Since I posted the one about Glinda, I decided to do one about my favourite character from the show!
1) Current & London's longest running Elphaba, Rachel Tucker! I saw her a couple of years ago & she was amazing, especially during Defying Gravity & No Good Deed. Her acting skills are also so believable, portraying her as a very misunderstood & a rather sympathetic young, green woman, especially during Act 2, but is also perfect with her comedy timing, like in Popular! Her vocals are also very powerful & was perfect in pitch during her solos, even in For Good.
2) Original Broadway & London Elphaba & Rent & Glee star, Idina Menzel. Her voice is so powerful & amazing, especially during Defying Gravity, but also shows a softer side to her voice during I'm Not That Girl, as well as with her acting skills, showing a consistently determined & likeable character throughout.
3) Broadway & US tour Elphaba & final Broadway Maureen in Rent, Eden Espinosa. Also appearing as Elphaba in an Ugly Betty episode, she sounded amazing opposite Megan Hilty, with her voice being fantastic during Defying Gravity & I'm Not That Girl.
4) London Elphaba & first ever black principal to play Elphaba, Alexia Khadime! She definitely is one of the best Elphabas vocally, especially during The Wizard and I & Defying Gravity! She was also really funny during some scenes of Act 2 & showed emotion during I'm Not That Girl.
5) Australian & Universal Studios Elphaba Jemma Rix! Her voice sounds so good, especially during The Wizard and I & No Good Deed.
6) Broadway Elphaba Teal Wicks! Her voice is so phenomenal & powerful (added to the fact her name is a shade of green which makes her born for the role), & is an amazing actress, especially while singing I'm Not That Girl & No Good Deed, & is has a perfect pitch during Defying Gravity.
7) London & Broadway Elphaba Kerry Ellis, mainly because of her powerful voice during Defying Gravity & No Good Deed.
8) London standby Ashleigh Gray. I saw her final performance as a standby a couple of years ago & she was amzing & worth so much more than a standby, because her voice was so amazing & powerful during No Good Deed, with that massively long note at the beginning while yelling 'FIYERO!' & Defying Gravity during the bit when she sings 'IT'S MEEEEE!'. She also actually made Elphaba funny during the cat-fight sequence when she did her little cackle after Dianne slapped her, & her acting was amazing & emotional throughout.
9) L.A tour Elphaba Marcie Dodd, with her voice being so powerful during No Good Deed & her acting skills being really good throughout & especially during the cat-fight scene.
10) Broadway Elphaba Shoshana Bean (who covered Idina Menzel's final performance), who's just phenomenal throughout, especially when she sings Defying Gravity & her acting skills are amazing, making Elphaba sympathetic & independent yet likeable.
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