Kristin Chenoweth to kick off concert tour in May

(CBS/AP) Kristin Chenoweth is taking her show on the road. The Tony Award-winning singer will kick off her first ever concert tour on May 9 in Seattle and it will end June 24 in Broken Arrow, Okla., the town she grew up in.

"I've sung all over the place but I've never committed to a tour because of my schedule," she said. "So now I'm finally doing it."

Chenoweth's 19-city North America tour will hit Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, New York, Nashville and Atlanta, among other cities. In her hometown, the main 1,500-seat stage at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center will be renamed in her honor.

"For me, it will be very emotional," she said.

On tour, Chenoweth said she'll perform songs from her latest country-inspired album "Some Lessons Learned," as well tunes from the TV show "Glee" and ones from her Broadway shows like "Popular" from "Wicked. "

"If I don't do 'Popular,' I will go out on a stretcher. I know that," she said, laughing. "I've accepted it, and you know what? I'm thankful for it. I'm glad that I have songs that I'm known for."

Chenoweth will have backup singers, dancers and choreography. "It's not just me and a piano, baby," she said.

Tickets go on sale March 9.

Chenoweth, 43, won a Tony Award in 1999 for her performance in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" and an Emmy Award for the TV show "Pushing Daisies." She was nominated in 2004 for originating the role of Glinda in "Wicked" and was last on Broadway in 2010 in "Promises, Promises."

Her film credits include "Bewitched," "The Pink Panther," "Running With Scissors," Stranger Than Fiction," and the upcoming films "Ed Zwick's Family Weekend" and "Outrun." The actress will also soon be seen in the new ABC series "GCB."