Featured Speaker

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover, and stage. She received an Emmy® Award for her role in Pushing Daisies, won a Tony® Award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and received a Tony® Award nomination for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked. Kristin has released multiple albums, including The Art of Elegance and For the Girls, and has performed to sold-out audiences across the world. Notable TV credits include Schmigadoon!, West Wing, Descendants, and her Emmy®-award nominated role on Glee. Movie appearances include Holidate, Deck the Halls, RV, and Four Christmases. 

Kristin is the author of three bestselling books, including children’s book What Will I Do with My Love Today? and her 2010 memoir A Little Bit Wicked. Her most recent book, I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, released in January 2023, is an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure.

“Whether a book, a musical score, or a script, reading has played an integral role in my life as a child and an adult,” said Kristin Chenoweth. “I am honored to serve as the featured speaker at this year’s Power of Literacy Luncheon in Houston to help further the mission of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and help more children and adults learn how to read.”