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[[Image:Kristin Chenoweth.jpg|thumb|250px|Kristen Chenoweth.]]
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'''Kristin Chenoweth''' (born [[July 24]], [[1968]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[soprano]] and [[actor|actress]].
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'''Shahbad''' is a city and a [[Local Governance in India| Municipal Committee]] in [[Kurukshetra District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]].
==Demographics==
Chenoweth was born in [[Broken Arrow, Oklahoma|Broken Arrow]], [[Oklahoma]]. She graduated from [[Oklahoma City University]], where she earned a bachelor's degree in [[musical theater]] and a master's degree in [[opera]] performance. She performed at [[Opryland USA]]. She won a "most talented up-and-coming singer" award in the [[Metropolitan Opera]] National Council auditions, which came with a full scholarship to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]'s Academy of Vocal Arts; she turned down the scholarship when she auditioned and won a part on an [[off-Broadway]] show.
[[As of 2001]] India [[census]]{{GR|India}}, Shahbad had a population of 37,130. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shahbad has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 69%. In Shahbad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Location==
Shahbad lies 21 kilometers south of [[Ambala]] on the Ambala [[Delhi]] Highway. It is some 30 kilometers to the North of [[Kurukshetra]] city, which is the capital of the district. Shahbad is on the national highway, and has a railway station on the Delhi Ambala line.
It lies on the banks of the river [[Markanda]]- A tributary of the [[Ghaggar]], and supposed to be a part of the ancient/ Vedic [[Saraswati River]] Basin system. There is a large historic temple on the banks of the river with Markendeshwar, the river sage/deity being worshipped there.
There is also a road from [[Panchkula]], via Ramgarh and Dosarka that comes out near Shahbad.
There are also direct roads to [[Ladwa]] and [[Radaur]] as well as [[Yamunanagar]] from Shahbad.All these being east of Shahbad. [[Pipli]], near [[Kurukshetra]] and [[Nilokheri]] are other nearby towns on the National highway.
==Economy==
Chenoweth made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in a production of [[Molière]]'s ''[[Scapin]]'' starring [[Bill Irwin]], followed in the spring of [[1997]] by the unsuccessful [[musical]] ''[[Steel Pier]]'' by [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]], for which she won a [[Theatre World]] award. The following season, she appeared in the [[City Center]] Encores! production of the [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] musical ''[[Strike Up the Band]]'' and the [[Lincoln Center]] Theater production of [[William Finn]]'s ''[[A New Brain]]''.
It is a significant agricultural market for procurement of agricultural products. The area being on a river bank is fertile and is used for paddy as well as wheat and vegetables. The yield is very high, and the belt till [[Karnal]] has a large number of rice mills to pick up the high quality grain.
==Sports==
During the [[1998]]–[[1999]] season, she performed the role of Sally in the Broadway revival of ''[[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]'', sweeping the [[Tony Award|Tony]], [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk]], and [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]s as the season's Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then starred in the Broadway comedy ''[[Epic Proportions]]'', followed by appearances in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s television adaptation of the musical ''[[Annie]]'' (as Lily St. Regis), and in the leading role of Daisy Gamble in the City Center Encores! production of ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]''.
Of late Shahbad has produced a large number of women hockey players. This is thanks to the efforts of Coach Baldev Singh, who is also a Asst Director in the Haryana Sports department. The current national Hockey team has 12 women from Shahbad. For the last decade Shahbad has produced a large number of women Hockey players who have donned Haryana , [[Railways]] or Indian team colours. It has got the epithet of [[Sansarpur]] of Women's hockey. Current national team representatives from Shahbad are :- Suman Bala, Nutan, Meenakshi, Simarjeet Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Kiran Bala, Gurpreet Kaur, Jasjeet Kaur, Rajni Bala, Rajwinder, Gagandeep Kaur and Surinder Kaur.
==History==
In [[2003 in music|2003]], Chenoweth performed songs from her album ''Let Yourself Go'' in concert for Lincoln Center's 5th American Songbook. She also performed in City Center Encores! 10th Anniversary Bash.
Historically it was a muslim majority town, with references made to a fort during Mughal times, and raids as well as sacking of the fort by [[Banda Bahadur]]. Significantly it also has a historic gurudwara of those times. After partition most of the muslims left, and Punjabi Sikh's and Hindu's from Pakistan were resettled here. The town and surrounding villages hence have a large Punjabi presence.
At the time of partition it was a small village, but has subsequently grown and now even has to urban area sectors planned and developed by [[HUDA]].
==Links==
In [[London]], she was involved in ''Divas at Donmar'' for director [[Sam Mendes]], then appeared in the Actor's Fund Benefit Concert of the musical ''[[Funny Girl]]'' in [[New York, New York|New York City]].
Article on hockey in Shahbad [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040228/spr-trib.htm#1]
Chenoweth was a part of ABC's ''An American Celebration'' at [[Ford's Theater]] with [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[NBC]]'s Salute to the Olympic Winners, The [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] Gala honoring [[Julie Andrews]], and an episode of ''[[Frasier]]'' on NBC. She also starred as Marian Paroo in the ABC television production of [[Meredith Willson|Meredith Willson's]] ''[[The Music Man]]'', opposite [[Matthew Broderick]].
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[[Image:Kristen.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Kristen as G(a)linda in "Wicked".]]
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In October [[2003]], Chenoweth returned to Broadway in ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', a musical about the early years of the witches of [[Land of Oz|Oz]]. She was nominated for a Tony as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as [[Glinda]], but lost to co-star [[Idina Menzel]] (as [[Elphaba]], the [[Wicked Witch of the West]]).
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Chenoweth's role in ''Wicked'' also brought the opportunity to co-star in [[Nora Ephron]]'s [[2005]] film version of ''[[Bewitched (movie)|Bewitched]]''. The film's star, [[Nicole Kidman]], had attended a performance of ''Wicked'' and was so impressed with Chenoweth's charisma and stage presence that Kidman requested to Ephron that Chenoweth be cast in the film. Chenoweth got the part of Maria Kelly, Kidman's character's friend and personal assistant.
Chenoweth has also performed leading roles at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] and the [[Guthrie Theatre]], and she was chosen by the late [[Jerome Robbins]] as the guest soloist in his ''[[West Side Story]] Suite of Dances'' at [[New York City Ballet]]. She also starred in a short-lived [[sitcom]], ''Kristin'', for NBC. It was a mid-season replacement in [[2001]] that co-starred [[Jon Tenney]], but it was cancelled after only six episodes.
Beginning in the sixth season ([[2004]]–[[2005]]) of ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]'', Chenoweth has had a recurring role playing media consultant [[Annabeth Schott]]; as of the seventh season she is featured in the opening credits. In [[2006]], she is scheduled to appear in a remarkable five films including ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', ''[[R.V.]]'', and ''[[Stranger Than Fiction]]''. Chenoweth then will star in ''[[Asphalt Beach]]'' and in a [[bio-pic]] of [[Dusty Springfield]].
Her latest album ''As I Am'' was released in April 2005; the album is a mixture of [[hymn]]s and [[contemporary Christian music]], with arrangements that sound more like [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]].
==Filmography==
*''[[Topa Topa Bluffs]]'' ([[2002]])
*''[[Show Business]]'' ([[2005]]) ([[documentary]])
*''[[Bewitched]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]'' (2006)
*''[[Stranger Than Fiction]]'' (2006)
*''[[R.V.]]'' (2006)
*''[[Untitled Dusty Springfield/Kristin Chenoweth Project]]'' (2006)
*''[[Asphalt Beach]]'' [2006)
*''[[Rapunzel Unbraided]]'' ([[2008]]) (currently in pre-production)
==TV Work==
*''[[Paramour]]'' ([[1999]]) (mini-series)
*''[[Annie]]'' (1999)
*''[[Kristin]]'' ([[2001]]) (canceled after 6 episodes)
*''[[The Music Man]]'' ([[2003]])
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (semi-regular cast member from 2003—)
*''[[The West Wing]]'' (semi-regular cast member from [[2004]]—, regular cast member from [[2005]] —)
==External links==
*[http://www.kristinchenoweth.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/asiam.html Review of ''As I Am''], from the ''[[Christianity Today]]'' website
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