lol corny question but curious to what you all think. Who does your favoirte Elphaba scream at the end of defying gravity? Idina for me!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
I think you defined it perfectly. Idina was screaming instead of singing. Your question only has one asnwer: Idina Menzel. No other Elphaba screams at the end, they sing.
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Sorry, but gotta say that Eden screams it too.
whoa whoa hold the phone. isn't it suppose to be a scream?
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Eden did scream it.
I think screaming the last note(s) works, since she's a witch and she's yelling her Elphie War Cry, as I like to call it. But from a performer's perspective, I do not advocate it as it can take a toll on the voice.
I love Shoshana Bean's little riff at the end. I get chills.
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No, it's definitely supposed to be sung. It's notated as an eigth note Db pick-up, to 4 sixteenth notes (F, Eb, Db, Eb) and then the held Db.
o just in that case its perfect on the cd
in ur face! lol
I saw idina twice. neither time did she scream
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Does anyone else remember her performance at the Tonys? *shudder* Don't get me wrong, she sounds great in the studio, but...
tony's were depressing.still love her though. can't blame her for that one show.
I love shoshana riffs the best, but I think she's too pretty for the moment in the story....i think eden's "war cries" sound most accurate as to how they SHOULD sound, imo.
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"in ur face! lol "
Oh....dear Lord...
Shoshana's last note is TERRIBLE. She sing it too soft and pretty.
ooooooobviously. ::waves hands and jumps on chair:: That was the best.
He cracked up too, didn't he Undiscovered?
Aigoo, you make me laugh.
Au contraire, my dear. You make me laugh.
He probably giggled.
Mine is a tie between Idina and Eden right now.. The Elphie War Chant, next you'll be hearing it at the Yankee Game!
all i have to say is you can't blame idina for the tonys...she was probably trying to hard as to impress all the other actors or something...but when i saw her it sounded exactly like the cd, so idk...each time i have heard a live recording the end has sucked, but when i saw it it was amazing...
Jan 2 live audio (and I was there) sounded awesome.
I was at the Tony's and it was a lot worse than on TV. But I love her ne'ertheless.
I think we know who my favorite is!
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