I saw her on Westend back in August. I think what I love most about her portrayal is how she alters her vocals throughout the show. Early on like in The Wizard and I she sounds more innocent and higher, and then in the later songs she unleashes that incredible lower register and adds in those growls. She quickly became one of my favourite Elphabas 🥰
I went on a school trip to watch the wicked in Apollo theatre in London and Alexia khadime was amazing and so was glinda ❤my fav character is Elphaba ofc 💚🖤
I was lucky enough to go and see her live. I'm one of those folks who has trouble switching their brain off (thinking, worrying etc etc) even at the theatre - but I was totally there with Alexia. I'm kinda thrilled that there's this bootleg so I can somewhat relive it, I'm not gonna lie 😅
She is one of the most captivating Elphaba’s ever. Every word, so intentional. She’s a phenomenal actress as well as a singer. I always wished I could’ve seen Idina and Christian when Wicked debuted, but I think people will think, “I saw Wicked when Alexia was there 😲”.
Wowwww going from a video of her No Good Deed in 2008 to here, the difference is breathtaking!! She was absolutely phenomenal back then as well and a lot of her mannerisms and vocal choices definitely carried over, but now her transformation into the wicked witch feels so much more raw and natural. 2:15 to 2:37 is performed remarkably real as someone else pointed out and the entire “I’m wicked through and through” ending portion is the perfect mix of vulnerability and bitterness, it’s so great they brought her back
OH MY GOD!!!! thank you so much for posting this, i just want to relive her ngd all the time. the way she sings, acts and uses her eyes to engage with the audience is pure brilliance. she had me tearing up, so beautiful!
i have seen her twice, with family and with school, she was phenomenal and i was kinda worried bcs i thought that when i was going to see her the second time as she might not have been performing and i kid you not i actually starting crying when i realised it was her ❤❤
it's emotional, raw and real. Something I thought only Idina could do... I judged her lack of motions in defying gravity but man she's like a completely different person in no good deed! She's still a little holding back on it, but she isn't as stiff as she was in defying gravity (maybe the lift had something to do with it?) I could feel every emotion, Elphaba's fear and determination slowly turning into grief and anger... Mind-blowing, hope to see her live!
oh and I really like those 'witchy' flairs she puts on her vocals. 👍 put me on edge - in a good way - because I couldn't guess exactly what was coming next, even though I've heard the music/songs before.
Not that I'm aware of. Believe it or not she got a lot of negativity back in her first run as she was a departure from the "usual" style of Elphaba. Totally undeserved, glad she's back.
@@DanielWhit Nah, I can actually understand why this style wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. I've already seen it twice so I would appreciate it. I actually saw the recent production recently but SHE was the only one out and Amy Webb was in. So I went to see these videos and am soooo disappointed I missed her.
Exactly plus Elphaba doesn’t have an understudy so she doesn’t have much time off besides last minute call outs & planned off days which makes the role even more stressful
much better than "unsafe" vocal choices just for too much flair. she made 'right' vocal choices. and it works as there's not a single strained note in her version
@@ArchSan09 exactly plus she made Elphaba sound witchy as well which matches for No Good Deed when Elphaba literally “I’m wicked thru & thru” so the vocal choices match! 😁
Nah.. Alexia is acting someone bipolar.. on the verge of not believable at times.. as is it only to show off her skills.. which are good. But she's forgetting about Elphaba. IMHO.
@@florenceashaye7331I’m with her, please don’t use mental illnesses as adjectives. Technically someone with bipolar wouldn’t act like this, you’re probably getting it confused with borderline which has the multiple mood swings in one day, but we also can’t say someone is acting like a mental disorder without an actual evaluation. Coming from a case manager for people with severe mental health.
