Kristin Chenoweth at Deer Valley

Last night I got to see Kristin Chenoweth perform with the Utah Symphony at Deer Valley and I can't even begin to express how much I loved this concert!  I know that I am starting to sound like a broken record but I really missed seeing concerts at Deer Valley last summer!  Sitting outside and listening to music is so wonderful, especially up in the mountains because the temperature is a lot cooler than in the valley, and Kristin Chenoweth puts on a fantastic show!  Last night she was a bit emotional because this is the first opportunity that she has had to perform in front of people since the pandemic started.  She began with "Que Sera, Sera" and then performed a heartfelt version of Trisha Yearwood's "The Song Remembers When."  Next she sang "Zing! Went The Strings of My Heart" and gave an emotional rendition of "The Sweetheart Tree" which she dedicated to a friend who had recently died because it was her favorite song.  One of my favorite songs in the show was an incredibly sultry version of "Desperado" by The Eagles.  She brought out a guitar player (Josh Bryant) that she said she knew to perform with her and, after the song ended, he planted a very passionate kiss on her to the delight of the audience!  She gushed, "I didn't say how well I knew him!" Before the intermission, she sang "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady and then she said that she had to go change her clothes and we all had to go to the bathroom and buy a copy of her album, For The Girls, which was half price!  She returned to the stage with two incredibly talented vocalists, Crystal Monee Hall and Marissa Rosen, to perform "I'm a Woman" with choreography.  She was in the middle of a Broadway show, which included that song, and it only had a few performances before the pandemic shut everything down so she said that it was a lot of fun for the three of them to perform it again!  She also had them join her for "You Don't Own Me" and a beautiful rendition of "Hard Times Come Again No More."  Another favorite moment came next when she sang "Popular" from Wicked.  After this she introduced herself to all of the straight men and said she played Glinda in the show.  That got a huge laugh!  Then she sat on the piano and sang an incredible version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."  She gave the stage to Crystal and Marissa (she loves mentoring young singers) who sang "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" which was amazing!  During her last concert at Deer Valley, she gave one of the best performances of "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables that I have ever heard and she did again last night!  I loved it so much!  Next came "Yesterday Once More" by the Carpenters (I may or may not have sung along to this) and she ended the show with a beautiful song written by her music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell called "Reasons For Hope."  For the encore, she sang "Smile" which seemed very appropriate for the past year.  I had such a wonderful time at this concert and I hope that she keeps coming back to Deer Valley because I will certainly be in the audience!