The Evolution of Willemijn Verkaik - "Defying Gravity"

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @dolphmanity
    @dolphmanity 3 роки тому +80

    The last one was an epic flex. "World, this is how it's done."

    • @ThePaulMonahan
      @ThePaulMonahan 3 роки тому +16

      I was in the audience for her final West End performance and the atmosphere after that defying gravity was electric. Still get the goosebumps now after watching it.

    • @nerdygal6133
      @nerdygal6133 3 роки тому +3

      @@ThePaulMonahan I wish I could’ve been there.

    • @alexisericson241
      @alexisericson241 7 місяців тому +1

      Since all the ones from March 2017 onwards have fun, interesting and jaw-dropping riffs in them, I wonder if the directors asked her to do it because she was so well-known and this was her last time playing Elphaba

  • @olivia-qv3lm
    @olivia-qv3lm 3 роки тому +118

    I love her so much. No one will ever come close to singing Elphaba like her

    • @jtat327
      @jtat327 Рік тому +2

      listen to Shoshana Bean she is also quite amazing! She and Willemijn are pretty close

    • @EvaLou42
      @EvaLou42 Рік тому

      *cough* Eden Espinosa *cough*

  • @ynysafalon
    @ynysafalon Рік тому +20

    There are so many reasons why Willemijn is my favorite Elphaba, but the quality and control of her voice (especially her belts and riffs) is number one. She's magnificent, and she doesn't just mimic other Elphies either. Willemijn's Elphaba is distinctive and unique, and frankly, gives me the closest feeling to the Elphaba from Maguire's novel. Thank you for this video.

  • @braziliansimon2737
    @braziliansimon2737 4 роки тому +130

    The moment you realize she talk 3 languages + british and american accent

    • @gustavoantonydias
      @gustavoantonydias 4 роки тому +2

      hi brazilian!! e ai cara?!! fã de thazzb neh?!! tmbb

    • @braziliansimon2737
      @braziliansimon2737 4 роки тому +2

      @@gustavoantonydias AMOOOOOOOO AFF POR CAUSA DELA DESCOBRI WICKED

    • @gustavoantonydias
      @gustavoantonydias 4 роки тому +3

      eu descobri elas com nomediga de wicked no dia em que vi defying gravity pela primera vez, ai quando a jeca falou que a bruxa VOAVA no palco eu fui logo procurar kkkkkkkk

    • @braziliansimon2737
      @braziliansimon2737 4 роки тому +3

      @@gustavoantonydias Hahahahaha eu fui procurar tambem! Me apaixonei tanto por wicked desde entao que é meu musical favorito!!!!

  • @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304
    @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304 5 років тому +69

    11:50 her signature SLAY Riff

  • @imthatchickyoulike98
    @imthatchickyoulike98 2 роки тому +69

    It's actually amazing to think she preserved her voice rightly and maybe because she has a proper technique too unlike the first original Elphaba.

    • @katiedaniels9803
      @katiedaniels9803 Рік тому

      LITERALLY THIS!!! Idina Menzels last DG is so strained!

  • @roisinnigcrainn7722
    @roisinnigcrainn7722 3 роки тому +41

    We stan our siren-voiced goddess-beauty trilingual QUEEN 😌👑

  • @mrbroadwaydork
    @mrbroadwaydork Місяць тому +1

    I have no words. Incredible from start to finish, and faultless every. damn. time. If there's a Mount Rushmore for Elphabas, she's surely on it.

  • @Schattenspiegel
    @Schattenspiegel 3 роки тому +31

    It´s just amazing. The West End loves her and you can cleary figure out why, just by listening.

  • @adeliiiiine
    @adeliiiiine 3 роки тому +20

    this is the first time i’m hearing the dutch version and wow

  • @gabrielarocha2336
    @gabrielarocha2336 2 роки тому +20

    20:44 this is just so, SO good, I want to cry

    • @FonoLucas
      @FonoLucas Рік тому +2

      The last on is the best.

  • @Bibifly
    @Bibifly 11 місяців тому +4

    Saw Both last Germany Performances and she was absolutly stunning. In Stuttgart my Highlight was Lucy, all the little details they both shared. I miss those times sooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

  • @Twananas
    @Twananas 4 роки тому +44

    I was there for quite a few of them. That last performance in the West End was just everything! SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!! She's the best!

  • @katiehough2499
    @katiehough2499 3 роки тому +30

    11:00 is this person really videoing it from the front row? That takes a certain level of brazenness 2 feet from the ensemble.

  • @whitneyshank9577
    @whitneyshank9577 3 роки тому +23

    I swear I can't get enough of her

  • @benjaminhoeckel7590
    @benjaminhoeckel7590 Рік тому +2

    That final performance is iconic

  • @DeeHazel
    @DeeHazel 4 роки тому +19

    Well, she's freaking amazing

  • @peterroyston5212
    @peterroyston5212 3 роки тому +17

    This journey and trajectory is brilliant. Thank you for this compilation and thank you Willemijn Verkaik for bringing us life, connection, love, and power. You are the very best in every respect.

  • @Jukka70
    @Jukka70 3 роки тому +27

    Thank you so much for putting this together, what a treat! I absolutely love her, what amazing work done by her.

    • @OzdustBroom
      @OzdustBroom  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you so much for the kind words! I think we can all agree how incredibly talented Willemijn is! 👏

  • @rebeccaschneider5223
    @rebeccaschneider5223 Рік тому +2

    I was very lucky to see her live in Oberhausen ❤️❤️❤️

  • @luker.918
    @luker.918 4 роки тому +13

    The best. Love her to the western sky and back

  • @tillyboos
    @tillyboos Рік тому +15

    In German, in Dutch & English, well, NO OTHER Elphaba has done that, right?

  • @oshahott2532
    @oshahott2532 Рік тому +2

    I absolutely love her and she's the biggest inspiration for me as I learn German and Spanish. 🥰

  • @Magicwithizz
    @Magicwithizz Рік тому +4

    Do any other musical theater actors cry watching these because they want it to be them so bad or do I have a few screws loose 😭

  • @Irina_Potekhina
    @Irina_Potekhina Рік тому +1

    The best of the best!!! Love her so much!!!

  • @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304
    @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304 5 років тому +20

    23:55 Yaaas again

  • @JoesAutoElectric
    @JoesAutoElectric 5 років тому +10

    The best ever!

  • @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304
    @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304 4 роки тому +11

    2:50 WTF SLAY

  • @babyshark154
    @babyshark154 3 роки тому +7

    best elphaba ever

  • @frostyfight8202
    @frostyfight8202 6 років тому +9

    Great editing

  • @studyyy1801
    @studyyy1801 Рік тому +1

    Powerful ,tears….🖤

  • @antheiheiant
    @antheiheiant 4 роки тому +7

    Funny. The first video was from ORF. An Austrian TV channel.

  • @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304
    @xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304 5 років тому +11

    17:46 Yaaas

  • @arbirchy2040
    @arbirchy2040 3 роки тому +7

    Where did you get her first performance back? I can't find anything before March!

    • @OzdustBroom
      @OzdustBroom  3 роки тому +5

      It was on UA-cam back when I edited the video, I guess it has been taken down. I also can't find the file on my computer anymore sorry. If I find it somehow, I'll let you know.

    • @ОльгаГарштя-и4ь
      @ОльгаГарштя-и4ь 3 роки тому +3

      Guys, I have her first perfomance back (30.01.17) and both matinee and night of February 4th, and I’d love to share with you :)

    • @OzdustBroom
      @OzdustBroom  3 роки тому +1

      @@ОльгаГарштя-и4ь oh please that would be great!

    • @ОльгаГарштя-и4ь
      @ОльгаГарштя-и4ь 3 роки тому

      @@OzdustBroom somehow I had NO IDEA youtube has no private messages 😆 if instagram is ok than dm @garstea please :)

    • @arbirchy2040
      @arbirchy2040 3 роки тому +1

      @@ОльгаГарштя-и4ь Awesome! Can you e-mail it to me? (restaurant1cp@gmail.com) Or do you have a Discord? Thank you so much!!

  • @dianastandefer3172
    @dianastandefer3172 4 роки тому +1

    Released on 🎃 2018!!!

  • @jamirgordon9745
    @jamirgordon9745 2 роки тому +2

    Wait, if they followed the original staging in the 2007 German Cast why did the 2021 Hamburg cast Wicked revival change the staging? Lmaooo.

    • @OzdustBroom
      @OzdustBroom  2 роки тому

      Probably licensing

    • @jamirgordon9745
      @jamirgordon9745 2 роки тому

      @@OzdustBroom Makes sense. I’m surprised they didn’t care as much when the 2021 Wicked revival changed the staging. Heck they even included Dorothy at the end rather than a silhouette of her.

    • @OzdustBroom
      @OzdustBroom  2 роки тому

      @@jamirgordon9745 I thought it looked amazing! Some things looked even better

    • @rebeccaschneider5223
      @rebeccaschneider5223 Рік тому

      I guess her age is a reason. She' was 45 as the new version of Wicked was poduced. That she could play an School girl would be very Odd now...

    • @alexisericson241
      @alexisericson241 7 місяців тому

      @@rebeccaschneider5223 Staging =/= actress

  • @orchishmamukherjee5250
    @orchishmamukherjee5250 5 років тому +5

    9:00 she sounds kinda off?

    • @soulsista1223
      @soulsista1223 5 років тому +24

      She is actually teaching Idina the Great how to sing. Damn. She OWNS this role.

    • @orchishmamukherjee5250
      @orchishmamukherjee5250 5 років тому

      Lol so true

    • @elyska_singer
      @elyska_singer 3 роки тому +5

      This is actually the spoken "she has nothing to do with it. I'm the one you want" part. She is not off, because it is not sung, but spoken :)

    • @tillyboos
      @tillyboos Рік тому +3

      @@soulsista1223 Idina originated the role, so she taught EVERYONE playing it after her the score IF you think about it. However, Willemijn is still the ONLY Elphaba performer to sing the role in three languages and she does indeed, SLAY the role. However, Idina also WELL deserves her place in Wicked history.

    • @EvilValenStrife
      @EvilValenStrife Рік тому +1

      ​@Ben Schaeffer That part. She originated the role and everything else afterwards was INSPIRED BY HER. We won't be invalidating Indina for bringing Elphaba to life.