The Kristin Chenoweth adlib is a long standing theatre tradition than on a performers last night they are allowed to go a little crazy and have fun with it
The last Popular seems to be where the Glindas put their stamp on it. Jana Stelley's is amazing, though it's in German. The Elphabas mostly cut loose with the riffs in Defying Gravity.
"I wrote a book... "How to be popular". Now, I've put together a top ten list how to help you. Elphie, everyday shower. Who knows, maybe some of that green's gonna come off. Deodorant, Elphie. Nobody likes a stinky witch. I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that...
I was there for Kristin's last performance. I could easily count it as one of the best days of my life since I got the tickets that day from relatives who weren't in the mood to see a show that day.
The conductor saw what was happening on stage but not the musiciens I guess, they were probably wondering why they needed to do this scene all over again 😂
the reason i think it is so hilarious when Kristen pulled out her book was that literally every single person in the cast and crew knew it was going to happen, EXCEPT FOR IDINA!! that’s that she was laughing so hard!!
At the show I saw, when Glinda threw the wand back during Popular, it bounced off the wall and came flying back at her. She giggled and threw it again, and you could see Elphaba cracking up and then trying to hide it. It was hilarious.
Brooke Shapiro They let it roll, but the reason Idina is laughing so hard is that EVERYONE ELSE, stagehands, cast members, understudys, EVERYONE BUT Idina knew it was going to happen. They kept it secret from her😂😂
There's also a cute bit in Popular with Kerry Ellis and Kendra Kassebaum where Kendra says "Elphabie, now that we're friends..." I think the "Elphabie" instead of "Elphie" is cute and hilarious.
There was an audio out there of Eden Espinosa as Elphaba and Deede Magno Hall as Nessa. During the wicked witch of the east when Nessa calls Boq to come back, he misses his entrance and after like 10 second of awkward silence, Edens like "Where is that little guy" and her and Deedee keep yelling for him until he makes his entrance lmao.
... Clean underclothes. That's all I'm gonna say. Look at your posture, that's no way to be popular! Bed made, room straightened, we've done that. Colors blended. The most important thing to have to make yourself popular is to keep your beautiful smile."
I love how Annaleigh Ashford sings, "Out live a lie," even if she was getting attacked by bubbles. It was angelic. 03:52. Like or comment if you agree. :D My credits to this musical. I loved this so much when I saw it.
I saw a wicked in London where the set broke and didn't move just before fiyero first comes on and Kerry Ellis burst into fits of laughter! People are human sometimes if somethingis funny you cant help but laugh, they're not robots!
I think Idina was about to cry as well. Just instead of crying, she laughed a little. Last shows are always the best. Kristin and Idina's final defying gravity had the most feeling.
Kristin ad-libing with her book during "Popular" was a joke that she and the crew all knew about. Idina was the *only one* who didn't know it was going to happen. It was during Kristin's last performance in Wicked and Kristin wrote the book with the only objective of making Idina smile and laugh.
This is part of the reason I love Wicked, even though I haven't seen it live. They can fool around onstage in certain scenes, and it will look as if its part of the script.
All of these ad libs are amazing! I've seen a lot of comments mentioning some lines, but is no one going to talk about the book part where Galinda says "colours blended-" and just looks at Elphaba before moving on?? Or Elphaba spazzing after yelling at Dorothy?
I didn't see anything out of character in this whole reel. Elphaba laughing during the popular scenes is something she would do because she thinks it's ridiculous anyway.
Its theater. Any thing goes. Its not any fun and it makes it feel even more fake when its always "super professional".!Getting out of character helps sometimes
OML I AM COMING BACK HERE REALISING THAT JENNIFER LAURA THOMPSON/THE GLINDA THAT COULDN'T CLIP THE FLOWER IN IS HEIDI HANSEN IN DEAR EVAN HANSEN OBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@kevinr.m.richardson812 In terms of musicals? It's far more likely to happen than not. Also it's not "lowering themselves" to anything - muck-up matinees are practically a tradition at this point; this is their last chance to enjoy themselves in these roles AND it gives the audience something to enjoy as well, sending them off on a high note. Besides, most actors are talented and sensible enough to do things that are either mostly unnoticeable or that still fit with the scene (Kristen's book adlib is a perfect example) so even if you've never seen the show before, it still makes perfect sense.
"No good deed goes unpunished!! Sure duh good-tentions duh-duh hrrmmmmm--" Wow, brilliant ad lib, Teal!! Those should have been the original lyrics! :D
Agghh, I love Kristin's book! xDDD "Blend of color." *looks at Idinda.* "..." *moves on* Attacking bubbles was just fun. Because...they were...bubbles...attacking. Hell yeah. And the FLOWER!! This scene will NEVER get old! Ever..! XD I love watching both their faces... Jennifer looks so calm at first, and then she purses her lips and sticks out her tongue... Shoshana is just in hysterics. xDD "Bee-bye"...? Someone's been watching too much Lucky Star... A great collection. x3
Am I the only Wicked fan who wants two totally new people to play Elphaba and Glinda in the movie? I don't want anyone who has done it on the stage because I want it to be as fresh and new as possible.
That 1st one...IDINA SOUNDS AMAZING! *GASP* The changes and the riffage...I LOVE HER! And the "Beautiful smile" bit just makes me go AAAAAAAAAWH! Teal Wicks seems to forget quite a lot lol, bless her. And Oh God, the last one on Christins last show is just the nicest moment EVER! Great collection of moments :-)
Brilliant, although I have to say that some of the stuff from kerry's last matinee yesterday with the jokes and additions in that were amazing too...especially having doctor dillamond both talking and singing in an italian accent throughout.
It is! Wish I could remember how to find it; it's great how potential disasters like that get turned into even better comedy than the audience expects!
All the Idina and Kristin ones are the best - except the last one which is so so sad. Kristin cried so much in that show and they both really cried in 'for good'. They were such good friends. Thats why they were so brilliant for the parts of Elphie and Glinda; they actually meant every word they said and every line they sang. If Wicked ever becomes a movie, they HAVE to bring chenzel back!!! And Wicked had BETTER become a movie!
Transcription of Kristen's ad-lib because it's hard to hear: "I wrote a book: 'How To Be Popular.' Now, I've put together a top ten list of how I'm gonna help you. - Elphie, every day... Shower. Who knows? Maybe some of that greens gonna come off. - Deodorant, Elphie. No one likes a stinky witch. - I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that. - Clean underclothes.... That's all I'm gonna say. - Look at your posture! That's no way to be popular! - Bed made, room straightened, we've done that. - Colors blended... But the most important thing to have to make yourself popular is to keep your beautiful smile."
I actually think the swatting the bubbles was kind of a Glinda-y thing to do -- at least Glinda in Wicked! I know it wasn't written that way but I'd be surprised if people who hadn't seen the show before even knew that something was out of the ordinary.
That last part, I don't think it was really laughing cause she was probably feeling it too, and you know how some people when they start to do a happy cry, you have a small giggle. Like a bitter sweet moment, and that was perfect!
Omfg, this is hilarious! I laughed so much at Carmen's "shocked" face. And Kirstin and Shoshana's last popular's are classic. Thank you so much for compiling them all together! But how do you know that Carmen actually hits Katie?
This is why theatre is 100 000 times better than movies and pre-recorded shows and everything else, just because of the fact everything can go wrong but still be so good and the thrill of watching all this amazing stuff happen :)
I LOVE IDINA AND KRISTEN!!!!-3 the ad lib was hilarious!!! An when Idina "laughed" it was more lik a nervous/ sad laugh that alot of people do when they see someone cry! I found it kinda adorable lol
Haha, you forgot the part after JLT puts the flower in Shoshana's hair where it falls out again and she has to hold it up to her head to look in the mirror! Also, Teal Wick's mumbling through the line was hilarious.
I love how bloopers in broadway shows can help to make it more of an experience! I remember when i saw the wizard of oz and the dog that played toto pooed on the stage and they couldn't clean it up so they had to keep skipping over it and ad lib it in till a stage hand could clean up! The dog was very naughty through the whole thing
I agree. They did a really nice job filming the Phantom 25th anniversary production and released it to theaters and on DVD. I wish they would do a good quality filming of the Wicked production and release it, rather than making an actual movie.
If someone could be so nice and write down what Kristin says... I only get bits and pieces, like the thing about showering, but can't really understand. I'd be extremely grteful!
"I wrote a book: 'How to be Popular'. Now I put together a top 10 list of how to help you. Elphie, every day, shower. Who knows? Maybe some of that green's gonna come off. Deodorant, Elphie. No one likes a stinky witch! I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that. Clean underclothes: that's all I'm going to say. Look at your posture! That's no way to be popular! Bed made, room straightened, we've done that. Colors blended- The most important thing to have to make yourself popular is to keep your beautiful smile."
