>> here we go. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we're back with kristin chenoweth. ows -- you're a little bit mean in this movie. >> i would say i'm -- you know, in the south we have these things called -- what we do is called the "kind swipe." we give kind swipes like, "oh, she looks like she's been beat with an ugly stick, but bless her heart." [ laughter ] i'm full of these in those movies. just a bunch of kind swipes. >> seth: okay. do you enjoy the kind swipe? does it bring you back to people -- >> i get out my aggression! >> seth: yeah, it's really good. >> are you kidding? >> seth: you got to get it out a little bit. >> i love playing the villain. you know, actually when you think back of some of my roles, a lot of them are villain-esque. but you don't think i am because of the way i look, right? >> seth: yeah. >> and that's the fun trick of it. >> seth: it's very smart casting to give you a little bit of evil because, yeah, nobody sees it coming. >> the passive-aggression. >> seth: whereas i've never trusted you. [ laughter ] i've been onto you from the start

savannah, over to you. >> thank you. >>> i'm here with my dear friend, kristin chenoweth. nd here. kristin chenoweth, the emmy and tony-winning star has dazzled us for years on the screen and on the stage, and now, kristin is starring in a new holiday movie called "our little secret," playing a mom who doesn't appear to be the biggest fan of her son's new girlfriend. take a look. >> brave. you're good. you look beautiful. >> really? >> yes. come here. >> okay. thank you. >> hope i'm interrupting. hi, darling. >> hi, mama. >> avery, better late than never. >> this is for you. >> thank you, dear. look, it's a screw top. fast and easy. >> kristin, good morning. there's so many of those. >> i know. >> you're such a sweetheart, and you're yet -- you're so wicked in this movie, aren't you? >> i love to play the villain, savannah. >> i know, but it's that -- it's that southern villain. it's like the "bless your heart" villain. >> oh, she's so ugly, she's been beat with an ugly stick, bless her heart. yeah. we call them kind swipes. >> they are kind swipes. it's like, why did your

her take on dolly parton's beautiful "i will always love you," the talented kristin chenoweth. ♪ ♪ >> would only be in your way ♪ ♪ so i'll go, but i know ♪ ♪ ♪ i'll think of you every step of the way ♪ ♪ bittersweet memories ♪ ♪ that is all i'm taking with me ♪ ♪ so goodbye, please don't cry ♪ ♪ we both know i'm not what you, you need ♪ ♪ and i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ ♪ i hope life treats you kind ♪ ♪ and i hope you have all you've dreamed of ♪ ♪ and i wish you joy and happiness ♪ ♪ but above all this, i wish you love ♪ ♪ and i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ ♪ ooh, i'll always, i'll always love you ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: kristin chenoweth! [cheers and applause] come on over! [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] so good! >> thank you! we were talking about this before. is that the version you grew up on? >> well -- >> the og. speech of a particular version. the first when i hear sticks with me. what i said i'm one of my records. >> kelly: the first time i heard that wa

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i thought it was really cool that the original wicked performers, you know, idina menzel and kristin chenoweth and you mentioned you. this was one of your first plays you ever saw. did you channel any of that energy from the broadway play into your roles? >> it was really important to all of us that we like, take care of these roles and take care of these characters. we honored their performances and honored the characters that they created. >> it was, as he said, important to honor the characters, while at the same time knowing that we're not 100% replicating it. we're taking our own selves and also putting that in at the same time. and so it was it was nice to find a balance between the two for sure. that perfectly adorable munchkin boy just asked me out. he said he was too shy to ask me at first, but then glinda emboldened him. >> wait, glinda, don't. >> don't you dare say another word against her. >> marissa, what was that moment like for you when you found out you got this role? >> definitely shock for sure. utter shock coming from, like, a really small community and having this be someth

[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i want to thank my guests kristin chenoweth and jimmy o. yang, everybody. thanks for watching. we love you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ at 11. two breaking stories, the first in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. a deadly hit and run. police say a man was hit by a car near bird and co just before 9 p.m. that man rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. as for the driver, that person took off. a stretch of third avenue northbound is closed as officers investigate. also breaking at this late hour, a heavy police presence outside the union city bart station. that bart station is currently closed. trains are not stopping there. we don't know exactly why bart is only saying it's because of police activity. we will update you on new information as soon as we learn it. our other top story this evening, the first big storm of the season, an atmospheric river is headed our way. you can see it right there on the satellite. a lot of rain coming in and fast. let's get right to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri for this updated timel

. >> jimmy: kristin chenoweth. >> yes. who is amazing. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: she's a pro!her under the same roof. and they come to realize that who they are both dating are siblings. [ audience oohs ] [ light laughter ] which -- it's not great. >> jimmy: yes! that's what i'm talking about. it's super good. and gosh, you are crushing it. these movies are so good. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip. here is our pal lindsay lohan in "our little secret." take a look. >> you cannot tell anyone about us. >> this is funny. it's been ten years, i say we go out there, we say that we dated and just move on. >> oh you think this is funny? >> yeah, i kinda do. >> okay, you know what? maybe you're right. maybe we should go out there and tell them all that we dated. that way for the next four days, they can picture us, you know, having s-e-x. >> s-e -- >> nothing to see here. excuse me. logan. >> all right, all right, all right. okay, yes, i see how that might be, like, a little problematic. >> the last thing i need is to give that woman ammunition. >> erica? she see

. >> jimmy: i saw a great photo of you and idina menzel and kristin chenoweth. >> yeah. [ cheers and cheers and applause ] >> idina and kristin have seen it. >> jimmy: i have to ask, you crushed it in this. are we going to see more acting? do you want to do this more? >> i would -- i would love to. i think -- i don't want to -- [ cheers and applause ] i'm very scared to freak my fans out when i talk about this. just because music and being on stage will always be part of my life. >> jimmy: of course. >> so that will always -- i'll always be there. >> jimmy: can't take that. >> we'll always have that together. but i just -- i really do love acting, and i -- i think, yeah, i would love for that. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i think you should. i want to show everyone a clip. here's ariana grande in "wicked." take a look at this. >> which of you would volunteer -- [ thud ] -- to share a room with -- >> oh, ooh. ow. madam morrible. >> thank you dear. that is very good of you. >> what? >> miss --? >> elphaba. >> elphaba. you can move with ms. glinda. [ gasps ] >> wait, what i -- but

grande calls this a full circle moment because as a child, she had a backstage encounter with kristin chenowethiginal glinda on broadway. this has been like, really a destiny for the two of us. we've loved it our whole lives, and i think we needed these roles more than they needed us in certain ways. it just feels like the perfect balance between that manifestation and dreaming, but also the magic is real, too. wicked hits theaters a week from tomorrow, november 22nd. its distributor of course, is comcast owned universal. you can also watch the full interview with erivo and grande. and the big surprise they had for a special screening for nbc employees later on the today show. it's at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. it's a good movie. if you can get out and see it, just make sure you pack away time for two hours and 40 minutes. but it is a good movie. i didn't know it was that long. yeah, that's a lot of popcorn. yeah, for a busy mom, just like, let me give you time to rest, okay? okay. i got to watch the dream. yeah. all right, well, maybe heading to the movies this weekend. it's going to

kristin chenoweth also stars.ie. it's such a fun movie. >> it's so fun to see lindsay lohan back doing anything is fun. this is very, very fun. >> gio: it's very fun, very fun. finally what about something for the "star wars" fans? >> all right. in a galaxy not so far away, disney+ has dropped "skeleton crew" about four kids searching for their home planet after getting lost in the "star wars" galaxy. the first two episodes the series premiere on monday. jude law is in this and says, by the way, his favorite "star wars" was "empire strikes back" but he is thrilled to join the "star wars" universe in 2024. >> whit: i can't wait for this one. yeah, yeah, yeah. my girls and i have been waiting for a new "star wars" series to come through. by the way, "empire strikes back," probably the best. >> gio: it's a goody. >> rhiannon: that's your choice? controversial statement. >> whit: i agree with jude. thank you, will. >> gio: we'll be right back with our "play of the day." ack with our "play of the day." (marci) what is

and i remember the tony performance from idina and kristin chenoweth. >> seth: yeah, great. [ cheersatch it in about two pixels. >> seth: oh, that's great. >> but that was enough. i was bewitched. >> seth: so you're like, "this pixel is --" >> that's idina. that's green. yeah, and i saw the original cast in the west end. >> seth: oh, you really? so you got to see them? >> i saw idina menzel, yeah. and -- yeah. >> seth: now having seen -- having heard -- listened to the soundtrack and watched the tony performance, was it still everything you wanted it to be? i mean, it must've been. but what was it like seeing it for the first time? >> well, it's just, i mean, it's funny. jon m. chu, this film is really a feat from a directorial point of view. because he's translated it in a way that's expanded it and it's going to be -- it's going to blow everyone's mind. and i remember being in the theater and thinking the sort of electricity and the power of theater, it blew my mind then. and it manages to achieve the same effect in a cinema. >> seth: that's really exciting. people have also been r

calls this a really full circle moment because as a child, she had a backstage encounter with kristin chenoweth wicked's original glinda on broadway. this has been like really a destiny for the two of us. we've loved it our whole lives, and i think we needed these roles more than they needed us in certain ways. it just feels like the perfect balance between that manifestation and dreaming, but also the magic is real, too. wicked hits theaters one week from tomorrow, november 22nd. its distributor, of course, is comcast owned universal. you can watch the full interview with both the stars and a big surprise that they had for a special screening for nbc employees later on the today show. it's at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. and someone on the set was lucky enough to already see it. i know he's more popular. yes, he's very popular. wow. yeah. and it was a good one. it was a good movie. it was a good movie. as i was saying yesterday, ariana grande surprised me. i mean, comedic timing. perfect. the singing from both of them, cynthia erivo as well as ariana grande. amazing. did they explain w

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>> honestly, it's been very profound, moving for myself, and i can speak for my good friend kristin chenowethves young people of all genders and in between to feel comfortable being who they are in their most unique selves. >> and cynthia's performance, i interviewed her for the movie, she had such reverence for you, saying, i don't even want to try to do with idina did. i can't be that. what is your take on her performance in the film? >> oh, well, we spoke when she first got the role. everybody always asks me, what advice did you give her? i say, absolutely none. he she is an incredibly talented woman and doesn't need my advice. i told her to enjoy the moment, bus being her elder, i want her to know it's important in these times in our career because things are so fleeting. through to stay in it and appreciate the moment. but he is just exquisite and does bring her own thing to it while also being extremely respectful and loving to what was established. >> nice to see a new generation carry on the legacy. >> it is. >> of what you started. people are so excited for you coming back to broadwa