Julie Reiber sings Defying Gravity for Broadway for Obama

[joefarries]

Discount double check!!

[QuarterQuell100]

No'one could tell me this did not say Justin Beiber when I first clicked on it.

[Sophiliet]

interesting... not my fav. she seems nervous, but I don't blame her.

[HikariDragonRyuu]

She's okay, but definitely not the best Elphaba.

[kmcarter24]

Met her and we got to perform for herrr♥

[Miobby097]

The thing I like about her more than Indina Menzel is that she sounds more real and alive. Put a little Wicked in YouTube by responding green thumbs ups!

[cjvec]

go on ye girl ya, awesome =D

though, w/o meaning any disrespec i think Idina is THE elphaba (in my humble opinion alone )

seriusly though...to ahve a fracion of ur talent ;)

[charmed1115]

Her AHHHH gives me chills!

[BROADWAYISLIFE900]

julie is 1 of my favs, when she sings she has this look in her eyes tht screams Elphaba she is amazinggg

[icedrinker8]

I Went to high school with her.

[solitairevoice]

hook me up with that numba

[tanmusic10]

shes now standby on broaday again until late december

[Glinda041592]

@tanmusic10 OMG I SAY HER ON BROADWAY IN JUNE WHEN SHE WAS FOR KERRY KELLIS!!!!!!! OMG IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!

[WhoaItsJonathan]

Kind of ironic she's singing it in Dee's hometown.

[idinasfavefanzel]

Where are you talking about? The place where this was held? Easton, Pennsylvania??

[WhoaItsJonathan]

Yeah, Dee Roscioli was born and raised there.

[idinasfavefanzel]

Ha, sorry, I thought you were talking about Idina ;)

[WICKEDrocksHL26]

personally no one can beat the first few elphabas, but she's good. still i think someone better should have been chosen to sing for obama.

[BlueJeanBaby012]

Her soprano and mix are goregous.. and with that high belt omigod.

I love how she STILL acts it, even vocally, as Elphaba.

"lost" riff. Loves it.

[LizaFalcon]

OK, OK. Your comment came off very caddy and I wasn't willing to let it go. It was a tough concert to pull off. One day of rehearsals... the day of the concert. Everyone was so giving.

[Elphaba88]

what was Stephanie or Idina or Shoshanna or Eden busy this night??? Really someone allowed her to do this for the president??

i am sorry

[LizaFalcon]

What are you, a republican?? What you should be saying is not only how wonderful she is, but how generous and caring she was to give of her time for her country. By the way, what do YOU do for a living? It must not have anything to do with performing, because you obviously have no knowledge or talent to base any kind of judgment.

[Elphaba88]

OK YOU NEED TO BACK UP AND TAKE A MOMENT...

I guess I didnt expaine correctly. she did well but she is sick. you should never sing this song sick. I only meant was there someone else to do the song?? I love her and would not speak bad about her.

and fyi i am a teacher and performer. and for OBAMA!

It was not a judgment. Gosh golly

[SodorMR]

yea, i went to see kerry last july 27, but julie was there and she OMFG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! she was the 5th time i saw the show, im seeing it for the 9th time in early august:) IM GONNA RECORD SINCE I GOT AN HD CAMERA FOR THE OCCASION!

[wickedjpan]

she did good

[mulioctaveman]

She's...........perfect.

[auselphaba]

i love this woman with all my heart <3

[ifreakingloveSJB]

she kinda looks insane doing the movements out of costume. lol.

[MaryBridget12]

She makes this song seem so easy to sing, it is just so natural how she sings it. Sing on sister!

[ohughes01]

I love it when any actress sings this song in a concert or in a different setting they can't resist doing the hand movements whilst being in the air!

[NicoletheNerd]

She can sing. :3 Really, really amazingly.

She's probably one of my favorite Elphabas.

[Glinda041592]

me too i saw her on broadway 6/28/08 and it was amazing

[wicked1481]

easton pennsylvania is where dee roscioli is from!! :)

[holomaipele]

i miss having julie in l.a.

[kimmy50143]

shes rocking that obama shirt...

[gretchendiezweite]

watch "defying gravity" by the "German" elphaba willemijn verkaik. you´ll be amazed.

[cokediete007]

Well, I think whoever is watching this video knows who Julie Reiber is. And if they know who Julie is, then it means they probably know a lot about Wicked. And if they do, then they've probably watched Willemijn "defy gravity".

[cokediete007]

Dayum! Julie can SAAANG!

[PJGProductons]

She never fails t amaze me even when shes ill she is still fantastic

[thoamsxxman]

She's pretty good. I think she should have faded out her notes, instead of just cutting them off at the end. But It's still good.

[beau127]

i feel like this video doesn't do her must justice.

[lckysvn777]

I agree with you. I was there and she just about blew the roof off the place :).

[MamaMaryEllensBlog]

Agree'd.. I love julie's voice and this just isnt like her.. she must have been cheering to loud for obama that day ***giggle*** and the screaming killed her voice or something :( so sad.. its not a knock on her.. SHE IS AMAZING.. this just doesnt show off her amazing talent!!!

[lckysvn777]

Julie was still sick. She had a terrible cold when I saw her on Broadway on Oct.15th and this was only 5 days later. She completely lost her voice on the 16th and it's amazing IMO that she can sing this good 4 days after losing her voice.

[jblue320]

I saw her for the second time on Oct 14 and I don't know if she was sick then or not, but she certainly didn't sound it during the show!

[lckysvn777]

Yup she was sick for both days that she went on(oct 14th and 15th). If I wouldn't have talked to her before the show I would have never guessed it myself. She actually sounded the best I ever heard her sound.

[TimeToFlyTrades]

Julie just replied to my email :D

[Fierheb]

Julie Reiber is an amazing Elphaba.

The fact that she is not taking over on Broadway startles me. Marice Dodd should NOT be taking over.

Julie is a million times better than Marcie!

Shes even better than Kerry.

Everyone can tell Kerry is bored with the role now.

JULIE IS DA BOMB!

[phatchrulesforever]

I respectfully disagree about Marcie! Marcie is a wonderful actress and singer! Give her a chance but I do agree that Julie is wonderful! I think she should open the second tour! :) That way I could see her :)

[rskibum]

We saw Kerry for our first time a few weeks ago, and she stunned us with her acting and singing. Kerry Ellis brought my wife and I to tears she was so good.

We're bringing my parents and my 2 college age kids. Wicked has a "Rock & Roll" edge to that we can relate to.

Seems like those who attend a performance form a bond with the first lead performer in a musical like "Wicked".

We'll go to London to see her there.

Can't wait!

[phatchrulesforever]

I'm very glad that you had a wonderful experience! :)

[Evilina4evaxo95]

Yeah, i think she should be taking over for Kerry, (i also think she is better than kerry both acting and singing wise) She should be the Sna Fran or tour elphie

[thoamsxxman]

The San Fran Elphie is Teal Wicks. Meh, I would've preferred Carmen or maybe even Saycon if it was possible.

[bwayindaburbs23]

do you even know if Julie wants the role at this time? what if she was asked and declined, or is slated to take over at some other point for her to do something else? i love how people write things like oh this person got screwed, they should have taken over as if they know the person and wicked producers.

[sorafdfs]

Who cares Kerry has a better voice

[rmsg4]

i have seen marcie and she is amazing and julie will have her time its coming

[WishingOnIyWounds]

I love Julie. I saw her as Elphaba on June 28th... she's amazing!

[sorafdfs]

Ironic... Wicked is all about politics

julie ur fab chick xx

[s0undstrulycrazy]

With her hair like that she looks like Hilarie Burton

Maybe if shes on today I will see her..although I doubt Kerry will be out considering it will be her 3rd to final performance....I hope

[scottie0625]

wow i cant believe they brought such an amazing song into such a shitty subject like politics.

[s0undstrulycrazy]

Wow its people like you that causes horrible people like George Bush to be elected. Politics doesnt have to be a hobby but it affects every American and it should be treated that way.

[scottie0625]

did i say im not concerned, or that im not involved in politics? seriously, if you think the man we just elected is going to change things you are sadly mistaken. both of those men were jokes. if people actually had any clue about politics then bush AND obama would have never been elected.

[LOSTACTOR1988]

At least Obama will not ruin another country and kill thousands of people for a lie.

[s0undstrulycrazy]

I actually wanted Hillary to get the nomination. But she didnt.

Obama might be great, he might not. You arent in any place to say he has no chance of changing things.

[LOSTACTOR1988]

Thank God not everybody thinks like you...

[MatchingExterior123]

i'd love you to say that to julie reiber, straight in the face, i'd love to see her response :). julie is a HUGE obama supporter, her facebook profile picture for the past 2 months has been the Obama "CHANGE" logo, so i'm sure she would've appreciated your idiotic comment as much as everyone else did, which means she wouldn't :).

[lckysvn777]

LOL.

[lolzbeefcake]

I LOVE THIS.

especially the ending when she lifted her arms.

shes gorgeous.

[jblue320]

Amazing as always!!

[pianomandwil8]

my favorite song, and favorite candidate.

my life! :D

[LilMissElphie]

Her supporting Obama makes me love her even more.

And her soprano voice is goregous.

[begreenandMOO]

AHHH! julie is amazing!!!!!!!

[Elphaba88]

i love OBAMA let him defy gravity!!!!

[MamaMaryEllensBlog]

some people think he will or something.. like he's Jesus freaking Christ LMAO.... 'Common people its not the Second comming.. and he's not the holy savior!! HAHAHAHAH people are nuts !!

[loudip6493]

<33333 Julie Reiber is so amazing! Go Obama!

[JMeehan719]

Go McCain!

[MamaMaryEllensBlog]

***giggle****

[wickedfreakk]

was obama actually here?

or was it just a rally for him

[lckysvn777]

It was just a rally/benefit for him.

[lckysvn777]

I was there. Right after this song when they all sang together and came into the audience Julie waved to me and smiled and shook my hand. The guy aside of me said really loudly "how do you know her"...LOL.

[begreenandMOO]

yayyyyyy!!! :)

[Fiyero823]

she did a great job...

too bad I HATE politics =/

[s0undstrulycrazy]

Its not just about politics...Its about changing our country and removing the insitution who has dug us into a hole above our heads.

[Fiyero823]

Yeah, politics o.O

[phatchrulesforever]

You're so funny! (In a good way LOL) :)

[Fiyero823]

Thanks lol

[phatchrulesforever]

You're welcome! I don't really like politics either :)

[Fiyero823]

Yeah lol

[phatchrulesforever]

Yeah!

Bye :)

[Fiyero823]

Buh-bye

[9ALLEN9]

Go Julie! Love her so much!