Who's Your Favorite G(a)linda? — Page 2

I've only seen Kendra and Megan, and I adored them both, for different reasons.

Kendra seemed a bit more mature in act 1 than Megan, so her growth into act 2 was seamless. Megan was such a young Galinda, that HER change to Glinda was achingly poignant.

Kendra has perfect comic timing, but Megan easily has a much better upper register. She's also very funny, but in a different way. I laughed till I cried in both of their Populars!

I'm more of a book fan, so I'd probably go with Kendra, just because her Glinda was very much book Glinda.

Megan Hilty obsessed much? Jeez...

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Megan Hilty is by far the best in my opinion. Her comedic timing is amazing and she's constantly adding new things to her show that make it even funnier. And her performance in For Good is always so touching...the fact that she can cry on cue 8 times a week is amazing. And her voice...she hits notes way above JLT's register and above where Kristin would push herself. Can you tell I'm a huge fan?

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I've seen Kendra, Sara Jane, JLT, and Megan. My fav. is JLT with Megan, then Sara Jane, then Kendra

I've seen Emily Rosek, Kate Reinders, and JLT. I must say, Emily Rosek was the most affecting. Her Glinda made the biggest journey throughout the play (probably because she was an understudy and made every performance count) and her portrayal was the only one where I FELT the connection between Glinda and Elphaba, as well as the only performance where I could actually sit through FOR GOOD and not be bored out of my mind. JLT had the best voice, but she felt too confident in the role. Kate Reinders was a big dissapointment.

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No one can ever beat Kristin. Megan Hilty is excellent as the girl in pink, but that role just belongs to Chenoweth.

You know, while some people probably saw both Kristin and JLT in the role, I bet the majority hasn't seen both of them to give a unbiased opinion, and basically are giving unfounded complaints.

Kristin is by FAR the BEST Galinda. She was just terrific - mannerisms, vocal quality, and comedic timing....and she was one hell of an audience. Yes, she did sometimes play to the audience. But Galinda is a BIG musical theatre comedic role. In traditional musical theatre, musicals were written and performed that way, so there is nothing wrong with doing that. She still gave a credible and moving performance. That's the difference between musical comedy and plays. So when people post that she just "winked" at the audience, that is a moot, and silly point to me.

Anyway, Megan Hilty comes in at a close second....she was very entertaining, and beautiful, and had a terrific voice....best since Kristin.

Cheers,

The Balladeer

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Attention Cheno Fans: Did you all hear she's in talks to host SNL?

Kristin...

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For me, it's a tie between Kristin Chenoweth and Megan Hilty.

Kristin IS G(a)linda...Why? Because she's too cute & too good not to be :)

Jennifer Laura Thompson was very good too!! Haven't seen Megan Hilty in person but I'd put Jennifer over Megan (from the clips I've seen).

Megan Hilty.

She's so amazing and she brought a life to the role that I enjoyed. Her voice is perfect for the role, and she makes you totally leave the theatre saying "Wow." Her "Popular" is certainly the best out of all the Galindas.

Kristin has a better Act II, in my opinion.