Kristin Chenoweth waves to crowd at Wicked amid Broadway reopening: “There’s no place like home”

Kristin Chenoweth appeared in front of the crowd Tuesday night at New York’s Gershwin Theater to greet the audience at the musical Wicked, amid the reopening of Broadway since the pandemic closed a year and a half ago.

“Hello New York! Okay, so I have to say it… there is no place like home! ‘ the 53-year-old artist said on the night of the musical’s reopening, in addition to other high profile shows such as Chicago, Hamilton and The Lion King.

“I wanted to be here to welcome New York and all the spectators to what is my favorite show,” the Tony-award-winning artist told The New York Times. “The excitement is palpable behind the scenes.

Welcome back: Kristin Chenoweth, 53, emerged at New York’s Gershwin Theater on Tuesday night to greet audiences for the musical Wicked, amid the reopening of Broadway since the pandemic closed a year and a half ago

Hinting at the coronavirus pandemic, Chenoweth said: “If you will allow me, it’s been a good year, and we’re still there, aren’t we?”

The talented artist donned a black skirt with silver stitching in the cameo appearance for the high-profile event.

She had her blonde locks closed and parted, and accessorized with bracelets and diamond rings for the stage appearance.

She noted that the return to Broadway was a mass collaboration between many people as well as the nonprofit The Actors Fund.

Beloved: The crowd stood up and applauded the Tony award-winning artist

The musical has reopened in addition to other high profile shows such as Chicago, Hamilton and The Lion King

“The people in the back, our ushers, our front of the house, the actors,” she said, “things like that don’t just happen; it takes a lot of people.

She joked, “I also mean my favorite personal relationship is between the audience and the cast – that’s probably why I’m in therapy.”

The Oklahoma-born beauty has important ties to the musical – a revised backstory for the classic, The Wizard of Oz – as she played the role of Glinda in her 2003 Broadway debut.

The staple musical has been seen in 100 cities around the world by crowds of over 60 million people, and started performing last month in Dallas.

Stylish: She had her blonde locks parted and accessorized with diamond bracelets and rings for onstage appearance

Credit: Chenoweth noted that the return of Broadway was a mass collaboration between many people as well as the nonprofit The Actors Fund

The Oklahoma-born beauty has important ties to the musical, as she played the role of Glinda on her 2003 Broadway debut.