), receiving accolades and awards in the process. Her Broadway credits include 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' (for which she won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for featured actress in a musical); 'Wicked' (which earned her a Tony nomination); 'Steel Pier' (Theatre World Award); and 'Epic Proportions'. Other NY Theater includes 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore', 'The Apple Tree', 'Scapin', 'A New Brain', 'Dames at Sea', 'The Fantasticks', 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' and 'Strike Up the Band'. Her film work includes the comedy 'You Again' (to be released in 2010), 'Bewitched', 'The Pink Panther', 'RV', 'Running With Scissors', 'Stranger Than Fiction', 'Deck the Halls' and 'Four Christmases'. TV includes the upcoming Lifetime movie 'The Twelve Men of Christmas', 'Glee' (in which she'll make a return appearance in an upcoming episode), 'Ugly Betty', 'The West Wing', 'The Music Man', 'Annie', 'Frasier', 'Sesame Street', 'Kristin', and two seasons as Olive Snook on the ABC dramedy 'Pushing Daisies' which earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Her extensive concert career includes performances at the National Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Hollywood Bowl, London's 'Divas at Donmar' series, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera House. This winter she will be part of Il Divo's limited-run holiday tour. Most recently, it's been announced that Chenoweth will make her return to the Broadway stage next spring in Rob Ashford's 'Promises, Promises', opposite Sean Hayes.
