I always knew we were two of a kind!

According to this article in Playbill:

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, most recently on Broadway as the "Popular" Glinda in Stephen Schwartz's Wicked, may be seen in the New York City Opera's 2007 staging of The Pirates of Penzance.

A spokesperson for the actress told Playbill.com that Chenoweth is currently "in discussions" for the Gilbert and Sullivan work, which will play NYCO March 3-31, 2007. The Pirates cast, according to the opera company's official website, will feature Myrna Paris as Ruth and Matt Morgan as Frederic. No other casting has been announced.

The NYCO mounting of Pirates will be directed by Lillian Groag with choreography by Lynn Hockney. The creative team is set to include John Conklin (set design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Pat Collins (lighting design) and Abe Jacob (sound design).

Now I'm assuming she is in talks for the role of Mabel, the role that ...ahem... I starred in (originated, really) in the Bayview Junior High production of The Pirates of Penzance. Although only in grade 9 at the time, my voice displayed the splendor and power that have caused people to get Kristin and I mixed up, understandably.

In the supporting role of Frederic was Brian Peebles, and I daresay we had some pretty great onstage chemistry.

All kidding aside, I'd love to see her in The Pirates of Penzance! Not a day goes by that I don't make a whole pirate/pilot joke. And I've always been a huge G&S fan (Iolanthe, The Mikado) and I love the movie that was made about them (Topsy Turvy) and this would definitely be a blast!

So Kristin, say yes and "take ha- ha- ha- ha- ha- heart!

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