Defying Gravity - performed by Patrice Tipoki

[prettyboijay1019]

That riff at 5:40!!!!

I swear. Wow, Patrice killed it.

[lariibway]

ORGASM.

[WickedFanJennii]

That riff at 5:40....Wow. This girl is full of TALENT!!!!!

[Saukylly]

Always gives me shivers...

[thekimmydoo]

i think she did that at my show... the first time i saw wicked i have jemma (who i was told was better) and then the second time i had patrice (going in being disappointed because everyone i knew said she was crap) but then im pretty sure se pulled something like this off in defying gravity because i remember during the intermission i was like ahh shit she's good :) but yes i went to her 2nd or 3rd last show and she was riffing all the way through :) it was awesome

[pixelated111]

I'm confused...so does Jemma Rix usually play this role?When does patrice play this role usually?

[EyeAmLiv]

@pixelated111 they alternate shows.

[meggem23]

This is the best version of defying gravity i have ever heard! :)

[sonnybillcrazed]

i have seen her three times in sydney and she is phenomenal...my jaw is on the floor when she sings...i dont understand how she can sing like this!

[BenMuzzy]

this is deffo not her best he riffs are usually better than that!! they were a little off and shaky

[Skymag0419]

Holy crap!!! LOVE HER!!!!!!!

[IdSoonerBuySJB]

oh. SHIT. she WENT there! Damn!!!!

[TheBirdElephant]

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HER....shes by far one of the best ive heard

[MKroX2202]

im proud to say that i have seen both of these women sing this song amazingly. and hopefully once more before they leave sydney

[xoxMolly]

A huge surprise to me, but when i saw her, i thought she equaled Jemma.

[Britzrox1998]

I love you Patrice! I can't wait til I go and watch you!

[iheartwicked91]

high note was good but it was REALLY hard to hear the 2 separate words

[Nucleolus24]

In my opinion she uses her head voice too much, but still amazing

[gezbez]

@Nucleolus24

whats a head voice?

[Nucleolus24]

@gezbez it's where you make your voice quaver or shake

[SirJosephNel]

@Nucleolus24 Actually, that's vibrato. Head voice is something totally different.

[gezbez]

patrice is officially sharing the role of ephaba with jemma, shes finally in the program! i watched her wednesday night! and she pulled this note again! she is amazing! ahhhmazing! i couldn't believe she hit that note, me and my partner were waiting for it and she sang it! we were so happy! haha just beautiful!

[LarryEmdur101]

Thank god she is back!!! I rate her on a whole other level above Jemma and Pippa, they play it safe and could never deliever anything close to this. It's been a couple of months since I saw Patrice and I cannot wait to see her again.

[BenMuzzy]

@LarryEmdur101 if you believe Patrice is better than Jemma then you are silly!! Jemma is the most amazing elphie i have ever heard and she is one of the onl people that can hit the defying gravity note at 5:40 patrice is only riffing it coz she cant hit the proper note and he voice is to forced unlike jemmas

[gezbez]

@BenMuzzy just because some people like patrice more doesn't mean they're silly. why can't you just appreciate that some people may think Patrice is better then your precious jemma. You keep saying that jemma can hit that note, yet shes not known for it at all and has been playing this role longer. I like Jemma she does have very smooth vocals but i like and appreciate the power of patrice's voice more.

[BenMuzzy]

@gezbez i agree with you there BUT you said jemma isnt known for hitting the note...and she is because people say about her singing all the time how she is the only one who hits the note the proper way with out riffing so she is known about that note!

[debz12321]

woah!!!! that riff at 5:40-5.41 HOLY!!!! that was amazing

[derogatony]

SO, is she back in the show? I'm lost.

[Broadwayrus]

@derogatony yes she is back in the show. She has been performing as a semi standby when needed. She will be taking over the alternate position from Pippa so which means she will be officially be back in the show

[Racheltwin94]

Oh. My. God.

I think I died at 5:41.... AMAZING!!!!!!! So glad Patrice is alternating now!

[killoa2002]

Meet your new alternate australia ^^

[asswhole239]

Id like to see eden do that :L x

[killoa2002]

oh good god shes amazing

[gezbez]

i like how you made the video -- when Lucy sings you have her pic up and then when Patrice and lucky are both singing you've got both pics up!

Patrice is amazing!

[gezbez]

i like how you made the video -- when lucy sings you have her pic up and then when patrice and lucy are both singing you've got both pics up!

patrice is amazing!

[LovesickMelodyy]

I think it's become a life's mission for me to see her as Elphie. Yes.

[amazinglywicked]

she should be the lead with Jemma not Pippa. And why isnt she credited on the website??

[gezbez]

@amazinglywicked its because shes a casual standby however when she does perform though they put a slip of paper into the program with patrice's biography.

[amazinglywicked]

@gezbez oh okay got it. she should be alternating with Jemma instead of pippa

[ThisPerfectFinale]

Omfg :o shes amazing

[uptherailingstep]

Fuck me. I can't believe that just happened.

[loudip6493]

everytime i play this over it gets better and better and idk how cause its amazing to start off with!

[BriansDeaf]

WOW. HOLY SHIT.

[PARAWHORExHERE]

OMFG. no words can describe the insanity of that. <3

[wickedphant0m]

GET IT BITCH!!!!

I have been waiting for years for someone to take that riff from an F to an Ab.

[Elphabantom]

Um. I have a question...WHERE THE HELL DID THAT FROM???!?!?!?!?!?! Out of this world. Completely. She went to church and BACK. Idina Menzel, Eden Espinosa, and Shoshana Bean can all eat their friggin hearts out! Really. Absolutely. Completely. Phenomenal. I do not know what to say.

[wickedphant0m]

@Elphabantom Church and back. I'm gonna start saying that.

[BriansDeaf]

@Elphabantom To church and back, LOL.

[groupsj]

god damn!!!!!!

please bring her to broadway ASAP

[degeorgetitanic]

What note was that? Ab?

[LetTheGreenGirlGo]

I jump out of my chair when she went for that high note, it was that awesome. Patrice ROCKS!!!!

[Faba1a]

i just orgasmed six times

[degeorgetitanic]

HOLY SHIIIZ SHE JUST KICKED THIS SONG IN THE BALLS!!!! Jesus she is great, it was a bit sloppy but wow if she keeps doing it she will just get better

[sorafsfd]

orrrrp bloody hell she went to church on that

[ifreakingloveSJB]

WOW did not see that coming. Very different...gotta give it to her for even attempting something that insane. Well done...and that last note is just beautiful.

[musicalgateway]

@ifreakingloveSJB yeah I know, unexpected - I've never heard anyone else even attempt that in Defying Gravity. She holds her notes beautifully.

[kenny6446]

@musicalgateway I heard Shoshana Bean do this once. The conductor was going WAY to slow....so she riffed the SHIT out of it to try and keep it exciting....hehehe...she was so pissed at the conductor.

[derogatony]

@musicalgateway Mariand Torres from one of the US National Tours has attempted to do this.

[s0undstrulycrazy]

Holy high note...

5:41 Did i really just hear that?

Damn this bitch does it well. Why isnt she alternating instead of that speak singing bitch Pippa

[musicalgateway]

@s0undstrulycrazy Yeah I know!! Pretty amazing huh? And totally unexpected!!! Glad you liked it!

[gezbez]

@s0undstrulycrazy

im thinking the same thing! but patrice has a lil bubba at home, thats why she left the cast last year to have her baby. thought you might be happy to know that pippa's final show is the 23rd of May, so fingers crossed patrice gets to share the lead

[Broadwayrus]

@gezbez or jemma gets it solo and the recognition for once which she really deserves