Julia is unmatched imo. Many women have played Elphie, but Julia is the only one that _embodies_ the role. No flashy ornamention, just a brutally honest performance.
Legend. The Elphaba who seamlessly blended Margaret Hamilton, Maguire’s novel and the musical in one. I had the honor of seeing her on tour in Detroit. She unfortunately took leave shortly after and missed the rest of the stop due to vocal strain. The head voice she used on Broadway was a result of this. But when she went full tilt, there was nothing like it.
I got to see her twice in Cleveland shortly after the Detroit stop! She was EVERYTHING! I did a Wicked bootcamp and one of the instructors who was in the company said she had been battling sickness, but man oh man was she phenomenal when I saw her! Do you think she consciously made the choice to use more head voice on Broadway? I noticed her tell them "How I" always sounded less belty more heady mix twang...which I still love btw lol.
@@nathanielleeson7263 Yes. The cleveland stop was a good one after she'd had several weeks off. It was also the beginning of her using only the original battle cry instead of her own. The head voice was definitely a choice as you never heard her full out belt again on those big notes. I missed it because Julia full throttle is a force! But it never really mattered with her as her acting was always beyond incredible.
Still the one and only Elphie to have fundamentally changed several prominent measures of score, defining her legacy from first to last performance #LegendsOnlyClub
One of my favorite elphies ever. The reason I like her so much is because she reminds me of a younger Margaret Hamilton. I can easily see her playing the wicked witch in ALW’s Wizard of Oz.
Julia is unmatched imo. Many women have played Elphie, but Julia is the only one that _embodies_ the role. No flashy ornamention, just a brutally honest performance.
Legend. The Elphaba who seamlessly blended Margaret Hamilton, Maguire’s novel and the musical in one. I had the honor of seeing her on tour in Detroit. She unfortunately took leave shortly after and missed the rest of the stop due to vocal strain. The head voice she used on Broadway was a result of this. But when she went full tilt, there was nothing like it.
I got to see her twice in Cleveland shortly after the Detroit stop! She was EVERYTHING! I did a Wicked bootcamp and one of the instructors who was in the company said she had been battling sickness, but man oh man was she phenomenal when I saw her! Do you think she consciously made the choice to use more head voice on Broadway? I noticed her tell them "How I" always sounded less belty more heady mix twang...which I still love btw lol.
@@nathanielleeson7263 Yes. The cleveland stop was a good one after she'd had several weeks off. It was also the beginning of her using only the original battle cry instead of her own. The head voice was definitely a choice as you never heard her full out belt again on those big notes. I missed it because Julia full throttle is a force! But it never really mattered with her as her acting was always beyond incredible.
wasn’t even with wicked for 2 years and is still one of the best
legend
Still the one and only Elphie to have fundamentally changed several prominent measures of score, defining her legacy from first to last performance #LegendsOnlyClub
One of my favorite elphies ever. The reason I like her so much is because she reminds me of a younger Margaret Hamilton. I can easily see her playing the wicked witch in ALW’s Wizard of Oz.
Feb 9th 2007 is absolutely perfect
MOTHER💚.
I didn’t know I needed this, thank you 🫶.
she truly is mother. and of course!
It’s cool to see how she changed from Tour to Broadway. 😊
I never saw her on tour, but I saw her and Kendra on Broadway back in 2007 and I 🖤💚'd her as Elphaba! 🎉 Idina, Julia & Rachel are my Broadway Elphies.
she better come back as Morrible or we riot
Julia, Jessica and Eden would EAT
I hope you know we love you for this and your other videos 😌
This women gave Elphaba as if she was In The Wizard of Oz! She gave the true oud to the real Witch that we loved in Oz
Rare Julia Straight Tone: 30:15
I love you Julia Murney. Keep doing these amazing videos. Oh and I replied to the email . ❤