As a wheelchair user myself, I've always viewed Nessa as kind of a tragic character. She resents but also benefits from people coddling her and when she finally gets the independence she craves, she does not have the maturity to handle it, precisely because she was coddled.
It's really fitting how 'No One Mourns the Wicked" plays when it's revealed the Governor died. The man force-fed his pregnant wife toxic flowers that ended up killing her and crippled his youngest daughter for life, and put all the blame on his oldest, simply because he didn't want another green kid. He didn't even know Elphaba was an affair baby, he simply hated her for a "disfigurement" she had no control of, and when compared to the other weird shit in Oz (Magic and talking animals), isn't even that bad. Honestly if he was always like this, then it's no wonder his wife cheated on him. No one mourns the wicked, indeed...
I could be WAY off, but didn't he guinely love his wife and Nessa? It's quite possible that he, like many in Oz, had a rather fragile sense of morality and a strict sense of conformity, thus why he despised Elphaba (since he couldn't "fix" her to fit society) and obsessed with making sure Nessa didn't end up like her. Not saying he was right, but in Ozian mentality, he wasn't wrong. I wonder how they would've incorporated Shell in the musical, tbh. Given how the major characters are made more liekable in the musical, I wonder if they'd still make him a troublemaker, or if he'd be written as the golden child simply to contrast with the "Wicked" Elphaba and "pitiful" Nessarose.
@paige4480 Probably because there aren't any major quadlings in the story, so they just removed it from the play to save time--and probably emphasis Elphaba's uniqueness (the message of "oh, you're different" falls flat if others are, too). They also removed her allergy to water, which is probably due to the fact that she fakes her death in the musical.
I actually wonder if he suspected Elphaba wasn't his. Nessa had a "disfigurement" too and he showered her with all his love. He might of kept Elphaba around both for his reputation, and that she protected her sister. It's kind of left open in both the book and play.
From what I've read, there was apparently too much dialogue that couldn't be cut and they were worried it would give away too much of the story. Which is a shame, because both the acting and the vocals are just too damn good!
Okay, so I'm not crazy! I saw the at back in line 2007, bought the cast recording in 2009 and it wasn't on there so I assumed I imagined it but also knew I *absolutely didnt.* So glad I found this finally
Deedee is incredible. I've seen many good Nessa's that are amazing, but Deedee brings this character to another level and makes every one of her short scenes stand out.
She's been doing this since she was around 11 as "Deedee Lynn Magno" on the new MMC with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Xtina, and Ryan Gossling! 🥰 She's WONDERFUL onstage!
7:34 This might very well be my favorite scene in the entire show. The dramatic music, the loud metallic thump of Boq’s new body, Nessa’s scream…it’s like something out of a horror movie. I love it.
There is so much about this performance that is perfect. The shady delayed “Madam.” Deedee basically rolling her ankles with every step like the slippers are controlling her steps and she has to balance herself, Carmen’s look of exasperation when Nessa fucks up. And Deedee is the only Nessa I’ve seen who’s actually screamed in horror when seeing Boq transformed. That desperate “It was ELPHABA” was everything. Just a perfect scene.
@@marialanagoldsworthy8670 Well, I feel like it might be slightly changed considering the actress is in a wheelchair. Unless their doing it with CGI?
@@creativlyspookee I don't know if that is the case for the actress of the movie, but I heard some wheelchair users can walk a little, just not long enough to be useful. If the actress from the movie can walk for a short time, they could film the walking scenes in snippets and cut them together.
rest in peace Margaret Hamilton. She was treated very badly during and after her time playing the witch in the wizard of oz. I feel like if she saw this she would feel happy seeing the villain as an anti-villain.
But isnt the whole point of her charachter that she cares for Animals so much more bc they understand eachother being oppresed by other people? She was never treated fairly by Munchins "soo small minded" or by others just bc of her skin and rummors so why would she care about them if they dont care about her?
@@DELFINKICAi disagree i think elphaba’s empathy really does extend to even the people that hate her she knows they were indoctrinated not pure evil minded like madame morrible or her father, maybe the musical jus wanted to cut it out i hope the movie makes her reaction to her sister’s tyranny more strong and noticeable
@marishkaaaa-r0p Honestly, I think she was in shock. Imagine finding out the sister you aided and helped raise ended up taking the rights away from a lot of people. She was probably experiencing severe whiplash due to her perception of Nessa as she was when she left to meet the Wizard, and the person Nessa became being so different. It's why she left in the end, she felt betrayed and horrified by what her sister had become, if she wasn't, she probably would have stayed to do damage control.
@@jadesolayrayI also think Elpheba was in shock with Nessarose’s reaction to her finally gaining the ability to walk and something she desired for so long and being both ungrateful towards her sister and trying to keep Boq all to herself and never thinking about his own feelings and frustration of seeing his people being virtually made prisoners in their own land. Elpheba didn’t know how to react when Boq told her what Nessa had done and you can tell in her voice that she didn’t approve of what her sister had done to the Munchkins.
It had to fit on a CD. That’s not an issue anymore. Plus they need to fill an album with half a musical, so I am fairly confident it will be on there this time.
Sincerely the best Nessa I’ve ever seen/heard even if I ignore the Steven Universe connection. Deedee is just so good at the kind of shrill emotionally vulnerable characters who need to sing about things
Me either!! I can't wait to hear Marissa Bode's version!! She was pretty good hearing her sing her verses in Dancing Through Life, I can't wait to hear her.
@@盧璘壽로인수I imagine a harness system of some sort and some green screened people to support her legs but I’m not sure. I’m really interested to find out next year!
Something I really love about Deedee's Nessa is that she actually embodies naivety and childish innocence. A lot of the other performances I've seen show her to already be tyrannical and cold, like she's already accepted that she's evil and Boq doesn't love her, and there's not much of a range of emotion in this scene when Boq reveals everything. But with Deedee you can see how she's trying to convince herself that she's still only one step away from getting Boq's heart, by finally being able to walk and leave Munchkinland, and you can literally hear her innocence shatter as he reveals he's never actually loved her, and this whole romantic world she's constructed is just a niave fantasy she's held onto because Boq is all she had left. Her rage and remorse are just so raw, but beautifully controlled.
Her teary eyes after realizing she might've hurt Boq. 👏🏾 It's so easy to dismiss her feelings, for being so selfish toward Elphaba, so this was great acting!
I wish that they’d re-record this song with the OBC; I’m certain all of them (Michelle, Idina, and Chris) all still have the ability to perform the number, and it would have been such a great 20th anniversary surprise!
I’ve gone down a black hole of watching every Nessa performance I can find. Deedee is the best. Feels the most real from her. And the best reaction to seeing baq as Tinman. Seriously she deserves some awards
6:27 is just so heartbreaking and beautiful. Her delivery is gorgeous, it's such a moving and humanizing moment for the character and the lyrical and melodic ties to various other songs in the show are so fantastic. I'm really glad they added it in the adaption, and Deedee's performance here is wonderful. It's a huge shame there isn't a professional recording (I guess they had to make room for March of the Witch Hunters lmao)
I just noticed…when Boq was about to confess to Nessa in Dancing Through Life: Nessa: It’s because I’m in this chair, and you felt sorry for me. *Well, isn’t that right?* Boq: No, no… And now in this scene: Boq: That ball that’s being staged announcing Glinda is engaged to Fiyero. Nessa: Glinda? Boq: *Yes Nessa, that’s right* Took him until now to give an honest response to her original question.
But when he says no in Dancing Through Life, that is his honest answer because he didn't asked her because he felt sorry for her, he asked her because Glinda told him to. He changes his mind and decides to lie in the next line when he says "because you are so beautiful" so his answer to the question never would've been yes
@@randomusername3388 True, I was thinking of the original Broadway version where he never says he doesn’t feel sorry for her. But Glinda does get him to ask Nessa out by trying to make him pity her (“that tragically beautiful girl” “it just seems so unfair”) and Nessa even brings up Glinda before he says “Yes Nessa, that’s right” …so I think it still works.
I think something about Nessa’s character thats often overlooked is that she has no one. Nobody truly cares for her. Her father died, Boq literally only stays with her out of obligation, and she can’t get her older sister who she grew up having care for her to stay around her for more than literally the span of this song. That’s why near the end she begs Elphaba not to leave her, and why, once Boq wakes up, she blames everything on her. Boq is now the only person she has left, and if he knew the reality of what happened he’d despise her more than he already does. She spent her entire life only ever having people feel bad for her, because no one ever saw past her disability. All she wants is someone to love her for who she is, and in the end she doesn’t get that. Even after she’s dead, all she receives is pity.
@@Roadent1241it’s not that Elphaba doesn’t care. Elphaba was treated like a monster her whole life because of her green skin and has continually been blamed for things she didn’t do (her dad literally blamed her for Nessa’s disability because their mom ate milk flowers to prevent the next kid from being green as well). Nessa continued to blame Elphaba even after Boq was hurt and that was her breaking point. She’d spent her whole life doing nothing but being her sister’s babysitter and it still wasn’t enough.
@@azfp_angelesWell, having your father die of shame because of your sister becoming a fugitive sure will change you. Remember the look on Nessa's face at the end with "Defying Gravity" when it showed Govenor Thropp having a heart attack? That look is just the beginning of her downfall that you'll see in Wicked Part 2
@@azfp_angeles It definitely can be for new Wicked fans. However us longtime Wicked fans are extra excited to see this song performed in the movie because, for most of us who can't afford to see the full show on Broadway, have just had to rely on listening to the cast recordings and don't even have access to this song because for some stupid reason, they decided to cut it from the cast recording so the best we've got of it are illegal recordings people at shows do. So we're extra happy to finally have an official recording of this song in November of 2025
DeeDee is so amazing here, I HAVE to watch this production with her in it, her emotion and acting is AMAZING. I know her well as Pearl, but she’s just so incredible in this, I HAVE to watch the entire thing.
Dede your wicked witch of the east is the most compelling rendition I’ve ever seen!! your articulation of every word the desperation and anger in your voice with elphaba from the moment she stepped in to once the spell had been cast & the regret that washes over her the acceptance of her title is so gratifying & it makes every scene so powerful. She was definitely coddled in her younger years she depended so on others and yet she eventually has to face the big bad world as a lone solder I am an Ozian historian & you gave such an awesome presence & resemblance to the character not only literally in physical form but figuratively as well. Such a good actress!!! Period sis you did your job & job well done I say 😚❤️🩹✨
What a little liar... "It was Elphaba". Nope, it was you. It was you who didn't see he wasn't in love and decided to keep lying to yourself and then tried a spell to force him to be with you regardless of his wishes. And it was also the lying little bastard who weren't Munchkin enough to tell you he wasn't in love. Elphaba has nothing to do with all this.
Exactly. Elphaba only did what needed to be done to fix the mess that Nessa selfishly created. Elphaba only ever tried to help others, but she was blamed for what happened to Boq, & everything else that went wrong in Oz because of the Wizards cruelty thanks to everyone's prejudice towards her for being green skinned.
Also I like how Elphaba doesn’t include Boq in her list of people she accidentally harmed with good intentions or couldn’t save in No Good Deed 😂 she’s like, nope, not taking the blame for that one
Wow, I remember DeeDee when she was on the Mickey Mouse Club and a member of The Party, alongside her fellow Mousketeers, including the late great Tiffani Hale (RIP 😢). It's great to see her career coming to full fruition and getting the praise and accolades that she earned and deserved.
I remember her from the MMC / The Party also. But she’s been doing musical theater and voiceover work since 1995. Just because Wicked is popular again at this moment, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t had a full career.
@TSV805 I know. I remember that she played Kim in Miss Saigon when it debuted in St. Louis. I am just acknowledging her early start and her lucrative and very successful career.
Steven Universe is why I got into Wicked in 2016. After becoming so fond of the voice artists for the SU characters, I explored their other works, at least two of which included Wicked (Deedee Magno Hall in the musical itself and Jennifer Paz with a recorded version of "For Good.") I certainly have not forgotten 🙂
Pearl's secret theatre career
I forgot about that..
God this is such a deepcut reference 😂
youd have to be chronically online in 2016 to understand this reference
never knew this omg
"ROUND AND ROUND, LET THE CITY TURN!"
As a wheelchair user myself, I've always viewed Nessa as kind of a tragic character. She resents but also benefits from people coddling her and when she finally gets the independence she craves, she does not have the maturity to handle it, precisely because she was coddled.
yup, very much so
Just be grateful you don't have the same handicap as the novel version. That would suck.
what a beautiful interpretation, thank you for sharing :)
@@Inferno65 for ppl who don't know: in the novel, Nessa doesn't have arms.
@grandmabecky7984 Thank you. I was waiting for someone to bring that up. 😁
It's really fitting how 'No One Mourns the Wicked" plays when it's revealed the Governor died. The man force-fed his pregnant wife toxic flowers that ended up killing her and crippled his youngest daughter for life, and put all the blame on his oldest, simply because he didn't want another green kid. He didn't even know Elphaba was an affair baby, he simply hated her for a "disfigurement" she had no control of, and when compared to the other weird shit in Oz (Magic and talking animals), isn't even that bad. Honestly if he was always like this, then it's no wonder his wife cheated on him. No one mourns the wicked, indeed...
Omg … you’re a genius!! Thank you for pointing this out!!!
I could be WAY off, but didn't he guinely love his wife and Nessa? It's quite possible that he, like many in Oz, had a rather fragile sense of morality and a strict sense of conformity, thus why he despised Elphaba (since he couldn't "fix" her to fit society) and obsessed with making sure Nessa didn't end up like her. Not saying he was right, but in Ozian mentality, he wasn't wrong. I wonder how they would've incorporated Shell in the musical, tbh. Given how the major characters are made more liekable in the musical, I wonder if they'd still make him a troublemaker, or if he'd be written as the golden child simply to contrast with the "Wicked" Elphaba and "pitiful" Nessarose.
even worse, the quadlings in the original wicked novel have red skin. so why did everyone think elphaba was so out of the ordinary?
@paige4480 Probably because there aren't any major quadlings in the story, so they just removed it from the play to save time--and probably emphasis Elphaba's uniqueness (the message of "oh, you're different" falls flat if others are, too). They also removed her allergy to water, which is probably due to the fact that she fakes her death in the musical.
I actually wonder if he suspected Elphaba wasn't his. Nessa had a "disfigurement" too and he showered her with all his love. He might of kept Elphaba around both for his reputation, and that she protected her sister. It's kind of left open in both the book and play.
Holy geez, one of the best acted Nessaroses I have ever seen
how could they not put this song on the cast recording...
It still pisses me off to this day that they didn’t do it, the closest to a clear recording with the original cast is them workshopping the song
From what I've read, there was apparently too much dialogue that couldn't be cut and they were worried it would give away too much of the story. Which is a shame, because both the acting and the vocals are just too damn good!
Couldn’t agree more, this is like top 3 songs in the show for me
I feel like the movie might be our best bet of getting a definitive recording, so fingers crossed that cast does this song justice
Okay, so I'm not crazy! I saw the at back in line 2007, bought the cast recording in 2009 and it wasn't on there so I assumed I imagined it but also knew I *absolutely didnt.* So glad I found this finally
“THE WICKED WITCH OOOFFFF THE EAAAAAST!” never fails to give me chills. Wow!
Makes me cry every time.
6:43
She earned that title fair and square. The fact that she can actually identify with that was surprising.
1:35 her delivery on “that’s a WICKED thing to say” was incredible
An icon
Deedee is incredible. I've seen many good Nessa's that are amazing, but Deedee brings this character to another level and makes every one of her short scenes stand out.
indeed sheis, I got a kiss on my cheek at the stag door closing night in Sam Francisco
she was here TO ACT
She SERVED for real
SHE FEASTED THAT NESSA ROLE UP! 😍😍😍
She's been doing this since she was around 11 as "Deedee Lynn Magno" on the new MMC with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Xtina, and Ryan Gossling! 🥰 She's WONDERFUL onstage!
Right??
SHE ATE
I love when Nessa calls for Boq and Elphaba is like "BOQ?? THAT fucking guy is still around???" 😂
7:34 This might very well be my favorite scene in the entire show. The dramatic music, the loud metallic thump of Boq’s new body, Nessa’s scream…it’s like something out of a horror movie. I love it.
It gave me chills. Literal chills.
Carmen's "I can't with this B..." look after Nessa casts the spell is priceless. "I'm so done with you right now, you impulsive, impudent child."
There is so much about this performance that is perfect. The shady delayed “Madam.” Deedee basically rolling her ankles with every step like the slippers are controlling her steps and she has to balance herself, Carmen’s look of exasperation when Nessa fucks up. And Deedee is the only Nessa I’ve seen who’s actually screamed in horror when seeing Boq transformed. That desperate “It was ELPHABA” was everything. Just a perfect scene.
Deedee’s scream gave me literal chills
I couldn’t believe how amazing her Nessa was
I hope they choose to put a scream in the film
@@marialanagoldsworthy8670 Well, I feel like it might be slightly changed considering the actress is in a wheelchair.
Unless their doing it with CGI?
@@creativlyspookee I don't know if that is the case for the actress of the movie, but I heard some wheelchair users can walk a little, just not long enough to be useful. If the actress from the movie can walk for a short time, they could film the walking scenes in snippets and cut them together.
@kowo1610it's true! my brother is one of them.
rest in peace Margaret Hamilton. She was treated very badly during and after her time playing the witch in the wizard of oz. I feel like if she saw this she would feel happy seeing the villain as an anti-villain.
One of my favorite scenes. It’s so heartbreaking for Elphaba, she realized that Nessa is just like the others.
I feel like Elphaba did not have a strong enough reaction to finding out her sister was enslaving people.
But isnt the whole point of her charachter that she cares for Animals so much more bc they understand eachother being oppresed by other people? She was never treated fairly by Munchins "soo small minded" or by others just bc of her skin and rummors so why would she care about them if they dont care about her?
@@DELFINKICAi disagree i think elphaba’s empathy really does extend to even the people that hate her she knows they were indoctrinated not pure evil minded like madame morrible or her father, maybe the musical jus wanted to cut it out i hope the movie makes her reaction to her sister’s tyranny more strong and noticeable
@marishkaaaa-r0p
Honestly, I think she was in shock. Imagine finding out the sister you aided and helped raise ended up taking the rights away from a lot of people.
She was probably experiencing severe whiplash due to her perception of Nessa as she was when she left to meet the Wizard, and the person Nessa became being so different.
It's why she left in the end, she felt betrayed and horrified by what her sister had become, if she wasn't, she probably would have stayed to do damage control.
It’s a reaction Elphaba’s used to. She’s also used to being hated by her family
@@jadesolayrayI also think Elpheba was in shock with Nessarose’s reaction to her finally gaining the ability to walk and something she desired for so long and being both ungrateful towards her sister and trying to keep Boq all to herself and never thinking about his own feelings and frustration of seeing his people being virtually made prisoners in their own land. Elpheba didn’t know how to react when Boq told her what Nessa had done and you can tell in her voice that she didn’t approve of what her sister had done to the Munchkins.
She is so talented here. I discovered her recently because of Steven Universe where she voiced Pearl.
oh ur so me
@@rvelvetts7573 I didn't know she was in Wicked
wait that’s so dope
I FORGOT SHE PLAYED PEARL AAAAA
Wicked is kind of a magnet for voice-acting royalty.
If this is not included in the soundtrack for wicked movie part 2 I will lose it
Same. I've always been so mad that it wasn't on the cast recording
it will be chu wants to use everything
I assume it wasn’t on the Broadway OST due to space reasons. Musical is loooong.
It had to fit on a CD. That’s not an issue anymore. Plus they need to fill an album with half a musical, so I am fairly confident it will be on there this time.
Sincerely the best Nessa I’ve ever seen/heard even if I ignore the Steven Universe connection. Deedee is just so good at the kind of shrill emotionally vulnerable characters who need to sing about things
I can't wait for this scene in the films
Me either!! I can't wait to hear Marissa Bode's version!! She was pretty good hearing her sing her verses in Dancing Through Life, I can't wait to hear her.
Same!
how can they make it appear Marissa Bode "walk" tho...
@ CGI most likely, probably with people holding her covered in green suits.
@@盧璘壽로인수I imagine a harness system of some sort and some green screened people to support her legs but I’m not sure. I’m really interested to find out next year!
Something I really love about Deedee's Nessa is that she actually embodies naivety and childish innocence. A lot of the other performances I've seen show her to already be tyrannical and cold, like she's already accepted that she's evil and Boq doesn't love her, and there's not much of a range of emotion in this scene when Boq reveals everything.
But with Deedee you can see how she's trying to convince herself that she's still only one step away from getting Boq's heart, by finally being able to walk and leave Munchkinland, and you can literally hear her innocence shatter as he reveals he's never actually loved her, and this whole romantic world she's constructed is just a niave fantasy she's held onto because Boq is all she had left.
Her rage and remorse are just so raw, but beautifully controlled.
Her teary eyes after realizing she might've hurt Boq. 👏🏾 It's so easy to dismiss her feelings, for being so selfish toward Elphaba, so this was great acting!
1:03 "he'll do it for you" DO IT FOR HEEEERRRRR
I get the reference XD
When two unlikely fandoms collide
@@Kat.p112strangely there are alot similar plot and character beats
OMG WHAT A PERFECT CASTING! I can hear Pearl casting the spell on Greg OMG
YES STEVEN UNIVERSE FANDOM LIVES
I can't unhear Pearl singing this
Not even slightly a nessarose fan but this song is always one of the best vocally performed from the show
I wish that they’d re-record this song with the OBC; I’m certain all of them (Michelle, Idina, and Chris) all still have the ability to perform the number, and it would have been such a great 20th anniversary surprise!
1:14 you can hear the little melody that they play in the opening and in the finale oh my gosh
it's also in dancing through life right after the first verse
Schwartz called these chords the "wicked witch theme" ..it plays at the start of "As Long As You're Mine" too
I can’t get enough of 6:07 the expression on Elphie’s face kills me 😂 like ‘f*cling really, guess who is getting blamed for this”
LMAO she was so done
HELP SHE LOOKS SO PISSED
carmen cusack i care u
She said :0
I’ve gone down a black hole of watching every Nessa performance I can find. Deedee is the best. Feels the most real from her. And the best reaction to seeing baq as Tinman. Seriously she deserves some awards
DeeDee's acting here may be the best I've ever seen in my entire life.
6:27 is just so heartbreaking and beautiful. Her delivery is gorgeous, it's such a moving and humanizing moment for the character and the lyrical and melodic ties to various other songs in the show are so fantastic. I'm really glad they added it in the adaption, and Deedee's performance here is wonderful. It's a huge shame there isn't a professional recording (I guess they had to make room for March of the Witch Hunters lmao)
I always come back to this performance of Nessa. Deedee is a real powerhouse.
Same
7:56 How have I only just realised that she’s probably trying to say “I still love you”?
No entendí ¿A qué te refieres?
@@alfonsohernandez8035El comentario quería decir que en ese momento Nessarosa quería dicer “todavía te amo”
YES 😭 it’s heartbreaking
Oh my goodness good ear
Blown away by DeeDee’s acting here. She is on another level.
She makes it look so easy and effortless
I just noticed…when Boq was about to confess to Nessa in Dancing Through Life:
Nessa: It’s because I’m in this chair, and you felt sorry for me. *Well, isn’t that right?*
Boq: No, no…
And now in this scene:
Boq: That ball that’s being staged announcing Glinda is engaged to Fiyero.
Nessa: Glinda?
Boq: *Yes Nessa, that’s right*
Took him until now to give an honest response to her original question.
damn.
OOOH good ear!
But when he says no in Dancing Through Life, that is his honest answer because he didn't asked her because he felt sorry for her, he asked her because Glinda told him to. He changes his mind and decides to lie in the next line when he says "because you are so beautiful" so his answer to the question never would've been yes
@@randomusername3388 True, I was thinking of the original Broadway version where he never says he doesn’t feel sorry for her. But Glinda does get him to ask Nessa out by trying to make him pity her (“that tragically beautiful girl” “it just seems so unfair”) and Nessa even brings up Glinda before he says “Yes Nessa, that’s right” …so I think it still works.
I think something about Nessa’s character thats often overlooked is that she has no one. Nobody truly cares for her. Her father died, Boq literally only stays with her out of obligation, and she can’t get her older sister who she grew up having care for her to stay around her for more than literally the span of this song. That’s why near the end she begs Elphaba not to leave her, and why, once Boq wakes up, she blames everything on her. Boq is now the only person she has left, and if he knew the reality of what happened he’d despise her more than he already does. She spent her entire life only ever having people feel bad for her, because no one ever saw past her disability. All she wants is someone to love her for who she is, and in the end she doesn’t get that. Even after she’s dead, all she receives is pity.
You can't Elphaba doesn't care.
She's basically a criminal, a criminal can't be seen being a carer.
@@Roadent1241it’s not that Elphaba doesn’t care. Elphaba was treated like a monster her whole life because of her green skin and has continually been blamed for things she didn’t do (her dad literally blamed her for Nessa’s disability because their mom ate milk flowers to prevent the next kid from being green as well). Nessa continued to blame Elphaba even after Boq was hurt and that was her breaking point. She’d spent her whole life doing nothing but being her sister’s babysitter and it still wasn’t enough.
@yamato6114 I know. I've felt like both my whole life so I empathised with Elphie.
i had no idea she’d ever played nessarose! omg she ate this. that instrumental intro was so hype too
Ah this was at the Fox in St. Louis. I saw it there the next night with this cast! Was amazing in person! I haven’t seen it since unfortunately.
when I was little DeeDee was Nessarose now she's my Pear from SU I love her so much seriously one of the best
Fun fact her and her husband met through Wicked(he played Fiyero)
WAIT FR
I remember seeing Deedee and she was just... so so good.
I guess you can say, she was Wickedly good 😌
"I've done all i could and it hasn't been enough" 😢
relatable
She has such a clear tone!
This scene is gonna destroy me on November 21st 2025
God Nessa is SUCH a tragic character in Act 2, I originally saw the movie then decided to the watch the musical and this scene had me in shock 😭
right?... she seemed pretty nice in the movie 💀
@@azfp_angelesWell, having your father die of shame because of your sister becoming a fugitive sure will change you. Remember the look on Nessa's face at the end with "Defying Gravity" when it showed Govenor Thropp having a heart attack? That look is just the beginning of her downfall that you'll see in Wicked Part 2
@oncerand_directioner yeah! its understandable in a way, but not knowing anything about wicked and then watching that switch is crazyy
@@azfp_angeles It definitely can be for new Wicked fans. However us longtime Wicked fans are extra excited to see this song performed in the movie because, for most of us who can't afford to see the full show on Broadway, have just had to rely on listening to the cast recordings and don't even have access to this song because for some stupid reason, they decided to cut it from the cast recording so the best we've got of it are illegal recordings people at shows do. So we're extra happy to finally have an official recording of this song in November of 2025
@oncerand_directioner woah, i had no idea it wasn't included in the cast recording! what great moment for musical theater to be living in
Wow the tears in her eyes at the climax
DeeDee is so amazing here, I HAVE to watch this production with her in it, her emotion and acting is AMAZING.
I know her well as Pearl, but she’s just so incredible in this, I HAVE to watch the entire thing.
She ATE that up!
I always forget deedee was in Wicked
Deedee is a phenomenal Nessa. Might be my favorite ❤️🤍🖤
Man, Deedee really took the role of Nessa and ran with it here. She did so good!
Not only is the singing amazing but the acting is perfection here! Deedee really put her heart and soul into this performance
My heart, it’s shrinking…
Nesarosa: YOU NEVER HELP ME
Also Nessarosa: DON'T HELP ME
Can’t wait for this scene in part 2 of the movie
Dede your wicked witch of the east is the most compelling rendition I’ve ever seen!! your articulation of every word the desperation and anger in your voice with elphaba from the moment she stepped in to once the spell had been cast & the regret that washes over her the acceptance of her title is so gratifying & it makes every scene so powerful. She was definitely coddled in her younger years she depended so on others and yet she eventually has to face the big bad world as a lone solder I am an Ozian historian & you gave such an awesome presence & resemblance to the character not only literally in physical form but figuratively as well. Such a good actress!!! Period sis you did your job & job well done I say 😚❤️🩹✨
SHE’S THE BEST
She’s amazing
I'm so glad this this video is on youtube. This is, in my opinion, the goated Nessarose performance.
I just realized as a big Steven universe fan dee dee mango gall is pearl from Steven universe I love both these things 😭😭😭
DeeDee is amazing!)
What a little liar... "It was Elphaba". Nope, it was you. It was you who didn't see he wasn't in love and decided to keep lying to yourself and then tried a spell to force him to be with you regardless of his wishes. And it was also the lying little bastard who weren't Munchkin enough to tell you he wasn't in love. Elphaba has nothing to do with all this.
Exactly. Elphaba only did what needed to be done to fix the mess that Nessa selfishly created. Elphaba only ever tried to help others, but she was blamed for what happened to Boq, & everything else that went wrong in Oz because of the Wizards cruelty thanks to everyone's prejudice towards her for being green skinned.
She’s been blaming Elphaba for everything wrong her whole life, just like Frex taught her to
Also I like how Elphaba doesn’t include Boq in her list of people she accidentally harmed with good intentions or couldn’t save in No Good Deed 😂 she’s like, nope, not taking the blame for that one
She’s the best I’ve ever seen
By far my favorite nessa performance. And I had no idea she was pearl!
wow they are SO good!!!
I hope this makes the soundtrack for the movie. I always felt this was more deserving that “sentimental man” to be on the soundtrack
I heard it was cut because it’s too spoilery. For me it was a real surprise when I first heard it live
@ interesting 🤔
@hued2542 i never understood that reasoning tbh. March of the Witch Hunters spoils that Boq becomes the Tin Man anyway
@ yup
Who knew Deedee was incredible way back with The Party ❤
Round and round
Whoa. That was amazing.
Her voice and acting is wonderful
Nothing can top this I fear
oh deedee magno hall the performer you are 💕
One of the best Nessa's I've seen. Deedee is impresive!
This scene is incredible
Wow, I remember DeeDee when she was on the Mickey Mouse Club and a member of The Party, alongside her fellow Mousketeers, including the late great Tiffani Hale (RIP 😢). It's great to see her career coming to full fruition and getting the praise and accolades that she earned and deserved.
I remember her from the MMC / The Party also. But she’s been doing musical theater and voiceover work since 1995. Just because Wicked is popular again at this moment, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t had a full career.
@TSV805 I know. I remember that she played Kim in Miss Saigon when it debuted in St. Louis. I am just acknowledging her early start and her lucrative and very successful career.
She also was in Sister Act II
Sister Act II is my life
That is the best Nessa I have ever seen!
She’s so underrated and MAGNIFICENT
CHILLS EVERY TIME!!
After watching SU I wish I got to see Deedee on Broadway
I saw her as Nessarose while she was a part of the tour, she was great.
Jeez why am I emotional😂 this is amazingly well done👏🏻
Oh wow the algorithm really wanted me to watch this perfect cast today
They said take five but deedee heard change lives
I cannot wait to see this in the movie next!! As for spoilers, March of the witch hunters spoils boq becoming the tin man
5:25 that "well, we'll see about THAT" is soooooo good
From what I’ve seen so far, most of us have seemed to have forgot that Deedee was also the voice actress for Pearl from Steven Universe
Steven Universe is why I got into Wicked in 2016. After becoming so fond of the voice artists for the SU characters, I explored their other works, at least two of which included Wicked (Deedee Magno Hall in the musical itself and Jennifer Paz with a recorded version of "For Good.") I certainly have not forgotten 🙂
most of the comments are about her being Pearl haha
I never knew miss magno hall was nessarose!!! I know her as pearl and she was very sweet when I met her in 2019!
16 years ago, in Pittsburgh, PA she was my Nessa, her husband was our Fiyero. I was working merch and she was a Pearl even then ❤
Her leg acting is great. It really does look like she’s taking her first steps.
Just another reason for me to love Deedee. First Pearl, then Nessa❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Literally no words. Perfection.
Wow. She's incredible, Deedee is just such an amazing actress. Hearing her here is so amazing.
Omgggggg pearllll
She’s the first Nessa I saw live !
first! one of my favourite nessa’s 😍
Dee Dee is such a powerhouse 🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩
I love the fact that Steven Universe cast musical theatre actors. 🥰
Sardonyx apparently was also Elphaba
Deedee's husband was Fiyero
patti lupone as YD ‼️‼️
@@a24kcals
you mean as Eva Peron Duarte
also Christine Ebersole as Baroness de Ghent
YESSSS PEARRLLLLLLL
Omg I've loved Dee Dee since her old Mickey Mouse Club days
Does anyone else notice he says "What is it? What's wrong?" Just like Elphaba's dad does when she's born