Chenoweth Scores Date with Twelve Men, Plus the Latest on Her Glee Gig
Kristin Chenoweth
Tony winner and former Daisies pusher Kristin Chenoweth has landed the lead in Twelve Men of Christmas, a Lifetime original movie to premiere in December, as part of the cabler's "Fa La La La Lifetime" holiday event.
"Kristin Chenoweth is a force of nature with a unique charm, wit and warmth that make her the perfect choice," Lifetime senior VP of original programming Tanya Lopez says of the casting.
Based on Decent Exposure, a novel by Phillipa Ashley, Twelve Men finds Chenoweth playing a PR maven who loses her high-powered job and her fiancé on the same night, at her office holiday party. She then slinks away to Montana, where she cooks up the idea to market a small town's home-bred beefcake via a calendar. Hilarity and comedic romance ensues.
Although Chenoweth's David E. Kelley pilot didn't get picked up by NBC, her fans still have much to anticipate. ABC is airing the acclaimed-yet-undersampled Pushing Daisies' final three episodes starting this Saturday at 10 pm/ET, and the actress/songstress can be seen on Fox's Glee this fall. Chenoweth guest-stars in the fourth episode following the already sneak-peeked pilot, and sources say her role could become a recurring one.
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