Kristin Chenoweth at the Walt Disney Music Hall

The pint-sized fireball with the glorious pipes took the stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last night bringing her casual sass and genuine humility to a rapturous audience. Backed by a small orchestra and piano player, Kristin Chenoweth came out casually in a black pantsuit with a bedazzled top.

She opened with "Should I Be Sweet" from "Take a Chance" then moved effortlessly into "Maybe this Time" from "Cabaret." She took a break and chatted informally with the audience discussing her long relationship with the House of Mouse (Disney) and her favorite tunes. One of the more amusing Chenoweth tales is how she was cast in a high school production of "A Chorus Line" in Oklahoma where the words "tits" and "ass" weren't used.

So to make sure her role as Val Clarke was still intact, her drama teacher said they'd do it "Oklahoma style." That's when "Dance Ten, Looks Three" got a lyric change to "boobs and butt," which she performed for the audience exactly like that. She quieted things down for a while with the classics "Moon River" and "I Could Have Danced All Night," and then ended the first half of the evening with a lovely rendition of "Bring Him Home" from "Les Miserables," which she dedicated to a cousin who is serving in the military.

After a short intermission, Chenoweth appeared practically in the rafters dressed in a glittery full-length ball gown and wearing Maleficent horns. Belting out "Evil Like Me" from the Disney TV movie "The Descendants" she slithered around the upper balcony finally finishing the catchy song on stage. She quickly morphed back to her "Kristin" persona as if she had been momentarily possessed by an evil witch. This, of course, thematically rolled into "Popular" from "Wicked" which she imagined she was singing to Donald Trump, then brought out her "The Descendants" co-star Dove Cameron to sing "For Good" with her. Here is where Chenoweth's true goodness comes out. She couldn't stop praising her young co-star even suggesting if there ever were to be a "Wicked" movie that Cameron should play the Glinda role she made famous.

And this sort of praise and sincere honor continued throughout the show. Chenoweth is truly grateful for her fans, for the musicians that play with her, and those that have written songs for her. She takes the time to look directly at everyone who made that night possible and say, "thank you." It's wonderful to see and speaks to who she is as a person as well as a performer.

She finished out the evening by bringing a handful of singers to join her for the Christian song "Little Sparrow" and the Lady Antebellum hit "I Was Here." As expected after her first standing ovation, there was an encore where she sat simply on stage to softly croon the Charlie Chaplin anthem "Smile."

All in all Chenoweth gives the audience exactly what they want and came for. She is a consummate professional with a flawless voice and an amazing gift for gab. She is kindhearted and unaffected and that alone is a gift her audiences will gladly receive.

"Kristin Chenoweth" played on Nov 6. at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA. For information on upcoming events, visit www.laphil.com/philpedia/about-walt-disney-concert-hall. For more information on Kristin Chenoweth, visit www.officialkristenchenoweth.com.