Defying Gravity (Idina Menzel - Wicked - Pre-Broadway Tryout - 2003/06/28)

[electragoob]

The whistle at the end... killed my ears... WARNING!!!! There is a LOUD whistle at the end!!!!!

[stevmar96]

YAY SOMETHING FROM THE TRYOUT!! I'd there anymore?!? Idina was best during the tryout!! :)

[BlazedHearts]

0:38 - Flying high, deFYing gravity. Idina ALWAYS strained there. This was one of her better ones, but its painful to hear.

Also, that 2nd bring me down riff. She should've kept it as her idina trademark riff.

[SwayingAndSweeping]

love the "solo" she shouldve kept that

[TheBwayDude]

@SwayingAndSweeping She actually did do the "solo" riff in many of her performances, all throughout the length of her Broadway run. She also did it about 90 percent of the time in London too. I guess it just depended on her mood/energy.

[degeorgetitanic]

The vibrato on the first "down" is superb and omg...I love that riff on the second "bring me down"

[TheBwayDude]

@degeorgetitanic Yeah, she kept that riff during the Broadway run, but cut it shortly after the show opened. I guess it proved to be way too difficult to perform 8 times a week.