Underrated Elphaba's
Underrated Elphaba's
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#1Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 9:13pmAre there some Elphaba's that might be underrated? If you think their are post below! Merry Christmas!
#2Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 9:22pmI saw Hayley Gallivan when I went to visit London in August (the understudy for Louise Dearman), and although she didn't have Louise's acting abilities, her voice was pure bliss.
#2Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 9:46pm
Dan'yelle Williamson:
No Good Deed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJi5f6I6DDk
Coleen Sexton:
Wizard and I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoKiCrQFTKQ
They were both understudies, I am not sure why.
BroadwayFan12
Broadway Star Joined: 4/17/10
#4Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 10:39pmIdin@ M3n23L.
#5Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 10:51pmChristine Dawyer. she was fantastic on the 2nd National Tour!! Her and Jeanna de Waal together was magical!
#6Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 11:20pm
found Williamson's Defying Gravity, it's one of the best I've ever heard. Hopefully one day she'll get to play Elphaba on Broadway(she's headed to Rocky this spring).
Dan'yelle Williamson - Defying Gravity
#7Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 11:30pmI'm not a Wicked fanboy, I don't follow the show. But from what I have seen (my best friend in college was a Wicked queen, and obsessively compared every cast change via a massive bootleg collection that solely consisted of Wicked), Ana Gasteyer is both one of the best and one of the least praised, despite being probably the most famous actress to play the role.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#8Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/25/13 at 11:32pm
Does Kristy Cates count as underrated?
#9Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/26/13 at 1:16amDee Roscioli.
#10Underrated Elphaba's
Posted: 12/26/13 at 1:20amChristine Dwyer is not underrated at all. She's standby for the role now on Broadway...
#11Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/26/13 at 5:38amI could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it was Dan'Yelle who spoke pretty negatively of her Wicked experience. I believe it was something to do with her being told she would be the new standby then told last minute they got someone else. So, unfortunately I don't see her returning which is a shame because the girl can sing! I'll try find where I read that now
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#13Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/26/13 at 3:27pmI know her Mom said that they did her wrong in Chicago.
francescalovely
Swing Joined: 10/27/12
#14Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 10:26amI'm obsessed with Caroline Bowman's Wizard and I.
#15Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 12:39pmI woudn't say either of them are underrated, but my favorite Elphabas are Danna Paola, Rachel Tucker, and Julie Reibler. I've seen Julie, Dee Roscioli, Stephanie J. Block, and a young Eden Espinosa. I think Caroline Bowman's Elphaba was too shrieky, but her Eva was fabulous (saw Evita twice!).
#16Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 6:16pm
The first Elphaba I ever saw was Merideth Kaye Clark; she was Donna Vivino's standby on the 1NT a few years back and she was just phenomenal.
This isn't the best clip of her, but it's the only one I could find.
Defying Gravity
#17Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 6:19pmMamie Parris was by far the only Elphaba I have seen that made the show worth sitting through.
#18Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 7:50pm@Brave Producers have asked Danna to play the role on Broadway. I'm not sure if she accepted the offer or not, but it would be nice if she replaces Lindsay.
#19Underrated Elphabas
Posted: 12/27/13 at 7:51pmAna Gasteyer is the only Elphaba that made that really horrible, awkwardly directed, solo dance in the Oz Dust Ballroom work.
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