Two Years After Accident, Kristin Chenoweth Reveals She's Still in Physical Therapy 'I'm Progressing'

By: Nov. 13, 2014
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At yesterday's performance at Lenox Hill Hospital's 2014 Autumn Ball held at New York City's American Museum of Natural History, star of stage and screen, Kristin Chenoweth shared with PEOPLE that she is still recovering from the 2012 accident on the set of CBS's The Good Wife, which left her with a fractured skull along with injuries to her rib and hips.

"I'm still in physical therapy," the 46-year-old told the site. "But I'm progressing. I'm going the right way, not the wrong way."

The accident occured when a piece of lighting equipment came loose on the set of the CBS drama and fell on Chenoweth's head. The actress was forced to abandon her role on the show in order to focus on recovery.

The 'Wicked' star will soon make her return to Broadway in a revival of On the Twentieth Century, opening in February of 2015. She will also release her latest album, Coming Home, next week. The LP was recoreded live at a concert held in her hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and will be the focus of a PBS special in December. Reveals the singer of recording the album, "I was the most nervous I've ever been. There's no Auto-Tune - it's live!"

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Emmy and Tony Award-winner and Hollywood Bowl and Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee, Kristin Chenowetheffortlessly transitions between stage, television, film and an accomplished singing career. Many remember her show-stealing, Tony-winning performance in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and her triumphant star turn when she originated the role of Glinda THE GOOD WITCH in Wicked, which earned her a leading actress Tony Award nomination. While starring in the ABC series "Pushing Daisies," she received an Emmy Award for Best SupportingActress in a Comedy Series. Chenoweth has appeared on Fox's comedy "Glee" in a role for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite TV Guest Star. In early 2015 she will return to Broadway to play the glamorous film star Lily Garland in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 20-week limited engagement of On the Twentieth Century. Chenoweth has completed production on the Universal film The Boy Next Door, alongside Jennifer Lopez, Opposite Sex, an indie teen drama entitled Hard Sell and the Disney Channel's live-action original movie Descendants, in which she will play the classic Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent. On November 17, her new album, "Coming Home," will be released on Concord Records.

Photo Courtesy of Lenox Hill Hospital


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