Kristin Chenoweth Trades in Maleficent Horns for Neon Mane, Lends Voice to My Little Pony Movie

Kristin Chenoweth is going from playing the Mistress of All Evil to voicing a day-glo horse. The Broadway favorite will voice an all new My Little Pony character for the upcoming film based on the Hasbro franchise, reports Deadline. The Lionsgate film is scheduled to premiere in 2017.

The self-proclaimed “pocket diva” most recently appeared on Broadway in On the Twentieth Century, for which she received three Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards and a Tony nomination (she also hosted the ceremony). She took home a Tony in 1999 for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and was also nominated for Wicked. Her additional credits include Promises, Promises and The Apple Tree on stage and Pushing Daisies and The Boy Next Door on screen.

The My Little Pony brand began as a toy line in the ‘80s and has since become a global phenomenon, including several animated features, games and live shows. Incidentally, this isn’t the first time Chenoweth’s voice has been attached to the multicolored equine antics; take a look at the video below (around the 4:05 mark).