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A Zoom meeting with Broadway legend Kristin Chenoweth fulfills all my expectations and then some.
A ribbon microphone is propped up behind her, and a grand piano looms in the background.
At first I mistake this area as a rehearsal space.
Its actually Chenoweths living room.
Oh, its my home, and thats my piano, Chenoweth explains.
I had to decide between having a big old dining room table or a grand piano.
I chose the piano, always.
For Chenoweth, music is simply a part of everyday life, as natural as eating and breathing.
Hence the cozy robe.
I just wanted to be comfortable, she says.
The sales associate was trying to describe it to me as, Its very easy to apply.
I was not making any money at the time, so I didnt get to buy it.
The brand is also aligned with her current beauty ethoslooking even and clean instead of going full glam.
But most impressive of all for Chenoweth is seeing how the brand has grown.
And so Im excited to be doing this with her.
Its also easy to talk about something that you love.
How has your relationship with beauty evolved over the years?
Im from the South, so we leave home looking great.
But then you move to New York, and you realize thats not really going to happen.
As Ive gotten older, Ive realized that for me, less is more.
Less space, less stuff on your face.
Chapstick, a little of the Laura Geller powder, just even out your skin.
And also, Im drinking a Coke right now, but that has really gotten a lot better.
I used to drink two a day, and now its like one a week.
I didnt pay that close attention to water drinking when I was younger.
I was slamming it on Broadway, doing my thing, and not worrying about all that stuff.
I exercise, I water.
Now I realize how important it is.
And that has to do with beauty.
We all do know that beauty comes from within.
So how do you feel?
I feel better when I drink water.
I feel better when I do my hot yoga, whatever that means for other people.
Thats what works for me.
Are there any Broadway beauty tips youve picked up over the years?
Whats become so popular is asetting spray.
And I do believe in those now.
I used to be like, Why is it assaulting me with water?
But now it feels less of assault, and it does get your makeup to stay put.
Ive been doing that on stagewe learned to do that in stage-makeup class.
And another thing is a tiny little white line on the inner lash line.
I dont do it all the way across.
I just go from mid eye pupil and out.
It just pops the eye a little bit.
Especially when youre tired and you have a long day of meetings and you want to feel more awake.
That little white line there makes all the difference.
What did you wear on stage forWicked?
I designed my own makeup for that show.
I got some craft glitter, and I put it in my blush, and I mixed it together.
And then I also did it on my lips.
I dont know why.
It does make a difference.
What are your three desert-island products?
Sothere is a Laura Geller paletteit has face bronzer, blush, and eye shadows.
So I would choose that.
I mean, I have to have mascara.
I dont cake it on.
And I like the Nivea lip balm.
No, Im not being paid.
I love that one.
Those were in my wedding gift bags.
Hamilton.Hearing Leslie Odom Jr. and Lin-Manuel Miranda sing, and Renee Elise Goldsberry and all the girls singing.
It gets me pumped.
There are so many great scores to Broadway shows that we forget about.
So Ill usually pick a Broadway score that nobody listens to very often anymore.
Whats your favorite way to take a moment for yourself?
I am so not exciting.
I love to binge-watch any true crime like a lot of people.
It takes me hours.
I am obsessed with it.
I sometimes do my best thinking when Im drawing, when Im coloring like that.
We need to talk aboutWicked: For Good.
What are you most excited for people to see?
Thats all Im going to say about it.
Its not what people think.
And I did it in the original, but this is just a longer idea of it.
Whats your piece that you like to give them?
Your truth is your truth.
Dont let them steal that.
And I have to practice that still.
Its very hard to be in the business and not care.
If we were not great actors, we wouldnt care.
And you know what?
Everybody is allowed to have their opinion.
You cannot make everyone happy.
So the most important person to make happy is yourself.
Youre the one thats stuck with you.
She did such a beautiful job.
And by the way, Cynthia Erivo too.
Good grief, right?
Those two, what a powerful dynamic.
What a powerful duo.
Idina and I, that was what, 23 years ago?
Whenever we see each other, only we know what we went through.
We were creating those parts, and its not easy.
Youre putting up a new show.
But nobody can take away what we did too.
Are there any up-and-coming Broadway stars youre feeling inspired or moved by right now?
I have aCamp Kristin Chenoweth Broadway Bootcamp.
Its grown in size, and now we have kids from all over the world in this camp.
I have all my Broadway friends come teach in the summer.
Its where Broadway shows come to tour and acts come in.
I metTatum Hopkinswhen she was 14, and I knew that she was special.
She had star quality.
She came to camp every year, and I really invested in the kid because I believe in her.
And I said, Tatum, do you want to come sing a song in this show with me?
Just sing one of your songs.
I didnt tell her that they were looking for a part.
I didnt want it to feel like an audition for either of them.
I wanted it to happen organically, and I knew it would.
Stephen Schwartz, after the show, said, Whos the kid?
She’s perfect for Jonquil.
And thats how she got the part.
People ask me why I do the camp: Its because of that.
Shes currently looking for her first New York apartment.
Her parents moved from Oklahoma to be in Upstate New York so she could come and work here.
You probably remember your first New York apartment.
And I told her, If you want to go shopping….
I mean, I had to get a futon, and thats all I had.
And so thats inspiring to me.
At this point, as the CMO, what do I care about?
I care about that.
Ariana Yaptangco is the senior beauty editor atGlamour.
