Kristen Chenoweth made her Broadway debut in 1997 playing Precious McGuire in the musical STEEL PIER. The role won her a Theater World Award. Two years later, she scored Tony gold as Sally Brown in the revival of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. Just minutes before her win was announced, she brought down the house with her scathingly funny performance of Sally's big number, My New Philosophy. Her most recent Broadway triumph was ambitious Oz witch Glinda in the hit musical WICKED.

Her concert appearances include City Center ENCORES productions of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER and THE APPLE TREE, as well as CANDIDE with the New York Philharmonic and a sold-out solo concert at Carnegie Hall.

Three years later, the Astaire siblings debuted on Broadway in the 1917 musical flop OVER THE TOP. Other shows followed including APPLE BLOSSOMS, THE BUNCH AND JUDY, LADY BE GOOD and FUNNY FACE. Shortly after their final Broadway show, Dietz & Schwartz's THE BAND WAGON, Adele Astaire married British aristocrat Lord Charles Cavendish and officially retired from the stage.

The movies came calling in 1932 when RKO studio head David Selznick signed Astaire to a $1500-a week contract. While his actual film debut was a small role in the MGM film THE DANCING LADY, the first film under his new contract was a supporting role in FLYING DOWN TO RIO. The critical success of his pairing with Ginger Rogers in the musical number The Carioca lead to the formation of one of the most beloved dance teams in film history.

His other on-screen dance partners included Judy Garland (EASTER PARADE), Rita Hayworth (YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH), Cyd Charisse (THE BAND WAGON) and Leslie Caron (DADDY LONG LEGS). His final movie musical was 1968's FINIAN'S RAINBOW opposite Tommy Steele and Petula Clark.