The Coming Home Tour was the second concert tour by American actress and recording artist Kristin Chenoweth. The tour followed Chenoweth's 2014 PBS special of the same name. She was accompanied by the local symphony or philharmonic orchestra for each date and received warm reviews on the tour. The shows in 2016 placed 171st on Pollstar's annual "Top 200 North American Tours", earning $6.5 million.
Background The title is taken from Chenoweth's live album, Coming Home, which was filmed and recorded in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 2014. It was Chenoweth's highest-peaking album, hitting #48 on the US charts, and after a Broadway run in On the 20th Century, she embarked on a tour. The tour was a rotating set of concerts consisting of Chenoweth being accompanied by a full symphony orchestra, a small band, and some of the world's major symphony orchestras.
Critical reception Overall, the tour was well received by critics. Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell of DC Metro Theater Arts gave the concert in North Bethesda five out of five stars. They wrote: "Chenoweth filled the hall with her remarkably strong, beautifully clear, and thrilling coloratura soprano voice. Accompanied by an ultra-talented five-piece orchestra, this petite powerhouse delighted the audience with an ever-changing kaleidoscope of pop, country, rock, gospel, and show tunes". For the show in Sarasota, Jay Handelman of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune called the show serious yet charming. He goes on to say: "I've seen a lot of Broadway artists in concert, but few are so quickly able to wrap an audience around her finger as Chenoweth did in her sold-out concert in the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall".
Setlist The following setlist was obtained from the March 18, 2016 concert, held at the Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. "Que Sera, Sera" "Moon River" "The Man That Got Away" "Taylor the Latte Boy" "All the Things You Are" "Fathers and Daughters" by Jodi Marr "Bring Him Home" "Popular" "For Good" "I Could Have Danced All Night" "Over the Rainbow" "Little Sparrow" "The Heart of the Matter "Upon This Rock" by Gloria Gaither "I Was Here" by Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr and Hillary Scott Encore "Smile"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaSources for tour dates:
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Alt URLAugust 8, 2015Park CityUnited StatesDeer Valley Snow Park Outdoor AmphitheaterAugust 28, 2015ViennaFilene CenterAugust 29, 2015KetteringFraze PavilionSeptember 5, 2015LenoxKoussevitzky Music ShedSeptember 11, 2015MorristownMayo Performing Arts CenterSeptember 18, 2015AtlantaJohn A. Williams TheatreSeptember 19, 2015MemphisOrpheum TheatreSeptember 25, 2015Rohnert ParkWeill HallSeptember 26, 2015SacramentoCommunity Center TheaterSeptember 27, 2015SaratogaMountain Winery AmphitheaterOctober 2, 2015ManhattanMcCain AuditoriumOctober 3, 2015Kansas CityKauffman TheatreOctober 4, 2015MadisonOverture HallOctober 9, 2015RochesterKodak HallOctober 10, 2015BrookvilleTilles Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 16, 2015OmahaKiewit Concert HallOctober 24, 2015ChicagoChicago TheatreOctober 25, 2015East LansingWharton CenterNovember 5, 2015Los AngelesWalt Disney Concert HallNovember 13, 2015Fort Walton BeachEmerald Coast Conference CenterNovember 14, 2015JacksonvilleMoran TheaterNovember 24, 2015IndianapolisHilbert Circle TheatreDecember 8, 2015NashvilleLaura Turner Concert HallDecember 9, 2015December 31, 2015OrlandoWalt Disney TheaterJanuary 2, 2016PhiladelphiaVerizon HallJanuary 8, 2016Key WestTennessee Williams TheatreJanuary 9, 2016Key LargoOcean Reef Cultural CenterJanuary 10, 2016NaplesHayes HallJanuary 14, 2016Fort LauderdaleAu-Rene TheaterJanuary 16, 2016West Palm BeachDreyfoos Jr. Concert HallJanuary 29, 2016North BethesdaThe Music Center at StrathmoreJanuary 30, 2016DurhamFletcher HallJanuary 31, 2016CharlotteBelk TheatreFebruary 13, 2016LouisvilleWhitney HallFebruary 26, 2016ClearwaterRuth Eckerd HallFebruary 27, 2016SarasotaVan Wezel Performing Arts HallMarch 11, 2016Thousand OaksKavli TheatreMarch 12, 2016Costa MesaSegerstrom HallMarch 16, 2016OrangeLutcher TheaterMarch 18, 2016Oklahoma CityGaylord Performing Arts TheatreMarch 19, 2016March 24, 2016ModestoMary Stuart Rogers TheaterMarch 25, 2016Las VegasReynolds HallApril 16, 2016ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts CenterApril 23, 2016North BethesdaThe Music Center at StrathmoreApril 24, 2016April 30, 2016BostonSymphony HallMay 19, 2016ColumbusPalace TheatreMay 21, 2016PhoenixPhoenix Symphony HallMay 22, 2016June 3, 2016MidlandMidland Center for the ArtsJune 12, 2016BirminghamJemison Concert HallJune 14, 2016OrangeLutcher TheaterJune 20, 2016ChicagoOrchestra HallJune 25, 2016CincinnatiPNC PavilionJune 26, 2016WabashFord TheaterJuly 15, 2016CalistogaCastello di AmorosaAugust 7, 2016Sun ValleySun Valley PavilionAugust 16, 2016ProvincetownProvincetown Town HallAugust 19, 2016Atlantic CityBorgata Music BoxAugust 20, 2016August 21, 2016ViennaFilene Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances Benefit concert for the ArtsBridge Foundation New Year's Eve Celebration
Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueChicago TheatreChicago2,002 / 3,553 (56%)$157,015Au-Rene TheaterFort Lauderdale2,288 / 2,478 (92%)$180,186Ruth Eckerd HallClearwater1,504 / 1,800 (84%)$116,390
External links Kristin Chenoweth's Official website
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