Best Elphaba

#1

Best 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!

#2

re: 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'.

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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
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Derek Mahon

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#3

re: 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....

#4

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 7:28am

Julia Murney

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#5

re: 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.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
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

Updated On: 4/5/07 at 07:43 AM

#6

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:03am

I only saw Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba. She was fantastic. I am sure Idina was excellent as well.

#7

re: 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.

#8

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:08am

Shall 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.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
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

#9

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:11am

I 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?

#10

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:15am

That'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.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
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

#11

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:15am

Very Sorry! Just realized that the 'shes' in the above message should be 'hes'. Sorry, Mr. Lamigon!

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
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

#12

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:27am

Stephanie J. Block.

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#13

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:33am

Ana Gasteyer

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"For example, if I should paint my fingernails green - and it just so happens I do paint them green. Well, if anyone should ask me why, I say: 'I think it's pretty!'"

#14

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:36am

Ana Gasteyer

#15

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:54am

Just 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!

#16

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 9:45am

Idina Menzel

#17

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:04am

Predictably, Menzel is Winning, with 4 votes, from Ana Gasteyer on 3, and SJ Block and Julia Murney, each on 1.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
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

#18

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:16am

Shoshana.

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#19

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:20am

It has to be Idina she blew me away when i watched her

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#20

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:38am

Shoshana and Julia tie for the best. If I could give -1 to Idina and Eden, I would.

#21

re: 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

#22

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:48am

Ive 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.

#23

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:00am

Julia Murney

#24

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:33am

JULIA MURNEY hands down!!!!

#25

re: Best Elphaba

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:40am

my vote is Julia Murney