Shoshana Bean-Defying Gravity.wmv

[6704superveloce]

This is beyond excellent! You can tell from her expressions that this is mere child's play for her! I watched the musical in London's West End where Rachel Tucker was playing Elphaba. Rachel, while excellent in her own right, can't compete with Shoshana.

[SamRondeel]

It is very difficult to not scream this song Shoshana does not

Especially if she go up to the end

great job

[AZZArist]

is G(a)linda Megan Hilty?

[MusicLoveTwilight]

@AZZArist Yes :)

[jackbeedle12]

Fuck me. Her acting. AMAZING.

[TheRobotfishy1]

One day when I become a Broadway star, I'm going to thank Shoshana Bean for inspiring me!

[degeorgetitanic]

Something about the way she sings/says "Too late for second guessing" just gives me shivers. I have no idea why. I think its the look on her face...of sheer realization that she has seen some horrible things she never thought she would see.

[TheRobotfishy1]

I love the synchronized head motions that start at 5:47!

[angeldog54]

shoshana bean = <3

she is so amazing :)

[mds1978]

She really sings it better than any of the others

[broadwaybabeeee]

Shoshana Bean is from Oregon!

OREGON represent!

[memaymamomoojj]

This video has 18,000+ views and only 1 dislike?!? That's amazing! Sho is so talented she deserves it! :)

[MusicAllTrend]

I love the "FLY" :)

[DEFYINGgravityDE]

DONT TELL ME ELPHABA HAS GET RED EYES?!?!?!

[DEFYINGgravityDE]

What do you think?

Are the orchestra playing that the actors sing or are the actors sing and the orchestra lean on their tempo?

I think, the musicmaker lean on the actors, the start sounds a little bit to fast for the instruments.

[RuckalltheFules]

@DEFYINGgravityDE good question. I think its a back and forth :)

[DEFYINGgravityDE]

wow what an amazing clear shape video! really good quality!

[DefyingGravity767]

I love this wizard

[OmePome]

This is the best version I've heard with Sho. It's better when she's not riffing all over the place cos you lose the meaning and passion for the song.

[ProudSpeakerofWhale]

Wow, she is so brilliant. She has crazy eyes though lol...in the part where Glinda is trying to convince her to apologize to the wizard, she looks kind of scary. But yeah she's super talented n stuff.

[sgc002222]

did they use a different elphaba dress?

[heenavah]

I love how at 5:47 they both move the heads the exact same way!

[GlowBored]

I really love how  shoshana acts as elphaba but Stephanie J Block sings defying gravity the best. That's just my opinion.

[MCRwriterwickedfreak]

Whoa the lift is slow to in the Uk! Our lift is really really fast compared to that. And now our broom doesn't 'float' it flies when Elphie enchants it. I guess it's because when it came to England they improved it. (although the broom looks better floating tbh)

[mikeride101]

I've never noticed this before, but Shoshana has heels on in this video. Not sure if this is a trait of the American production? I've never seen an Elphie in heels in the UK. Anyone know why?

[BlazedHearts]

@mikeride101 Nice attention to detail. TBH I never noticed that.

I was about to say "I can't imagine running around in heels being safe", but Glinda does it every time. xD

[TradesOnBroadway]

To this day, I think Shoshana & Megan were the best pair. And Ben, dear lord why couldn't you have stayed longer. He was such a great Wizard.

[xlienxx]

I love it but still prefer Idina;)

[theadventuresofmeeee]

i swear at 4:02 she looks right at the camera!! :OOO even though it's not in real life i still got excited!! LOL

[CountryxSinga]

Definitely one of my favorite Elphies <3 Her voice is so smooth, I love it!

[TheAngelSpeaks15]

I love her interpretation of Elphaba!! She really gives off the air that she's done with the bullshit and she's passionate about her idea, which is how the song is supposed to be done! Love it!!!!

[kikodawgz]

wow, she's great, and cute too! =)

[rentwickedandsuch]

Whos morrible?

[Hairsprayxoxoful]

Forgive me for saying so, but it seems she was a little weak on the "its meeeeee!"

[dogs4life19]

BEST ELPHABA EVER!!! XD

[IgnotusPeverell09]

i just love how she sings "I'm flying high defyyiing gravityy"

[IgnotusPeverell09]

i just love how she sings "I'm flying high defyyiing gravityy"



[wickedspyro1]

i liked how she acted all "im going to sock u" at 2:16

[nefritiri100]

Shoshone Bean and Megan Hilty were the first Elphaba and Glinda I saw. I love these two; they are by far my favorites and I've seen this show 14 times. I especially love Sho's amazing facial expressions throughout this entire song. I'm going to see the show again in March 2012 when they make it back to Portland. My kids have even seen this show several times and love it. Way to go Shoshona & Megan!

[Bremen25]

@willowbreeze121 I'll join the STFU haters party.

[dao506]

weird question...does anyone know where i could find an audio of Rue McClanahan as Morrible doing the DG speech? I know she was playing morrible when Shoshana was elphaba and megan hilty was glinda on broadway.

[Bremen25]

@dao506 I have the full play, but I don't give out my e-mail. I found it on google videos. it was shoshana's last show so maybe you could include that in your search.

[agators212]

@dao506 rue mcclanahan was morrible? love her on golden girls...RIP rue, we miss you

[TheEpona92]

daaaaaaaaamn

[pandoraisis587]

wow she is great

[boffinme80]

@willowbreeze121 I'm 100% in with you! I hate it aswell! It's so ANNOYING!

Seriously, Idina and Kristin are good but I wish they'd just shut up about them for once and notice how talented Sho and Megan are!

[Kelaiah01]

@willowbreeze121 I agree completely. :D:D:D

[tipofmytongue1024]

It's hard to believe that this performance is over 5 years old.

[bail5810]

So welcome! I gotta give credit where credit is due! And this girl!! She gives me EVERYTHING in this video.

[bail5810]

She doesnt sing this song. she SINGS this song! I Love her!

[rynoissophat]

@bail5810 I love how you worded that!!! Great Stuff!!!

[T2theTam]

@bail5810 SANGS IT! hahaha! She is the best!

[tylerjwsmith]

her facial expressions are bizarre.

[TRtheCrazyOne]

Anyone who can hit those insane notes at a belt that are at the end of the song...well, they're amazing. Every Elphaba that sings this song just astounds me. O.o

[bieberboy316]

i'm sorry but their not idina and kristin. nobody can sing this like they can

[hahacatcat102]

i would love to have this show if possible please? :) thanks

[omnigeek13]

I love how when she says "something has changed within me" it actually feels like something has changed and she doesnt completely understand it yet

[goegul101]

im gonna be on that stage one day.............she is AMAZING! i saw wicked last night, its was sooooooooooo good

[SwayingAndSweeping]

i love the like 5 shoshanas on the floor! lol

[MusicLyfe11]

Can you PLEASE send me this show? I absolutely adore Shoshana...(and Megan too.) :)

[mchlrenteria]

iLoveee This Performance, But iStill Love The Original Cast( Kristen Chenoweth And Idina MEnzel Better. Not That This Cast Isnt Flawless Its Just Idk Theres Just Simething Special About Idina and Kristen That No Other cast Has.

[pilchard96]

this is definitely the perfect video of DG, shows the lift, then the actress, zooms out for the finale. perfection :D

[Mathostatoast]

She has an amazing voice!... but her acting... I think she has missed some of elphaba's nuances that Idina menzel was defenitely bringing to this character :(

(Especially when it comes to her relationship with galinda)

[plindiful]

just listen to the way she nails that "everyone deserves to FLYYY"

[NormanL75]

She rocks!

[NormanL75]

I love Shoshana Bean as Elphaba. She's just got this soul in her voice makes it more real. Dude this girl can SIIIINNG!!!!!! Love her lol!

[funtertainers]

at 6:12 you can see the gd lift in the background

[Cmil619]

What Wicked show is this? Broadway or National Tour (if national tour, what city)?

[KMH4021]

@Cmil619 broadway

[TheEpona92]

so is Megan Hilty technically the second person to ever play Glinda? i know Sho is like the third (when you count SJB), but i don't know if there was ever another Glinda before her

[LetHimFeelNoPain]

@TheEpona92 No, cos Laura Bell Bundy would have been on as standby while Kristin was in the part, then Melissa Bell Chait when on a couple of times as Glinda U/S.Then Jeniffer Laura Thompson took over the part, and Megan Hilty was Glinda s/b. So she would have been the 5th Glinda.

[TheJACOBADAMS123]

shoshana makes elphaba seem more wicked then all the other elphies

[Geekette621]

7:18, 7:43, 8:10... CHILLS.

[esswrig]

I cried when I saw her. Incredible.

[scottfreaklund]

I feel like these two as a pair have the most chemistry. Their movements are perfectly synchronized. And Sho is AMAZING.

[vivalavieboheme14]

is that ben vereen!?!?!?!?!

[MadameChristie]

It's funny. Shoshana's the only Elphaba who riffs her songs like that (love it!). The others usually just belt it. Not that belting is bad.  SJB is proof that belting is cool XD

[flashbackmusiclexie]

one person doesnt have a brain

[vbgirlpinkrox1]

shes great

[lovindacheese]

I love it how each individual Elphaba brings great different reditions of Defying Gravity and all the other ballads and i dont know which one I prefer!!!

Shoshana is defo one of the best Defying Gravity's and No good deed.

[IheartNaley]

Oh wow, she's amazing. (:

[QueenOfHearts225]

omg i luv shoshana. shes a gr8 singer and a wonderful person.

[demilovatofaith]

im sorry and if i offend anyone im sorry but she has a voice that seems to give her difficulty to hold notes

[elphbwckd]

@demilovatofaith ummmm no. she can hold notes for a VERY long time. she can even hold whistle tones for long amounts of time which is very difficult

[peanutbuddah16]

THE* best Elphaba ever!!!!!!!!

[TheClashOfTheScenes]

Who is playing Glinda?

[rynoissophat]

@TheClashOfTheScenes Megan Hilty

[xkaleidosaurusx]

Feircest. Elhpie. Ever.

[shiksagoddess25]

I love Shoshana and Megan is just so garsh darn cute! lol

[tjonesmusicman]

I'm sorry but Shoshana IS my favorite Elphaba!

[JackRicci95]

@tjonesmusicman and ur apologizing why? lol, she better be everyones favorite Elphaba

[AvrgeGrl81]

Love it. 

[JackRicci95]

i love at 4:04 when she looks right into this camera

[jewey896]

oh my who is this Wizardd??????!? he is fantastic

[tjonesmusicman]

@jewey896 Ben Verin! he's a broadway legend actually

[amyleelover100]

her second bring me down, is spectular

[jacksonmattek]

her facial expressions are crazy good!

[WhoaItsJonathan]

Shoshana is gorgeous!

[AChance2Fly]

this is Ozsome!!

[XxElphabaX]

She is AMAZING!

[gmalelove]

really? corbin bleu is usnav. i wanna go c it!

[clarkkelley17]

@gmalelove I saw corbin. lin manuel is much better in my opinion. :)

[clarkkelley17]

Mandy gonzalez is amazing! I've seen her twice already. But Shoshana is the best!

[AChance2Fly]

@clarkkelley17 EXACTLY! luv mandy! but I think they're equal

[clarkkelley17]

@AChance2Fly mandy and shoshana have reallyyyyyy different voices. shoshana is a better riffer, but mandy is a better belter. :)

[AChance2Fly]

@clarkkelley17 true true........ I luv Shoshana but I saw Mandy and there's something to be said for your first elphie right?

[rynoissophat]

And Now Jourdain Sparks is in In The Heights

[tjonesmusicman]

@rynoissophat she is?? wow

[mymixedtape05]

phenominal, I've watched this video i'm sure 400 times.

and still get chills. god, I love her.

and besides the amazing performance of sho, I LOVE the power in the word DOWN from the ensemble for the last last chord!

[scottfreaklund]

I definitely think Meg and Sho have the best chemistry as Elphie and Glinda. Their heads move at the same time. Its insaneeee!

[MarcieDefiesGravity]

She's never wowed me............with her singing or acting! However, I cannot deny 7:44-7:45 was magnificent

[rynoissophat]

If shoshana Comes Back Ever I will be at every Show!!! lol I talk to her Before and She said ya never KNOW!

[AvrgeGrl81]

@rynoissophat I'd be sitting right next to you. That would be incredible.

[Iverson7502]

any news yet on whos going to be replacing Dee when she leaves soon??? Im praying shoshana comes back someday

[lisambofoh]

@Iverson7502 Mandy Gonzalez(sp) is replacing Dee.

[MithraMusic]

@Iverson7502 Dee's been gone for a while...Mandy Gonzalez from In the Heights replaced her, and I have yet to see a vid of her but she was FANTASTIC in In the Heights. Definitely worthy of consideration.

[Randumbosity]

2:17 - 2:21

ROFL

[Imflyinghighdefying]

I LOVE BEN'S "YEEEEES"

[wiz337]

BEN VEREEN!

I Love That Man!

Def A B'Way Legend.

[happygrl]

I love Shoshana,,,,she was my 2nd Elphaba and the first cast member from Wicked I ever met lol....this is such a fierce performance! <3

[1nkheart1]

I don't know who that morrible is . . . but she's eeeevil! Second only to London's Harriet Thorpe, methinks (who has a REALLY weird interpretation of the role . . . like Morrible has multiple personalities or something . . .)

Thanks for uploading!

[rynoissophat]

Wowzers! it did look that way!!

[Imflyinghighdefying]

Right at the Start of 4:03 Sho looks RIGHT into the camera.