This just in… if you’re sad about missing out on the big PUSHING DAISIES Paley event in Los Angeles, this is your chance to get up close and personal with Daisies Kristin Chenoweth in NYC. The Paley Center for New Media (New York) is hosting an evening with Kristin Chenoweth next month.

Thursday, April 16, 2009
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET
Paley Center for Media
25 West 52 Street
New York, New York 10019

IN PERSON
Kristin Chenoweth

Ever since her breakthrough, Tony Award–winning performance as Sally in the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Kristin Chenoweth has become one of the treasures of the musical scene, performing in concert, recording three solo CDs, and further triumphing on Broadway in Wicked and The Apple Tree. She has also carved her niche on television, with roles on The West Wing and Pushing Daisies, as well as adaptations of Annie and The Music Man. In conjunction with her upcoming autobiography, A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love and Faith in Stages, Kristin will talk about her career, with special emphasis on her television work. A book sale and signing will follow the discussion.

Paley Center Members tickets for $15 on sale now.
*General Public tickets for $25 on sale March 26.

It’s not easy when one of your favorite shows just disappears from the schedule. No warning. No closure. It’s just gone. Fans of the imaginative, funny and beautiful PUSHING DAISIES know this all to well. We all followed the ratings, we knew the story. We knew that this season would be the last for PUSHING DAISIES, but I don’t think we the fans anticipated that ABC would just pull the show away from us before airing all the final episodes. It seemed abrupt and unfair.

Supposedly ABC is obligated to air the final three episodes.  When this will happen is a bit up in the air.  Those associated with the show have their fingers crossed for a summer airing, but it’s all up to ABC.

Despite the show being off the air for months now, PUSHING DAISIES fans are still visiting this site and others to keep the spirit of PUSHING DAISIES alive in the hopes of one day being able to see the final three episodes and properly close out this particular chapter of PUSHING DAISIES.

Not too long ago ThePieMaker.com had the distinct honor of being invited to the cast and crew screening of those final three episodes. Although Dan sadly wasn’t able to make it, I quickly jumped on a plane and headed out to L.A..  I was thrilled to not only represent this site and its readers but, by virtue of being the only in the room not associated with the show, I guess I was there representing all PUSHING DAISIES fans. A true honor.

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More post-Pushing Daisies casting news…

Earlier this week it was announced that Kristin Chenoweth will have a recurring role on Fox’s GLEE (from Nip/Tuck’s Ryan Murphy).  Glee is a show that I’m dying to see which follows a High School glee club.  The last time Murphy went to high school it was the wickedly delicious POPULAR so I have high hopes.

Today it was announced that Chi McBride has signed on to Fox’s new drama HUMAN TARGET.  Human Target will star Mark Valley (recently on FRINGE) and Bad News Bears WATCHMEN’s Jackie Earle Haley.

Cheno’s Casting News courtesy Michael Ausiello:

Here are two more reasons Fox’s upcoming musicomedy, Glee, has us overjoyed: Kristin Chenoweth and Victor Garber are joining the cast in what will likely turn out to be recurring roles!

Wicked alum Chenoweth, who showed off her awesome pipes on the late, great Pushing Daisies, will play a part that’s as top secret as it is hilarious. (Sorry, that’s all you’re getting out of me.)

Chi’s Casting News courtesy THR.com:

The WBTV-produced “Target” centers on Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), a mysterious freelancer who offers a unique form of security for hire: He assumes the identities of people in danger, becoming the “human target” on behalf of his clients.

McBride will play Chance’s business partner and friend.