@AimlessSky I agree. The other Elphabas sound beautiful yet they don't sound like they're forcing themselves. I LOVE Idina's original interpretation but she's going the end up killing her throat.
@17DefyingGravity you're right! I saw her and I love love love idina just not in wicked... :S she produces some tat performances at times but I have to say this may be one of her best! Unlike the Tonys which was questionable but hey she's human. Kerry however..... She just never fails! Absolutely incredible :) My fave is Rachel Tucker, she's so good and hardly anyone gives her enough credit!
Please people. This is amazing. Stop comparing. All Elphaba's are amazing and Idina is the original and made the character what it is. She is the original and no one can change that. I know everyone has their opinions but this performance is outstanding. You have no idea how hard it is to sing non-stop during act one, then get lifted up to a giant height screaming your lungs out while making sure you hit the right notes. It's a truly challenging song and an amazing effort by Idina :) x
1) the dumb shits who go round watching her videos and then leaving awful comments. It's like, why watch it in the first place?
2) the peoplewho won't let anyone have an opinion, and are overly defensive of Idina. The people who won't accept any other Elphies, regardless of their talent, simply because she was the original.
Yeah, she's awesome, but if the show wasn't still awesome without her, it wouldn't have carried on for years since she left.
@deanriam MCIFA is the acronym for the Michael Crawford International Fan Club Association.. or pejoratively referred to in the old days in the Phantom community, when Phantom was the biggest show, as the MAFIA because of how aggressive the Crawford fans were toward anyone that thought that Crawford wasn't the best Phantom.. especially those, like me, that preferred Colm Wilkinson for bringing baritone tones to the role and less falsetto. (LOVED his Music of the Night!)
@wickedexpert You hit the nail on the head! That really annoys me as well!
I hate the over-defensive fans who criticise everyone else for having a different preference. They say they like Julia Murney better or Kerry Ellis better whoever and their reply is "Are you nuts?! Idina is better! You should like her since she is the original!" -_-
I really like Idina, no doubt, but there are other Elphabas who have had to fit into her shoes and they don't get any credit whatsoever. **
@wickedexpert ** Idina is my second favourite but Willemijn is my first favourite. Does that make me weird or not a true Wicked fan for liking someone else? I am a true Wicked fan as I love Wicked, aside those who have taken over from Idina.
I also agree about the idiots who just want to bash Idina. Perosnally it's the defensive fans I don't like just like you said.
@boffinme80 Idina is my personal favorite, but I love them all. There is not one Elphaba that I don't like. Idina, Eden, and Kerry are my favorites but they are all so talented.
I really hate how poeple think she is the best just because she is the original, that doesnt make any sense. I mean sure shes awesome, but I just feel like she isnt doing anything to their full potential.
SO much power! She may not have the conventional "pretty" voice but her voice is just leaking with power and emotion...IMO I'd rather have a singer who may hit some faulty notes here and there but still give a million pounds of power then a singer who is pitch perfect and sound like a dud
@Lachanze1 She never played her last performance, bacause she fell through a hole... just search here on you tube, "idina fell through a hole", and you'll get the whole story:)
To be honest, I do love Idina's Elphaba (both acting and singing), though I think she sounded a little flat sometimes on the climax of "Defying Gravity". She is much more powerful on "The Wizard and I" and "No Good Deed" (she gives me goosebumps on "No Good Deed")
But for her last day in the role, she gave everything she had within her on "Defying Gravity", and indeed, I definitely think it's one of her best !
@ChocoboEmperor all the actors deserve an award because its hard to do shows like that 8 times a week, and u may not think its hard work , but it is, and its stressful, and i give them tons of props so shut it.
@sportc410 It's not that hard to do it, even if it's 8 times a week, when you're as skilled in a role as she is at Elphaba, you generally know what you're doing and can find it easy, and if you voice is as reliable as Idina's, then you're sorted, hence why she was asked back to do the part at London too (Y)
I agree with you in that respect, What I meant to say was that Idina Menzel in the first act seems alot more naive in singing and in acting, making her change into act 2 much more noticable. I definately think that shes mature, I just think shes a more lovable elphie than kerry ellis is.
Idina is never returning to Wicked. She has stated many times she's done. Especially now that she's halfway through a pregnancy and is soon to be a mother.
hew, people stop complaining in comments on these videos. comment it if you like it, if you don't like it, don't comment it.
personally, i think this is really good.
obviously she's one of the best, because she's the original. different elphabas have different singing voices. idinas voice sounds pure and sweet, whereas kerry ellis makes her voice sound witchy. everyone is entitled to their own opinions. now if you have nothing good to say, then fuck offf, right?
@hoibolloi Because she made the character what it is. She may not give the best performances all the time but she really is incredible to have developed this character.
@spideyftw OK i completely diagree - and your basically saying nobody can have a different opinion otherwise they will be penalized for having one - but here goes - other people are allowed their opinions and i think Idina is incredibly over rated - Just becasue she is the original is does not make her the best at all. I saw her 3 times and all three she just screamed every word. my own opinion is that kerry is a better singer - Saw kerry many times before and after her broadway run and she
omg. this was perfect. her "kiss me goodbye" sounded more witchy then she has ever sounded before. and the ending was phenomenal. absolutely perfect performance.
Her "me down" to the ending is absolutley fabulous. People trash her but I don't think I have heard a more clear and powerful ending than this one right here. Plus she is in tune, so many Elphabas are flat as a pancake on those last few notes, and yes, even just being flat makes it so much easier to sing. Idina Menzel is AMAAAAAZING
I dont think kerry is better, i think they're different. Kerry has a very dark tone, which is reflected in her acting. Whereas Idina has a much more childlike (not bad. i think shes fantastic) tone, and her acting is more loveable. She's very intense in parts, but you really like her character, she seems less like a woman than kerry.
no she doesnt. she doesnt realise its going to be her last show though. in her last one she craks her ribs at the end of the show which prevents her from finishing the show and her contract. i think on that night its her 3rd to last show or something. with kristen she knew it was her last show, but yeah agree that was really heart touching i love watching clips of it on here. also idina and kristen had a really special friendship .. im not sure about these 2. :)
Yeah she sounds too...well..Idk weird(then again I lived off this musical by listening to Kristin Chenoweth's voice)so another Galinda is..weird to me....same with another person playing Elphaba...No one can match Idina.
sorry, i see this comment is very old and probably forgotten about, but just to clarify: idina broke her ribs in her 2nd to last show on broadway. this is her last show in london, which she did after she did the rent movie :)
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she did better in london than she did in US i dont think she shouldve originated the role in the US i think she shouldve waited and learned from the other women that have played the character and she wouldve done amazing like she did in london
Idina was right for Broadway to start off coz she was good then and she wudnt have goten a tony if she didnt start off but I think Kerry should have started Broadway. I think shes much better
I saw Kerry and Dianne two weeks ago today at the matinee, and although i love Kerry, I just think theres something extra special about Idina's potrayal of Elphaba.
And as for Dianne, shes a legend, absolutely hysterical! x
actually, she used to smoke when she was FIRST in rent. if you listen to the opening night of rent "take me or leave me", you can tell, cuz her voice isn't nearly as clear as it is now. she has asthma because she smoked, but she quit a LONG time ago, that's why her voice got SOOOO much better since rent.
omg sorry i know this comment was left a while ago, but im seriously, it doesnt matter what anybody else says, idinas hugest fanzel everrrr, and i didnt know that!!! i just did some research and thats true!!!!
thank god she quit or her voice would be like daphnes now!!! :o
i cannot believe she used to smoke. i mean i believe you but it seems to me like idina would never do something like that to her voice. she respects herself too much. =)
true, but i dont think she truly valued her voice as much as she does now back then, because she was just a wedding singer. she probably realized its definitely something she needed to stop doing now that she was in a broadway show. (so she was still doing it during the workshop? does anyone know how long the show was on bway before she quit?)
why does everyone bitch about the gasping? I mean, if you were pulling off the show stopper that requires the singing this song requires you'd be a lil nervous and takin lots of deep breaths too! Furthermore, none of you who bitches about the gasping IS doing the aforementioned so you really not in the place to critizice. I did an open mic night thing in front of ten friggin people and THAT was nerve-wracking (and I was singing a friggin Bob Dylan song cuz I have no range!) U try it!
Arguing that she's nervous is dumb, DUH! But every other Elphaba sings this song without gasping, are they not nervous? I don't think so. Idina just has some issues. ( and don't think i'm bashing ,because i love idina.)
I LOVE the gasping in this song. This is the song where Elphaba takes her first flight, becomes Wicked... defies everyone and declares she is Wicked. Think of Elphaba.. and how nervous she is in this moment.. the gasping is perfect and really makes the nerves obvious.. its perfect and so is Idina.
I guess it's a matter of personal preference, personally i find it annoying and I know I'm not the only one... Oh and also, she declares she's "wicked" in No Good Deed, not defying gravity.
Alright, I'll admit it. You're a social retard with no life. I wasn't being rude and I wasn't acting anything. You said that she declares herself wicked in his song... Where are the lyrics that say this? NO WHERE! Morrible declares her wicked. So why don't you get off your computer and go make some friends.
As for her nerves, yes after 3 years of performing the same role, she can still be nervous. She doesn't perform the same way every time and she is a very humble person who sometimes lets her nerves get the best of her. That's what makes Idina so loved by all of her fans. She's not always perfect. She's human, and that makes her very real to the viewers.
Wow, how did this become about Idina's gasping? She doesn't gasp at all in this performance. It's actually one of her best performances. If you don't like her gasping, get over it. No one is forcing you to listen to her.
there's alot of different theories as to why idina belts, mine is that she frequetly readjusts her placemeent by inhaling so she can feel her nasal passage way, i think that's they most musical response, though i'm pretty sure she's asthmatic, and smokes, which also probably don't help her breathing.
Um, I'm pretty darn sure Idina has asthma, which is only part of the reason she "gasps". And it's a very vocally demanding role, ya' know. The "gasping" got worse during the end of her run. I'd have to guess that her voice is incredibly forced through her throat and not her diaphraghm. Creates an electric, belty sound. A lot of people have this habit, myself included but I'm only 15 so... whatever.
Doesn't matter, asthamtic or not, smoker or not, she's FREAKING AMAZING!
ok u 2!!!! i am like the biggest idina fan!! and she is not asthmatic!!! she was gasping because she was trying to get enough breath but she was actually taking in too much air!! and when she came to england she worked very hard with her singing teacher to get red of it and she has concoured it but sometimes she still does because ofd adrenoline or nerves!
you're meant to breathe through your mouth when you sing to get the most amount of air, you try to belt those notes without gasping but i suppose you probably wouldnt get them out seeing as you'd be breathing through your nose.
"a habit for her to breathe through her mouth rather than her nose." ?????????????????
I am a musician and I can tell you, you do not take breaths through your nose when you sing! The correct way to breathe is through your mouth. And gasping when you breathe is just plain incorrect.... I wish I knew why she does it.
Idina's "gasping" only gave character to her performance as Elphaba. She rarely "gasps" when she is recording for an album or filming for a movie. Of course some people are going to criticize what could be misconstrude as her weakness...but we all know better.
They removed her gasping in soundtracks and movies. There aren't limitations when singing in a studiop and you have technology. Except on the Rent movie soundtrack, she gasps loads in one song I believe. Not that it's ever bothered me, I don't blame her, it's just a habit for her to breathe through her mouth rather than her nose.
BEST IDINA PERFORMANCE EVER!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! :D
deserveachancetofly 2 months ago in playlist Defying Gravity
This is actually beautiful!
boywith1eye 3 months ago
has anybody not listened to the orcestra they seem to be running away with the song it sounds very rushed. any thoughts
reservaify 6 months ago in playlist Wicked videos (:
How CRAP is that new girl!! Not a patch on Kristin, poor Idina she must have been going out of her mind lol!!
Idina is AMAZEBALLS!! xxx
natell1983 6 months ago
@natell1983 On the other hand, Helen must have been relieved to be given someone like Kerry after Idina.. Lol
BOWYERD999555 1 week ago
She kinda cracked or something on the "deserves" riff. Common Idina, hit that 2nd "bring me down" for once, please? D:
And I'm suprised there was no roaring of the crowd as she went up. People usually go insane (i find it annoying, but still).
BlazedHearts 10 months ago
I love Idina. But I think out of all Elphabas, the technique she used to sing Defying Gravity is the most vocally straining of all.
AimlessSky 10 months ago 2
@AimlessSky I agree. The other Elphabas sound beautiful yet they don't sound like they're forcing themselves. I LOVE Idina's original interpretation but she's going the end up killing her throat.
SeraLunaCharm 8 months ago
@17DefyingGravity you're right! I saw her and I love love love idina just not in wicked... :S she produces some tat performances at times but I have to say this may be one of her best! Unlike the Tonys which was questionable but hey she's human. Kerry however..... She just never fails! Absolutely incredible :) My fave is Rachel Tucker, she's so good and hardly anyone gives her enough credit!
JBLoveSong 11 months ago
have you got her last defying gravity?
spazycatfish 1 year ago
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KristinandIdinagirl 1 year ago
@KristinandIdinagirl no she did that on her second to last show on Broadway :)
spazycatfish 1 year ago
@spazycatfish Okay. So, this was in the West End? Oh, I get it now. Thanks. :)
KristinandIdinagirl 1 year ago
@KristinandIdinagirl that was on broadway this is london
coreyavefl2009 1 year ago
@coreyavefl2009 I realized that. I was kind of confused for a moment! Thanks!
KristinandIdinagirl 1 year ago
@KristinandIdinagirl you’re welcome
coreyavefl2009 6 months ago
Please people. This is amazing. Stop comparing. All Elphaba's are amazing and Idina is the original and made the character what it is. She is the original and no one can change that. I know everyone has their opinions but this performance is outstanding. You have no idea how hard it is to sing non-stop during act one, then get lifted up to a giant height screaming your lungs out while making sure you hit the right notes. It's a truly challenging song and an amazing effort by Idina :) x
moviekid1 1 year ago
I love Idina. BUT I hate extremists:
1) the dumb shits who go round watching her videos and then leaving awful comments. It's like, why watch it in the first place?
2) the peoplewho won't let anyone have an opinion, and are overly defensive of Idina. The people who won't accept any other Elphies, regardless of their talent, simply because she was the original.
Yeah, she's awesome, but if the show wasn't still awesome without her, it wouldn't have carried on for years since she left.
wickedexpert 1 year ago 5
@wickedexpert It happens with all popular musicals. The Idina worship is nothing compared to the MAFIA... err MCIFA and Phantom fans
MenaceFan 1 year ago
@MenaceFan What is MAFIA and MCIFA?
deanriam 1 year ago
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@deanriam MCIFA is the acronym for the Michael Crawford International Fan Club Association.. or pejoratively referred to in the old days in the Phantom community, when Phantom was the biggest show, as the MAFIA because of how aggressive the Crawford fans were toward anyone that thought that Crawford wasn't the best Phantom.. especially those, like me, that preferred Colm Wilkinson for bringing baritone tones to the role and less falsetto. (LOVED his Music of the Night!)
MenaceFan 1 year ago
@wickedexpert You hit the nail on the head! That really annoys me as well!
I hate the over-defensive fans who criticise everyone else for having a different preference. They say they like Julia Murney better or Kerry Ellis better whoever and their reply is "Are you nuts?! Idina is better! You should like her since she is the original!" -_-
I really like Idina, no doubt, but there are other Elphabas who have had to fit into her shoes and they don't get any credit whatsoever. **
boffinme80 1 year ago
@wickedexpert ** Idina is my second favourite but Willemijn is my first favourite. Does that make me weird or not a true Wicked fan for liking someone else? I am a true Wicked fan as I love Wicked, aside those who have taken over from Idina.
I also agree about the idiots who just want to bash Idina. Perosnally it's the defensive fans I don't like just like you said.
boffinme80 1 year ago
@boffinme80 Idina is my personal favorite, but I love them all. There is not one Elphaba that I don't like. Idina, Eden, and Kerry are my favorites but they are all so talented.
KristinandIdinagirl 1 year ago
I really hate how poeple think she is the best just because she is the original, that doesnt make any sense. I mean sure shes awesome, but I just feel like she isnt doing anything to their full potential.
Grey850 1 year ago
SO much power! She may not have the conventional "pretty" voice but her voice is just leaking with power and emotion...IMO I'd rather have a singer who may hit some faulty notes here and there but still give a million pounds of power then a singer who is pitch perfect and sound like a dud
degeorgetitanic 1 year ago 12
WHERE IS THE LAST PERFORMANCE??
Lachanze1 1 year ago 3
@Lachanze1 She never played her last performance, bacause she fell through a hole... just search here on you tube, "idina fell through a hole", and you'll get the whole story:)
Vindusvaskern 1 year ago
Wow ! I am amazed by this performance !
To be honest, I do love Idina's Elphaba (both acting and singing), though I think she sounded a little flat sometimes on the climax of "Defying Gravity". She is much more powerful on "The Wizard and I" and "No Good Deed" (she gives me goosebumps on "No Good Deed")
But for her last day in the role, she gave everything she had within her on "Defying Gravity", and indeed, I definitely think it's one of her best !
I really would have loved to see her !
Heidikuhn 1 year ago
woww this is really fast isn't it?
jcwelover 2 years ago
@ChocoboEmperor all the actors deserve an award because its hard to do shows like that 8 times a week, and u may not think its hard work , but it is, and its stressful, and i give them tons of props so shut it.
sportc410 2 years ago 4
@sportc410 It's not that hard to do it, even if it's 8 times a week, when you're as skilled in a role as she is at Elphaba, you generally know what you're doing and can find it easy, and if you voice is as reliable as Idina's, then you're sorted, hence why she was asked back to do the part at London too (Y)
gothtothemax 1 year ago
@sportc410 i agree. And the fact that ALL elphaba's have lives besides wicked, it makes for a pretty busy scheduale.
markbuell99 1 year ago
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s0undstrulycrazy 2 years ago
um you make no sense..
s0undstrulycrazy 2 years ago
i don't think its necessary to explain WHY she deserves it when it is blatantly obvious
s0undstrulycrazy 2 years ago
Because she deserved it you dumb fuck
s0undstrulycrazy 2 years ago 5
because glinda was a really easy role for Kristin..
Idina put a lot of work into Elphaba
s0undstrulycrazy 2 years ago
I don't like this Glinda. Krisitn and Idina were perfect together
Roxie761 2 years ago
I agree with you in that respect, What I meant to say was that Idina Menzel in the first act seems alot more naive in singing and in acting, making her change into act 2 much more noticable. I definately think that shes mature, I just think shes a more lovable elphie than kerry ellis is.
PelProRS09 2 years ago 5
Got chills at 3:43. This really is the best performance from her in my opinion. that "kiss me goodbye" the "down" riff at 7:30 are evidence lol.
LucasForeman 2 years ago
Im sorry but something sounds weird with her voice...
fuzzlylizzy 2 years ago
now this is the idina we all love, she sounds amazing here!
Hairspray1234 2 years ago 4
wow thats all i can say wow
bobbymagee01234 2 years ago
I've always thought that Idina is the greatest Elphaba. She might shout a bit. But, it's all in the exciment. Like, she originated the role.
jdthemindfreak 2 years ago
o.O who's playing Glinda? When I first heard it, I though someone was speeding it up so it sounded like a chipmunk.
RukiaFujioka 2 years ago 3
Haha... I know what you mean when I first heard her I was like ummm? o_O
wickedx716 2 years ago
i honestly think idina strains her voice cause you can clearly hear it in her performances
dickbagbrandon 2 years ago
listen to some of her early ones. the ones in 2003 are so amazing i love those.
miketiek1 2 years ago
Okay, that is definately not Kristin with her....
haha.
baboonbuttface22 2 years ago
This was London. Plus Kristin was already gone when it was Idina's last.
12bmills 2 years ago 2
If I was Idina I would not be sad cuz I know I can sing it anytime and I have the voice to sing it!!!
SodorMR 3 years ago
i would be sad becuz im leaving the play perminately.
punckandy 3 years ago
not permanently she could come back in the future and possibly the movie.
vincexthien 2 years ago
like when she broke her ribs she left for a year or two and then came back
95n96girl 2 years ago
Idina is never returning to Wicked. She has stated many times she's done. Especially now that she's halfway through a pregnancy and is soon to be a mother.
justyouraveragedude 2 years ago
hew, people stop complaining in comments on these videos. comment it if you like it, if you don't like it, don't comment it.
personally, i think this is really good.
obviously she's one of the best, because she's the original. different elphabas have different singing voices. idinas voice sounds pure and sweet, whereas kerry ellis makes her voice sound witchy. everyone is entitled to their own opinions. now if you have nothing good to say, then fuck offf, right?
(L) this
spideyftw 3 years ago 34
Dudem speak the true. I'm so with you. I personally adore Idina Menzel. She's like inspiration.
jdthemindfreak 2 years ago
@spideyftw How does being the original make her the best?
hoibolloi 1 year ago
@hoibolloi Because she made the character what it is. She may not give the best performances all the time but she really is incredible to have developed this character.
moviekid1 1 year ago
@spideyftw OK i completely diagree - and your basically saying nobody can have a different opinion otherwise they will be penalized for having one - but here goes - other people are allowed their opinions and i think Idina is incredibly over rated - Just becasue she is the original is does not make her the best at all. I saw her 3 times and all three she just screamed every word. my own opinion is that kerry is a better singer - Saw kerry many times before and after her broadway run and she
17DefyingGravity 11 months ago
omg. this was perfect. her "kiss me goodbye" sounded more witchy then she has ever sounded before. and the ending was phenomenal. absolutely perfect performance.
hAwAiiAnSuNsEt101 3 years ago 5
Her "me down" to the ending is absolutley fabulous. People trash her but I don't think I have heard a more clear and powerful ending than this one right here. Plus she is in tune, so many Elphabas are flat as a pancake on those last few notes, and yes, even just being flat makes it so much easier to sing. Idina Menzel is AMAAAAAZING
Trebleguy471 3 years ago 8
"flat as a pancake"
NICE
=D
that was great, and SOOOOOO true!!!!
clarinetissst757 3 years ago
She isn't british, she's australian
sorafdfs 3 years ago
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I Like Both Elphabas there both same but i like kerry better.
operastar1994 3 years ago
her "kiss me goodbye" and "ever gonna bring me down" both gave me chills. Not even kidding. I shiver when I hear them lol
1ManMusical 3 years ago 8
I dont think kerry is better, i think they're different. Kerry has a very dark tone, which is reflected in her acting. Whereas Idina has a much more childlike (not bad. i think shes fantastic) tone, and her acting is more loveable. She's very intense in parts, but you really like her character, she seems less like a woman than kerry.
IDPJTLR 3 years ago 3
umm im sorry but Kerry dosent matches to Idina menzel talent!
Kerry insn't bad but isn't great!
ok idina is!
jdthemindfreak 3 years ago 2
her last isnt on here anymore
can someone post :)
like her last last
wickedfreakk 3 years ago 2
Yeah I REALLY want to see her last last
Does anyone know, does she "break down" like Kristin Chenoweth did? That was really heart-touching
clarinetissst757 3 years ago
no she doesnt. she doesnt realise its going to be her last show though. in her last one she craks her ribs at the end of the show which prevents her from finishing the show and her contract. i think on that night its her 3rd to last show or something. with kristen she knew it was her last show, but yeah agree that was really heart touching i love watching clips of it on here. also idina and kristen had a really special friendship .. im not sure about these 2. :)
AbiLovesYouLots 3 years ago 2
idina broke her ribs in her second to last show :)
likextotallyxlol 3 years ago
Love Idina, hate the Glinda.
margotrocks86 3 years ago 7
OMG
RainbowToes 3 years ago
The musical would never hasen't been the same since she left...she's the only Elphaba for the musical.
Idina ROCKS!!!!
Lonleykounichi 3 years ago 19
What I ment to say is: Has never been the same...darn typo's
Lonleykounichi 3 years ago
I cannot stand this Galinda.
canyousayfakeout 3 years ago 9
Yeah she sounds too...well..Idk weird(then again I lived off this musical by listening to Kristin Chenoweth's voice)so another Galinda is..weird to me....same with another person playing Elphaba...No one can match Idina.
Lonleykounichi 3 years ago 7
Agreed on the last few parts starting with the Down.
charmedfreak1988 3 years ago
she's literally the worst glinda I've ever heard in my life.
SCon2011 3 years ago 3
im not a fan of the british accent that glinda has.
Lachanze1 3 years ago
is this the one she falls in or is it the evening 1?
westendjustwait 3 years ago
sorry, i see this comment is very old and probably forgotten about, but just to clarify: idina broke her ribs in her 2nd to last show on broadway. this is her last show in london, which she did after she did the rent movie :)
likextotallyxlol 3 years ago 4
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she did better in london than she did in US i dont think she shouldve originated the role in the US i think she shouldve waited and learned from the other women that have played the character and she wouldve done amazing like she did in london
tatyrules12 3 years ago
dont u think its the other way round. she was gr8 on broaway but not so much wen in the west end
wikedluva 3 years ago
i dunno when i wat h the london stuff she just sounds better there to me
well shes amazing anywhere so it doesnt really matter
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Idina was right for Broadway to start off coz she was good then and she wudnt have goten a tony if she didnt start off but I think Kerry should have started Broadway. I think shes much better
WickedlyFlying 3 years ago
her best performance ever
lnnnnnnn 3 years ago 4
this is better then idinas evenin performance! i was at he evenin x
wickedfan1991 3 years ago
That riff on 'Down' bloody amazing!
That hold :) Thats why we love Idina!
Thanks for this :D
LozzieLass93 3 years ago 5
full on gives me shivers. like always.
i saw this show for the 2nd time, last wednesday and diane pilkington is so much better than this glinda!!
and though kerry ellis is amazing, i wish i'd seen it with idina. she is amazing.
if i was half as good as her, i'd be happy. thanks for posting this.
foggled 3 years ago 3
Im the same!
I saw Kerry and Dianne two weeks ago today at the matinee, and although i love Kerry, I just think theres something extra special about Idina's potrayal of Elphaba.
And as for Dianne, shes a legend, absolutely hysterical! x
jenalicerose 3 years ago 3
lolol no you didn't
omglolwhatever 3 years ago
this is one of her bests!
markymarc45 3 years ago 3
this is one of her bests!
markymarc45 3 years ago 3
Holy shit she held that note at the end pretty darn well!!!
ColmTracey2008 3 years ago 8
I honestly don't care for this Glinda at all. Kristen is just amazing. I personally think whichever Glinda this is, overdoes it.
OrlyNikki 3 years ago
i wish she would go back on :( lodon, new york, chicago....dont care just want her to go
supersonic6900 3 years ago 5
I agree with the comment below me- the first down gave me goosebumps.
OrlyNikki 4 years ago 3
OMG that first "down" was absolutely beautiful <3
manchesterlass14 4 years ago 3
i totally agree!
DefyGravity1992 3 years ago
OMG that first "down" was absolutely beautiful <3
manchesterlass14 4 years ago 3
I think Idina gasps because that's just her thing. It's her particular singing style.
clockworkgirl21 4 years ago
actually, she used to smoke when she was FIRST in rent. if you listen to the opening night of rent "take me or leave me", you can tell, cuz her voice isn't nearly as clear as it is now. she has asthma because she smoked, but she quit a LONG time ago, that's why her voice got SOOOO much better since rent.
Rambaldi939 3 years ago 5
omg sorry i know this comment was left a while ago, but im seriously, it doesnt matter what anybody else says, idinas hugest fanzel everrrr, and i didnt know that!!! i just did some research and thats true!!!!
thank god she quit or her voice would be like daphnes now!!! :o
likextotallyxlol 3 years ago
haha. not to worry. i leave replies to comments left years ago! haha. besides, i login everyday, so i can't miss it! lol.
i am soooo glad she quit too. she has such a beautiful voice and i'm glad she realized that it was bad for her career and stopped.
Rambaldi939 3 years ago
Dude, she didn't quit. She wanted to pursue her singing carrer. And Idina Menzel will always be awesome. So, please don't compare her with Daphne.
jdthemindfreak 2 years ago
i'm talking about the fact that she quit smoking.
Rambaldi939 2 years ago
i cannot believe she used to smoke. i mean i believe you but it seems to me like idina would never do something like that to her voice. she respects herself too much. =)
hAwAiiAnSuNsEt101 3 years ago
true, but i dont think she truly valued her voice as much as she does now back then, because she was just a wedding singer. she probably realized its definitely something she needed to stop doing now that she was in a broadway show. (so she was still doing it during the workshop? does anyone know how long the show was on bway before she quit?)
:)
idinasfavefanzel 3 years ago
The reason why Idina gasps is because she has asthma. She can't help it. I also agree ShelBell540, Kristin is soo much better!!! I LOVE IDINA!!!:)
IdinaMKristinCFAN 4 years ago
Actually, Idina has never said she has asthma. Until she says something about it, it's a rumor.
clockworkgirl21 4 years ago
WOW.
She is my idol!! So incredible.
omgitssam09 4 years ago 3
The girl who's playing Glinda really sux. KRISTIN IS SOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER!!! Her voice blends so much better with Idina, too.
shelbell540 4 years ago 8
only becoz there both american!
wickedfan1991 3 years ago
why does everyone bitch about the gasping? I mean, if you were pulling off the show stopper that requires the singing this song requires you'd be a lil nervous and takin lots of deep breaths too! Furthermore, none of you who bitches about the gasping IS doing the aforementioned so you really not in the place to critizice. I did an open mic night thing in front of ten friggin people and THAT was nerve-wracking (and I was singing a friggin Bob Dylan song cuz I have no range!) U try it!
chilam8668 4 years ago
Arguing that she's nervous is dumb, DUH! But every other Elphaba sings this song without gasping, are they not nervous? I don't think so. Idina just has some issues. ( and don't think i'm bashing ,because i love idina.)
sinnistix88 4 years ago
I LOVE the gasping in this song. This is the song where Elphaba takes her first flight, becomes Wicked... defies everyone and declares she is Wicked. Think of Elphaba.. and how nervous she is in this moment.. the gasping is perfect and really makes the nerves obvious.. its perfect and so is Idina.
wildfiretgh 4 years ago 2
I guess it's a matter of personal preference, personally i find it annoying and I know I'm not the only one... Oh and also, she declares she's "wicked" in No Good Deed, not defying gravity.
sinnistix88 4 years ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
K it's basically in both songs.. PLEASE don't act like you know more about this musical than me, because I an guarantee I know more.
wildfiretgh 4 years ago
Alright, I'll admit it. You're a social retard with no life. I wasn't being rude and I wasn't acting anything. You said that she declares herself wicked in his song... Where are the lyrics that say this? NO WHERE! Morrible declares her wicked. So why don't you get off your computer and go make some friends.
sinnistix88 4 years ago 2
You're right, but I think whe meant that Elphaba accepts the title of "Wicked Witch" in No Good Deed
fellowozians 4 years ago
he meant that*
fellowozians 4 years ago
absolutely amazing
supersonic6900 4 years ago 2
This is seriously the best Defying Gravity I have EVER heard. Idina is such a legend..
wildfiretgh 4 years ago 2
does any1 hav her last ever defying gravity (30.12.06 evening performance) cos it used 2 b on here and it was incredible. this one is incredible 2!
xXxXCathyXxXx 4 years ago
I do. Its in my videos! It was on my old account but it got deleted but now its back! Yay!
ohmygoditswickedxo 4 years ago
OMG thanx so much! u are a star!
xXxXCathyXxXx 4 years ago
i was on this show. gaaah<3
Elphelise 4 years ago
Do You Have The Full Show?
DefyingGravityLover 4 years ago
the full show is on youtube
idinakristinwicked 4 years ago
what, her full last?!
Elphelise 4 years ago
the full show is on google type in wicked broadway act 1 and then act 2
marleelee 2 years ago
Idina is the best Elphaba ever!
This is her best performance in my opinion.
^_^
mattisdumb 4 years ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I think the tour girl ha a better voice
sytycdfreek 4 years ago
Victoria...?
Rofl.. No.
wildfiretgh 4 years ago
Everyone can have his own opinion ;) Don't act so childish.
LOSTACTOR1988 4 years ago 2
i think anyone who says that some other elphaba is better than idina is seriously disturbed.
prboy0812 4 years ago
OMG... silly ;)
LOSTACTOR1988 4 years ago
It actually wasnt Victoria
sytycdfreek 3 years ago
OMG YES!!!
kentito88 3 years ago
how could this be her last matinee and still have another defying gravity to sing when she fell through the trap door during a matinee??
lilroxy127 4 years ago
This was in london, she fell on broadway.
JGM1988 4 years ago
oh ok, lol maybe i should have listened to glinda's accent then...
lilroxy127 4 years ago
I loved her first bring me down!
212dancingjen 4 years ago 2
Sweet Oz she's incredible...her riff at the end was great and she held the last note forever!!
surferashl3y91 4 years ago 3
oh. my. gosh. that glinda. ARGH!!!!
packrat216 4 years ago
idina is aweosme! i saw kerry on october 19th!! INCRENDIBLE!
xXxXCathyXxXx 4 years ago
amazing as always!
dancinbbz1136 4 years ago
i love idina i cant wait to see wicked on the 26th october it is gonna be amazing!
lushlot 4 years ago
I love Idina but the freaking Glinda is really obnoxious!
ChunkyMonkey225 4 years ago
As for her nerves, yes after 3 years of performing the same role, she can still be nervous. She doesn't perform the same way every time and she is a very humble person who sometimes lets her nerves get the best of her. That's what makes Idina so loved by all of her fans. She's not always perfect. She's human, and that makes her very real to the viewers.
Hailo7788 4 years ago 2
Wow, how did this become about Idina's gasping? She doesn't gasp at all in this performance. It's actually one of her best performances. If you don't like her gasping, get over it. No one is forcing you to listen to her.
Hailo7788 4 years ago 2
damn it, i meant to say "many theories as to why idina *gasps*" not why she belts, sorry
pants2 4 years ago
there's alot of different theories as to why idina belts, mine is that she frequetly readjusts her placemeent by inhaling so she can feel her nasal passage way, i think that's they most musical response, though i'm pretty sure she's asthmatic, and smokes, which also probably don't help her breathing.
pants2 4 years ago
Um, I'm pretty darn sure Idina has asthma, which is only part of the reason she "gasps". And it's a very vocally demanding role, ya' know. The "gasping" got worse during the end of her run. I'd have to guess that her voice is incredibly forced through her throat and not her diaphraghm. Creates an electric, belty sound. A lot of people have this habit, myself included but I'm only 15 so... whatever.
Doesn't matter, asthamtic or not, smoker or not, she's FREAKING AMAZING!
LoSeRLoVeR44 4 years ago 3
Haha I agree!!!!!!
tjvids7 4 years ago
Whoa why were the guards screaming lmfao
cunnectur 4 years ago
wow!
xXxXCathyXxXx 4 years ago
ok u 2!!!! i am like the biggest idina fan!! and she is not asthmatic!!! she was gasping because she was trying to get enough breath but she was actually taking in too much air!! and when she came to england she worked very hard with her singing teacher to get red of it and she has concoured it but sometimes she still does because ofd adrenoline or nerves!
XxFAN03xX 4 years ago 2
you're meant to breathe through your mouth when you sing to get the most amount of air, you try to belt those notes without gasping but i suppose you probably wouldnt get them out seeing as you'd be breathing through your nose.
xhatsx 4 years ago
"a habit for her to breathe through her mouth rather than her nose." ?????????????????
I am a musician and I can tell you, you do not take breaths through your nose when you sing! The correct way to breathe is through your mouth. And gasping when you breathe is just plain incorrect.... I wish I knew why she does it.
weswoman 4 years ago
Idina's "gasping" only gave character to her performance as Elphaba. She rarely "gasps" when she is recording for an album or filming for a movie. Of course some people are going to criticize what could be misconstrude as her weakness...but we all know better.
Christene0826 4 years ago
They removed her gasping in soundtracks and movies. There aren't limitations when singing in a studiop and you have technology. Except on the Rent movie soundtrack, she gasps loads in one song I believe. Not that it's ever bothered me, I don't blame her, it's just a habit for her to breathe through her mouth rather than her nose.
sorasafe 4 years ago
You can hear her gasping in the Wicked Soundtrack, especially in Defying Gravity and The Wizard And I
AdventChild 4 years ago
I forgot the point she didn't gasp before Wicked.
sorasafe 4 years ago