Kristin Chenoweth “Legally Mad”
Kristin Chenoweth has been tapped to star in NBC’s David E. Kelley legal drama “Legally Mad.”
In it, Chenoweth is set to play Skippy Pylon, a cheerful and brilliant attorney who nonetheless exhibits flashes of psychosis — and enjoys being mistaken for a teenager.
“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time and can’t wait to reveal her as someone who’s completely mad,” Kelley said. (Those who’ve worked with the eccentric, hymn-singing Chenoweth on Broadway, where she’s had her biggest successes, will not call the actress’s new part a stretch.)
“Legally Mad,” which is set at a Chicago law practice, reps the first major project to come out of Kelley’s deal with Warner Bros. TV, which is producing the show.
It’s also a quick return to primetime for Chenoweth, who until recently starred in ABC’s critically acclaimed but short-lived “Pushing Daisies.”
