After this, Chenoweth split her time between stage and TV or film roles and released her first solo album, "Let Yourself Go" (2001). In 2002, she performed in the City Center Encores! "10th Anniversary Bash". In October 2003, she returned to Broadway (after the San Francisco tryout) in the musical "Wicked", as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. She was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance; her co-star Idina Menzel (who played Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West) won the award. Chenoweth was also nominated for the Drama Desk Award and the Drama League Award for this role. Ben Rimalower, in "Playbill", wrote that, for Glinda, "the gold standard was unquestionably and indelibly set" by Chenoweth's performances. After playing Glinda for nine months, Chenoweth left "Wicked", on , 2004, soon joining the cast of "The West Wing" in Los Angeles. The "Wicked" cast album earned a 2005 Grammy Award.