This video is not mine. I just wanted to share this version because I think there are only a few out there. People need to see this performance, and Izzy deserves more recognition for this! credits to the owner of the slime tutorials!
Obviously, she’s crying because it’s the last show but I also realized that this song probably hit a little harder because, after this show, she wouldn’t be Alyssa Greene anymore.
Izzy does a great job at showing just how frustrated and fed up she is. You see that not only is she sad and alone but also just done with it all. All the emotions are shown throughout the song, towards the end you see her almost accept defeat. It’s so powerful. Gosh I love this song and Izzy.
Well said!! I think Izzy is really great in putting emotions in her singing. If you've watched her other performances, she mixes her acting in her singing which makes her so in character with every song that she sings that it moves people who are watching. I love that about her performances.
I feel the same. I guess one of the reasons is the fact that it was originally made as a musical not an adaptation from a book or movie. Anyways, Izzy really did justice with this song. I love it so much.
The movie uses the soundtrack not live singing. The soundtrack can have emotion and personality of course but it needs to sound clear and easy to follow. When it's live it doesn't matter how much emotion you show, it helps convey the feeling better. Let Ariana debose perform as Alyssa on Broadway and it'll have 10x more emotion than the movie. Just compared both movie and theather song in the soundtrack and they sound similar.
It's so interesting how different this is from how Ariana DeBose performs the song. Both are very good, they just demonstrate their emotion differently.
I love both renditions of Alyssa from Ariana and Izzy! And tho I love Ariana with all my literal being! I gotta say Izzy did this song justice just cuz she actually feels the pain she’s been wanting to release from the pressure her mom gives her. Ariana did great w this song as well but I didn’t feel the emotions as much.
Same here, I think beside the fact that Izzy performed this with so much emotions, is that being a live performance added more into it. I've actually watched the movie first and I really connected to this song when Ariana sang it but then when I saw Izzy's it just hit so different. From her singing to her facial expression it was so powerful. Ariana did a great job but Izzy did justice and owned this song for me.
I feel as tho...Ariana's was more reserved...yes...but to me...it feels like that stems from all the years pressure. ..you know? It seems like even when she's venting she's still trying to maintain that image of perfection, which speaks to me because it really says she doesn't know any "other" way to be...so even her delivery of the song is "neat and tidy". I thought it was brilliant way to work in the "you're someone in between"...because yes, she was venting her frustrations but she still maintained a precise, put together image because of how forced it was onto her for so many years. Anyway, haha, thank you for coming to my TED talk
People forget directors exist and Ariana’s might be different because she was told to act it differently for the film version. Films are less dramatic than stage, the acting is less over the top. Having two interpretations is great because it brings people back the theatre when we’re allowed again!
I have heard the musical on spotify a thousand times. But I've never been able to find anything on youtube from the performance with Isabelle McCalla. I'm legit sitting with tears in my eyes right now
hello, I just want to say that I appreciate your comment a lot. I don't see it often that people admitting not liking a show and yet still acknowledging parts of it that they find deserves some praise. So yeah! :)))
I love this version so much! I loved the netflix one but Izzy Mccalla put more emotions in being Alyssa Greene! Wish could have seen this!! Want it in London!!
I discovered this musical because of Erika Henningsen's vlog. Then, I watched the film adaptation and I quite enjoyed it. Then I listened to the OBC soundtrack I was really amazed. Everyone's voices is just really beautiful especially Caitlin and Isabelle's. I badly want to see the full musical so if someone out there has a google drive link, please share it with me.
A beautiful performance by a great actress. But why did the wig department do her so dirty!? It's a CURLY wig, it needs shape! Why force to her to rock the triangle head?
It might be just me, but I thought the wig really fits the character, and perhaps I am biased because that’s exactly what my hair looked like in high school, and I knew several people whose hair looked like this in high school. Alyssa has a helicopter parent who picks the way she presents herself and most likely doesn’t know how to style curls, it is also at what I call the “compromise” length, which is when high schoolers cut their hair up to their shoulders because they’re not allowed to wear it any shorter but they still want a shorter haircut. I felt it was a really fitting, I felt like it made her look like a teenager with no sense of self. If her hair was perfect or well styled it would feel out of place to me. But idk, that’s just the way I see it.
@@lila7477 I know! I feel like they did her hair to the capability of a high schooler, instead of making her look impossibly glamorous, like in the movie lollll
@@lila7477 I had sort of had that thought, but you articulated it really well! @Bryce Collis I think movie Alyssa's style made sense too thought, because you can see it as just another extension of her mother trying to make her "perfect." I agree that the wig fits the character in the show, but as seen by many other comments, it does come off as a bit out of place (however, props to the people who do wigs/costumes, that's a hard job), so they couldn't do that for the movie where that would definitely receive more scrutiny.
@@kl-1447 Right! Most of us got through high school with a thick brush and some hair mousse!😂Triangle head was all the rage for the awkward smart teen.
Isabelle was amazing . you felt every word . it's hard when film is made . you wonder , why not the broadway actors . so many factors come into play . both ladies are wonderful
You know what my mother is like She's a complete and total control freak The hair has to be perfect The As have to be straight You have to join the debate club On that there's no debate You'll have Bible camp each summer To keep you pure and clean Endless rules apply when you're Alyssa Greene Trophies have to be first place Ribbons have to be blue There's always some competition Or hoops for jumping through Your mom's made sacrifices So win homecoming queen Cause it's do or die when you're Alyssa Greene And you wish there was a world Where you were simply free to live And when people criticised you You had no more shits to give And in this other lifetime When you tell yourself be brave you won't cave That's the one thing I truly crave But your feelings have to be phony Your weight has to be tracked If you don't like shaking pom poms You'd better learn to act Just have everything perfected by the time you reach eighteen Don't ask how or why when you're Alyssa Greene Improve all of your strong points And hide things that you lack Cause mom's convinced if you're perfect Your father will might come back You're not yourself You're not what she wants You're someone in-between Your whole life's a lie when you're Alyssa Greene I believe you have feelings for me But I can't do this anymore It hurts to much Is this-? Are you breaking up with me? I guess I am, yeah Bye You're not yourself You're not what she wants You're someone in-between
No you're not the only one! Same here! I watched the netflix movie first, it was how I knew about 'The Prom' then I found the musical's bootleg here on youtube then I read and listened to the book and audiobook as well! yes. im obsessed...
This is a great song! I still prefer the movie version just because it’s done with more style and it has more layers to the emotions. But this is still a fantastic performance by Izzy!
Very selfish of Emma! Alyssa really does not feel ready to face her truth, and she is pushing her to do something she does not feel yet ready! And she does not even care to try to understand Alyssa’s struggle. She just wants it all for herself, the way she wants it to be!
to be fair to emma though, she just got humiliated by everyone in her town and alyssa was on the prom committee that made it happen (even though she didn’t know about their plan). it’s reasonable that she is losing trust in her.
@@KennyBye I understand her humiliation, and it truly was wrong what they did to her! However, she’s been pushing Alyssa to come out from the very beginning, and you can see in Alyssa’s face how unprepared she is for this!
In my opinion, I dont think Emma is selfish, yes what she's asking from Alyssa is not totally cool because everyone deserves and has the right to come out when they are ready but the thing is that despite of Emma's actions here in this scene, she never did once outed Alyssa. She asked her to come out but she's giving the choice to her. She protected her as much as she could too. So yeah, for me, Emma's action was reasonable and maybe it was something they needed at that time to know what they truly need.
@@AnnangstEdits I agree that Emma did act correctly by not outing Alyssa. I have seen many cases when the person is outed by the other one. So Emma did really act correctly here. However, Emma knows who she is and what she wants, throughout the show. But Alyssa? She’s being torn apart, being pressured by both her mom and Emma. When did Emma even acknowledge Alyssa’s struggle here? She’s just like “I’m doing what I need to do for myself, whether you’re with me or not”. It is either, do it my way or we are not together. And at the end, they get back precisely because Alyssa came and supported her, defended her, stood up for her mom and came out. What did Emma do for Alyssa? Alyssa’s struggle was bigger than just putting together a prom and dancing with someone. Her struggle was actually being who she is, not being pressured by two opposing sides. If you ask me, at the end, even the mom seemed mute supportive. But Emma got back with her just because Alyssa came out. Emma was ready to leave her if things were not her way!
I don't think she is being selfish. This situation is very sucky to be in and honestly it was probably not the right time for neither of them to be together. While Alyssa deserves time to be ready to come out, it's not fair to expect Emma to be waiting for that moment. I think tearing apart was the best choice since they were not in the same place at the time. I'm glad they worked out tho, they are adorable together
Hm, not sure if I like this one as much as the movie version. I feel like this Alyssa was kind of aggressive in her delivery and sounded like she was yelling at Emma. (Maybe that’s the point though!) Regardless, Izzy is super talented and I’m sure that she’s amazing in person, but I definitely think I prefer Ariana for this song! Thanks for posting 😊 EDIT: I’ve also just realized how incredibly white this show is! Emma,, Deedee, Barry, Trent, the Jazz lady, both mean girls and both of the mean girl’s boyfriends all white. Does anyone know why that is?? The only black character in the show with lines is the principal that I know of. For a show that’s all about in inclusivity, I’m so disappointed that every single main character is white. I’m really happy that the movie made the characters more diverse.
I don’t know about Emma, or Alyssa charters. But I do know that the 4 Broadway charters where based off the 4 actors that’s play them. Those 4 actors have also been the only people to play those characters. But I do agree with you, they should have had more diversity in the cast. Also in the out of town tryout for the show in Atlanta In 2016, the actor that played the principal was also wight . So at lest although it is just barely better the Broadway production had a little more divests on the stage. I hope this helps.
I completely agree that the broadway show is a little lacking in lead diversity, but I just wanted to say that Isabelle McCalla (Alyssa Greene) and Kalyn West (Shelby, one of the mean girls) are both mixed/poc! so not all of the leads are white!
Isabella McCalla isn't white, Wtf at least research about the actors before talking about them. Also, in the atlanta version, the other mean girls' boyfriend was black but he probably ended up in another show and instead had the other actor fill his role. There were a lot of people in the original ensemble that ended up in other shows, like in mean girls for example. Anyway, this was the closing show so Isabella was probably extra emotional.
While she does a great job, I do like the movie version more. Ariana DeBose has a great voice, great expression. Both versions are great, but I do like the movie version better.
