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    A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
    A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
    A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
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    A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages

    By Kristin Chenoweth and Joni Rodgers

    Narrated by Kristin Chenoweth

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    In this frank and funny memoir, the Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen shares her journey from small-town Oklahoma to big-time Broadway, vamping on what it takes to stand firmly on a foundation of family and faith – while wearing a hot pair of Jimmy Choo platform sling-backs. Filled with wit, wisdom, and backstage insight, A Little Bit Wicked is an essential read for Kristin’s legions of fans and an uplifting story for anyone seeking to follow their dreams – over the rainbow and beyond.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateApr 24, 2009
    ISBN9781608144839
    Author

    Kristin Chenoweth

    Emmy® and Tony® Award-winning actress, singer, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover, and stage. She received an Emmy® Award for her role in Pushing Daisies, won a Tony® Award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and received a Tony® Award nomination for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked. Kristin has released multiple albums, including The Art of Elegance and For the Girls, and has performed to sold-out audiences across the world. Notable TV and film credits include Schmigadoon!, West Wing, Descendants, and her Emmy®-award nominated role on Glee; and Holidate, Deck the Halls, RV, and Four Christmases. She is the author of the bestselling books What Will I Do with My Love Today? and A Little Bit Wicked. In partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BAPAC) Foundation, she launched her annual Broadway Bootcamp for young Broadway hopefuls. Kristin is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Master’s degree in Opera Performance. She is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and in 2015 she received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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    • 5/5
      I absolutely lived listening to Chenoweth read her book. You can hear her laugh at reminiscing certain stories. You can hear her choking back tears as she describes a break up from a man whom still has some real estate in her heart. She is sincere, yet guarded. And it's clean! This book can be listened to with children around without worry of them parroting naughty words. A great read and one of the best I've listened to in a while.

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    • 3/5
      A light and enjoyable autobiography. The transitioning between past & present events was a little unclear/frenetic at times.
    • 5/5
      Marvelously entertaining life story—extraordinary talent, focused achievement, nurtured in honest, consistent, and joyful love, care and laughter/ fun.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed the book because I like her. Just held me to the end. Thanks
    • 5/5
      I can't even with this book, there is too much. All I can say is I wish I was her friend !! Side note* The Bogsnart story ... I will be purchasing a hard copy of this book just so I can put my hands on that story and read it to EVERY little girl I can.
      I laughed, I cried, I learned. Thanks so much Kristin for putting yourself on these pages and sharing yourself with the world, I dare say we have been changed for Good !
    • 4/5
      Good, but I found it too much about fame. God gets an honorable mention in a supporting role.
    • 5/5
      This was an excellent book. I loved the whole thing from start to finish. She describes stories from her life, how she started in show business and the hard work she put in to get where she is at today. It was funny, honest, and a terrific book!
    • 5/5
      Listening to Kristen explain life is a weekend well spent.
    • 4/5
      Narrated by the author. I didn't know anything about Kristin Chenoweth other than she was the squeaky-voiced actress on "Pushing Up Daisies." She narrates her story with an appealing Southern charm, punctuating it with trills and giggles. She doesn't dish much Hollywood dirt; that's not her personality as she would be the first to say. But she does tweak a few folks in a humorous way, herself included. Her Christian faith and open heart towards all lie at the heart of her personal philosophies.
    • 5/5
      Loved this! Kristen is a breath of fresh air and I smiled and cried along this journey.
    • 4/5
      This book is read by the author, which I love. Ms. Chenoweth tells the story of her life, upbringing, and musical career. It's a charming book that is far more interesting than I expected. I didn't know she was a Christian and enjoyed reading about the difficulties of maintaining one's faith in an overwhelmingly secular work environment.Ms. Chenoweth's memoir is very personal and she discusses her issues, challenges, and successes with frank good humor. My only complaint - I wish she'd talked more about Pushing Daisies.
    • 4/5
      This was better than I expected.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! Kristin Chenoweth is hilarious! After reading it, I want to be her friend. She gives a great look into her life growing up, her acting career and the anecdotes that go with both.
    • 4/5
      I now have a true girl-crush on Kristin Chenoweth. If she's anything like she comes across in this book, she's one of the funniest, most charming people ever, but with just enough vulnerability that you don't hate her for being perfect!
    • 5/5
      Kristin Chenoweth is adorable. The only celebrity memoir I have ever enjoyed, other than Barbra Eden.
    • 3/5
      Fun, light, and easy. Probably will be enjoyed by Wicked, West Wing, or Pushing Daisies fans. Good for an airplane or the beach....
    • 4/5
      Kristin Chenoweth writes like she talks. Adorable. She is very likable; her voice is realistic and casual and friendly. The book reads like a conversation. Light and fun, would be a good beach read.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book, as read by Kristin Chenoweth.Have gained much respect for her after reading this.Would highly recommend this book, especially if you're a music theater/arts lover anywhere between the coasts.
    • 5/5
      I think I may have ruptured something while reading this book. I mean, the hair episode, and just the entire tone seemed like the Ms. Chenoweth that you see on the various talk shows she's done.And I learned things (for example, I don't read nearly enough gossip rags).All in all it was a clear five star book, a good author, and an amazing writer (I may actually go read other things she's written, which never happens when I read these sorts of books). A pleasure to read all around.
    • 5/5
      I don’t normally venture into the non-fiction section of a bookstore unless by accident, but when I spotted Kristin Chenoweth’s memoir A Little Bit Wicked I knew that I had to read it because 1) I love all things Wicked (although it does not dominate her story); and 2) I fell in love with Kristin Chenoweth when she played Olive Snook in Pushing Daisies.THE GOOD BITS{A little slice goes a long way} I loved the format of this book. Yes, Kristin Chenoweth goes in chronological order, but it never felt that way. A Little Bit Wicked seemed more like a compilation of bits and pieces of Kristin Chenoweth’s life, never quite connect-the-dots but everything had its time and place and I felt lucky to be reading about it. I ate A Little Bit Wicked it up in one evening, but this book can easily be stretched out like a decadent and rewarding dessert for 16 evenings!{Warning: Avoid any liquids while reading} I guarantee that there are a whole lot of snort-worthy moments, and I giggled my whole way through reading! Kristin Chenoweth is honest-to-goodness adorable, even when she has her non-bubbly moments, and I love how the writing captures this effervescent woman. She is 100% human (I know, I had concern that she was all bubble) with hurts and hopes, trials and triumphs, and she knows how to throw a decent punchline. From the truth behind where babies come from to her eat-them-and-maybe-die White Trash Cookies to the inspiration behind Ellen: The Musical to being tricked into a date with a pilot while racing across the country, it is hard to NOT laugh at Kristin Chenoweth’s mishaps on her rise to popularity.{On Aaron Sorkin} So I didn’t know much about Kristin Chenoweth’s love life before I read A Little Bit Wicked and really the her current status is nobody’s business but her own, but can I say that I adored Aaron Sorkin’s own account of how he fell in love with her? All I can say is that, in A Little Bit Wicked, I can sense how much Kristin Chenoweth and Aaron Sorkin care for each other – even if they were off-and-on, even if they never get back together – despite everything, Aaron Sorkin wrote a beautiful piece for A Little Bit Wicked and I think it was pretty cool of Kristin Chenoweth to share it with the reader.THE BAD BITS{Wicked-ly disappointed} Okay, the lack of Wicked was not exactly the end of the world, and I am sure Kristin Chenoweth may be all Wicked-out, but I had thought there would have been more dish on Wicked as suggested by the title. There were a few brief mentions, but if you shared my expectations of Wicked delights, this is not the book for you. This is more for fans of Kristin Chenoweth and perhaps GLEE-hards.THE OVERALLI don’t know how A Little Bit Wicked does it, but somehow it embodies the bubbly known as Kristin Chenoweth and delivers anecdotes that can either make you laugh or cry or even sniffle with a hint of chuckle. A Little Bit Wicked may have be Wicked in name only, but it is everything I expected from Kristin Chenoweth! A Little Bit Wicked may be short in length, Kristin Chenoweth most definitely is not – and I hope that there may be more stories to share in the future.
    • 4/5
      Chenoweth's folksy charm saturates every sentence in her autobiography, which is an account of how she rose to stardom on stage and screen. Though positive and chipper throughout, she is not afraid to throw herself under the bus for mistakes she's made. It's also a refreshing account of the thoughts of a person of faith who stands out for being too liberal for conservative Christians and too conservative for liberals. Her book's main theme is "Hey, I'm just being the best me I can be" and makes no apologies for it. She's pretty open about her relationship with TV writer Aaron Sorkin, though she does admit that she's kept a lot of the really personal stuff off the page. (And rightly.) And we see her side through the whole "700 Club" debaucle and can't help but be sympathetic towards her. Though frequently naiive, it's apparent that Chenoweth has a big heart, but also balances it out with a strong backbone to stand up for herself.The writing and narration is choppy, but the tone of the novel--an intimate, warm, about-to-be-handed-a-slice-of-pie-and-the-latest-gossip kind of tone--keeps the book fun and breezy.
    • 4/5
      Decent autobiography, fun in part because she's a tiny Oklahoman with a Baptist background. How adorable is that?
    • 5/5
      Most people know Kristin Chenoweth from Wicked, The West Wing, and/or Pushing Daisies. I'll confess something: I've never seen either of these things. Don't get me wrong: I would love to see her (and Idina) in Wicked (but I think that ship's already sailed, although, I am hoping for a film adaptation with Kristin and Idina as the leads, of course) and probably would've gotten into Pushing Daisies (but I vaguely remember scheduling conflicts for me between this and another show. Which show you ask? I really can't remember so apparently is wasn't memorable), but I just never got the chance. No. The first time I heard about Kristin Chenoweth was when I was 12 years old and had just seen the Wonderful World of Disney version of Annie in which Kristin plays Lily St. Regis. She was just all-around hilarious in that film and was really my favorite character (sure, I liked Annie and all, but Lily St. Regis was just so charming and adorable). After watching that movie over and over (and okay, over) again (and learning all the songs and dance routines), I grew up (somewhat) and didn't watch it again until a couple of months ago when I dusted up my VHS version of the film and watched it with my five year old sister (and it by the way still held up). Soon after that, I caught Kristin on Glee, loved her in it and decided to read her autobiography/memoir. And...it was amazing. Going into this, you know A Little Bit Wicked isn't going to be some literary masterpiece and you also know that it's not going to be some scandalous tell-all (because really that would've been all over the media). It seemed like a cute and funny book, so I thought what the hell. I sure didn't expect to start laughing as soon as I turned to Page 1. Kristin just oozes fun and is not afraid to poke fun at herself. From saying to Ellen that she has to sing from her "Hoo-hoo" to kissing Idina Menzel to break the tension after the bigheads of Wicked stormed out, you can just tell that Kristin is possibly one of the coolest people around. I'm not a religious person at all, so I thought that that particular element would bother me coming up as much as it did, but surprisingly it didn't. It's probably because Kristin Chenoweth seems like one of those people who's just really open-minded about most things that would piss off a majority of uber-religious people. I honestly can't find one thing that I had a problem with in regards to this book. It really delivered what I wanted. A humorous memoir that wasn't too angsty, yet had the right amount of heart. I'm sure that Kristin Chenoweth will go on to do even more great things and I'll be rooting for her every step of the way. You know, all us short girls (I'm five feet, if that) have to support each other. Also, now when I push in my Annie DVD (I've since upgraded) for the umpteenth time and my older sister walks in and rolls her eyes asking, "Why are you watching this AGAIN?", I can reply with the utmost certainty "Because Kristin Chenoweth is just THAT awesome!"
    • 4/5
      I am a Broadway and theater fan, so this was a fun book to read, and I find Christin Chenoweth to be honest, funny and a good person. I enjoyed her candor, and her stories. I also commend her on her determination and staying true to her values, her friends and herself.
    • 5/5
      I was completely impressed by Kristin Chenoweth. I'm pretty leery of celebrity autobiographies (generally I don't really care to hear from them how amazing they are), but Chenoweth was honest, respectful, and fun. I really like that she didn't do the typical birth to current time format, it was much more grouped by subject in a somewhat linear order. She's very mature and honestly made me laugh out loud several times. A must for any theatre-lover, and highly recommended for everyone else.
    • 3/5
      A Little Bit Wicked is exactly what I thought it was going to be - a rather fluffy diversion and a glimpse into the life of someone I'm glad to get to know a little bit. Kristin Chenoweth is a hard-working Oklahoma girl and this memoir takes us from her childhood ballet classes to Broadway and beyond. Recommended for her fans.
    • 4/5
      I am a big fan of Kristin Chenoweth and I try to follow her work. That being said this was a great book with a lot of insight into her life and early career. It was both funny and a little sad. A fast read. I hope to see more of her.
    • 4/5
      I am a big fan of Kristin Chenoweth so this was definitely a treat for me to read. I listen to the soundtrack for Wicked on my iPod all the time. I only wish I would have seen her perform as "Glinda" in Wicked live with Idina Menzel. But nonetheless, she was my favorite character on Pushing Daisies as Olive Snook. Oh, and did I mention her fabulous cameo on Glee (to die for). So I couldn't help but picking up this book in order to get more insider information on this tiny (with a very big voice) gal.The moment you open the book you quickly hear Kristin's voice - you can hear her southern drawl, and her personality really shines through with each paragraph. Reading about her trials and tribulations made me love her even more.At first the time line is a bit confusing because she runs back and forth from past to present, but her tone of writing is so fun that you can definitely overlook that. After awhile you get used to the skipping around and it just becomes part of the charm. I loved getting insight into the workings of Broadway, how she felt about being adopted, her faith, her schooling, Wicked, her love life, that huge mega-hit "Kristin", and it all wrapped up into this "tiny" package that you can definitely envision as being KRISTIN. I thought it was interesting, light and more than once found myself laughing out loud. If you're a fan of Kristin Chenoweth, then you definitely have to read this (although I will forewarn this not a tell-all book; she doesn't dish on any co-stars or friends and I really appreciated that).
    • 3/5
      I picked this book up because I've always been interested in Broadway, and in the path that gets people there -- and while I have not seen a lot of Kristin Chenoweth myself, I have enjoyed what I have seen, and I thought it would be interesting to read a memoir by her.And parts of the book were definitely very interesting -- I especially liked the parts where she is talking about her experiences with her music training in college, and the strong connection she had with the teacher there.There were two things that put me off about the book, though. The first is the organization -- it's not really chronological or topical, but is an odd mish-mash of both. And so just when I'm getting really interested in what's happening at that point in her life, the book jumps to another time period altogether, only to jump back again later. That isn't anything I'd blame Chenoweth for, offhand, as I'd guess that it's probably more of an issue between the writer (Joni Rodgers) and editor. The other thing that put me off was all the religious references. It's not the fact that there were religious references at all that put me off (I'm religious myself), it's that they so often seemed awkward or artificial, almost as if someone had decided *after* the book was written to "go back through and put lots of Jesus bits in everywhere!"I think it's an interesting and fun enough book, but in the end, it just wasn't as well-written as I was hoping for -- and as a result, it took me a good while to get through the book. This is definitely a book that I'd recommend picking up from the library, though, and I think that Chenoweth fans would probably consider it a worthwhile purchase.Comment
    • 5/5
      I've seen Chenoweth on TV, especially the weird and wonderful Pushing Daisies, and enjoyed her work quite a bit. I also had heard that she dated Aaron Sorkin, whom I admire greatly for his work on the West Wing. So I got her memoirs and am glad of it. She's a lovely person, with a great sense of humor, a unique way of expressing herself, a lot of intelligence, intense dedication to her crafts - singing, acting, and dancing. She is a Christian who has a gay male best friend and a tendency to date Jewish men, so she happily defies stereotypes.Her memoirs make for a fun and informative read.