Kristin Chenoweth Tributes Dolly Parton Backstage At Library Of Congress

2015 Tony Awards host and ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY star loves her some Dolly Parton!

The brand new Broadway revival of ON THE 20TH CENTURY starring Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher opened recently to rave reviews and received multiple 2015 Tony Award nominations including Best Actress In A Musical and Chenoweth travelled to Washington, D.C. to perform at the Library Of Congress this week for the Burton Awards and commented on her lifelong affection for country music superstar and 9-TO-5: THE MUSICAL songwriter Dolly Parton via social media while in attendance at the historic venue.

Chenoweth posted a pic and shared her enthusiasm for Parton on social media this week, commenting, "Singing at the Library of Congress. Look whose pic hangs on the wall in my dressing room. Dolly Parton #‎BurtonAwards."

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Of note, the Burton Awards are described as such: "The Burton Awards program rewards accomplishments in law, including the finest writing, teaching, journalism, public service in government, public interest work, general counsel efforts and achievements of lawyers in the military. Close to 70 awards are presented annually. The Burton Awards program is a 501 (c) (3) effort funded by the Burton Foundation which is a not for profit, academic effort. It is devoted to recognizing and rewarding excellence in the legal profession. Since its inception in 1999 a principal focus of the organization has been the refinement and enrichment of legal writing, however, the scope of the program has grown into recognizing all major achievements in law. The founder of the program is William C. Burton, a partner in the law firm Sagat|Burton LLP and both a former New York State Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Special Prosecutor and author of the profession's first legal thesaurus."

More information on the Burton Awards is available at the official site here and a full list of winners is available here.

Of note, attendees scheduled to appear at this year's event include US Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Chief Justice Of US Court Of Appeals Robert Katzmann in a gala awards ceremony with 400 invitees including judges, deans, general counsel, managing partners, professors and leaders in the law with entertainment for the evening being provided by Chenoweth.

The official description of ON THE 20TH CENTURY is as follows: "It's nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury train travelling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffee (Golden Globe® winner Peter Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway? On the Twentieth Century is the hilarious Tony-winning musical comedy from the creators of Sweet Charity (composer Cy Coleman), Singin' in the Rain (lyricist-librettists Betty Comden and Adolph Green), After Midnight (Tony-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle) and You Can't Take It With You, Elephant Man (Tony-nominated director Scott Ellis), back in the spotlight nearly 40 years after making its Broadway debut. Grab your ticket and hop onboard this fun-filled musical journey to The Great White Way!"

More information on ON THE 20TH CENTURY is available at the official site here.

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