Best Elphaba
Best Elphaba
lamigon1992
Chorus Member Joined: 2/12/07
#1Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 7:18am
This is more a poll if you like, everybody all the time are saying certain elphies are better than others, well lets put that to rest, just put down an actress' name and a reason, thats it why there the best, thats it!
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#2re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 7:26am
Whoa - confusing. Okay, for the third time...
IDINA MENZEL.
Now, Lami, go to your threads on the Off-topic and West End Boards, and click 'edit message', and change the thread titles to 'DELETE'.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
Elphie4ever
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/07
#2re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 7:27am
IDINA MENZEL is number 1 in my list...
but I will be seeing Julia's portrayal as Elphaba this Saturday. I heard she too is amazing as Elphie....
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#4re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 7:43am
!UP-TO-DATE SCORES!
BROADWAY
IDINA MENZEL
X X X X X X X
SHOSHANA BEAN
X X
JULIA MURNEY
X X X X X X X X
US TOURING CAST
STEPHANIE J BLOCK
X X
EDEN ESPINOSA
X
VICTORIA MATLOCK
LONDON
KERRY ELLIS
CHICAGO
ANA GASTEYER
X X X X
DEE ROSCIOLI
KRISTY CATES
X
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Forgive me if I've missed anyone.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
MimiJudith
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#5re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:03amI only saw Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba. She was fantastic. I am sure Idina was excellent as well.
mikeyb16
Broadway Star Joined: 1/22/06
#6re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:04am
Idina Menzel - The only one I've seen, saw her in London and she amazed me totally, especially her rendition of 'No Good Deed'.
Kerry Ellis - Haven't seen her yet, but I'm hoping to within the summer or so. Heard and watched clips of her in WICKED and she rocks.
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#7re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:08amShall I count that as one for Gasteyer and another for Menzel? I'll just edit them into the table above and I'll post the up-to-date table every now and then.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#8re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:11amI am not one to b*tch about anyone's threads - but you put this question on three threads (didn't check student thread - maybe it's there too)! Isn't once enough?
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#9re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:15amThat's not Lamigon's fault, it's mine. I told her that it would do better on the Off-topic or Broadway board than on the West End Board. Preferably the Broadway Board. She did both.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#10re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:15amVery Sorry! Just realized that the 'shes' in the above message should be 'hes'. Sorry, Mr. Lamigon!
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
#11re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:27amStephanie J. Block.
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
#12re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:33amAna Gasteyer
perfectblue
Swing Joined: 2/14/07
lamigon1992
Chorus Member Joined: 2/12/07
#14re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:54amJust to say ive listed this 3 times cause people in different parts of the world, i.e. broadway or west end, will have all seen different elphabas that is why!
Spacedog78
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/06
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#16re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:04amPredictably, Menzel is Winning, with 4 votes, from Ana Gasteyer on 3, and SJ Block and Julia Murney, each on 1.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
#17re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:16amShoshana.
#18re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:20am
It has to be Idina she blew me away when i watched her
#19re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:38amShoshana and Julia tie for the best. If I could give -1 to Idina and Eden, I would.
#20re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:39am
the ephabas i've seenn...idina, eden and ana
they all are closly ties..all 3 blew me awat so i can't make a decision on who is better..Ana suprised me the most though on broadway..her voice..wow! and idina is just..idina..AMAZING!
eden is like a copy of idina..i feel they are the same..both great
so all 3 that i've seen are Amazing
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#21re: Best Elphaba
Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:48amIve seen Shoshana(7 times), Ana once, Stef J Block once, and Eden once, and I think that EDEN and SJB are tied for the best that I have seen... BUT from what i have heard on illegal sites that must not be names, VICTORIA and KRISTY are both unbelieveable.
MovieDan82
Stand-by Joined: 10/13/06
theatregeek2
Understudy Joined: 1/16/07
StageLEFT
Chorus Member Joined: 1/1/07
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