MickeyJoTheatre Is Kristin Chenoweth CANCELLED by Broadway? | The backlash to her Charlie Kirk comments explained
This season, the Tony Award winning star of stage and screen, Kristin Chenoweth is getting ready to return to Broadway in the new musical THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES.
The actress, who is best known for having played the role of Glinda in the original Broadway production of WICKED, has however become the focus of controversy after sharing a comment in response to the death of rightwing political podcaster Charlie Kirk.
In today's theatre news recap, Mickey-Jo is talking through exactly what happened when Kristin sat down in an exclusive interview to clarify her comment, as well as what this means for her upcoming stage role.
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00:00 | introduction
03:20 | what did Kristin do?
11:24 | what happened next?
16:51 | what do I think?
25:43 | what will happen to the show?
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As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 89,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
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