@@TheMorrigan333why are millennials so determined they are different despite Gen X and every gen after that grew up watching disney? Even boomers grew up watching disney.
@@leoofchild8039 It’s more about the timeframe than Disney itself. Film and books pushing the idea “you can be whoever you want to be.” It was a big “theme” during that time period. That’s why a lot of millennials grew up dealing with depression and anxiety. The world wasn’t what we thought it was. I’m not saying it’s just millennials but a good majority affected by this situation are.
She certainly is!!! And sweet too. So excited for her to return in the musical Once Upon A Mattress, which was the first fairy tale parody musical that came before shrek!
Child Fiona is actually insanely talented for someone her age!!!! The control she has over her own voice is incredible. She's going to be such a successful performer when she's older
I’m pretty sure they’re also recording the track through the personal mics, not just the cameras and stage mics so if there’s a big reaction that drowns out the singing they don’t lose that section of audio
Its not really a joke, but more of how she says it. It's how desperate she is that Fiona, a character from Shrek, calls upon God for help. It's funny because you'd never expect her to do it, added with how she looks at the audience/sky
But Shrek was being sent away and in the song “I think I got u beat” she said she was send away on Christmas Eve and Shrek was sent away on his birthday
The fact that 8423 days is 23 years and the beautiful harmonies of these talented ladies made me tear up😢 I can’t imagine being alone in a tower for that long poor Fiona 😭
@@ashildrtheswift3028Also in this I think the teen Fiona says it’s been 988 days. Which is only 2.7 years, so presumably kid Fiona is 12 or so, rather than 7 Unless she says 98 which makes even less sense but it’s a musical about a movie about fairy tales so
@@DeathnoteBB Teen Fiona could be meant to be a preteen. Theaters usually cast kids a little older than what they actually what them to be for reasons involving rehearsal, what children can actually handle, and skill. So, if you see a teenager on the stage, they are often meant to be a little younger. So, if we assume that Fiona is an older 7 year old and hits her 8th birthday a month or two after the tower, and round 2.7 years to 3 years, then that puts the second actor around 11 years old. Which… actually would make a bit of sense. 11 is a tricky age for child actors, so the director probably just went for a skilled teen actor, figured no one would do the math anyway, and called it good enough. Basically, usually when a script calls for a non-main character to be a preteen, it’s probably going to be a teenager. Or even an adult that can pass for a teenager. Might not always be very authentic, but authenticity doesn’t matter if your child actor gets overwhelmed and quits in the middle of tech week. You’d be surprised how hard these rehearsals can be on little kids - no matter how experienced. Having a teen or adult play the role is less risky and healthier. That first girl probably didn’t go to as many rehearsals or left early a lot of the time. She likely had someone checking in on her frequently and a parent backstage during rehearsals. Also, children need separate dressing rooms and a very different approach to rehearsals. Also, if the play goes on tour they have to set up education for any kids and bring parents. It’s a whole thing.
I love that everyone thought this show would be a flop, like as a concept it shouldn’t have worked but it just did. There’s something about this show I just adore, it’s amazing. So funny and clever and offers something that not many shows can
I love how young Fiona is a kid with love and Teen Fiona wants a start and marriage she also is bored with the tower and Fiona as an adult is about to settle with anything
True but a lot of auditions especially for kids would be 16 bars but ofc a lot are 32 bars too and if you are a kid they’re really isn’t 3 age categories but I see where your going
@@whatwhatwhatidkwhatstuff the jr. version for young Fiona’s part is closer to that. I know I said auditions but I was more thinking theatre competitions where there’s Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced solo. Of course some go into more depth than that though
There's a princess, any princess, take your pick, they're all like me Not exactly, I'm still waiting, they're out living happily Ever after, better get here, I want love in seconds flat No one needs these middle bits, oops, did I do that? Cut the villains, cut the vamping, cut this fairytale Cut the peril and the pitfalls, cut the puppet and the whale Cut the monsters, cut the curses, keep the intro, cut the verses And the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting! But I know, he'll appear, though I seem a bit bipolar And I'm a vandal now as well, hope he won't mind I'm a find, I'm a catch, and a very gifted bowler It won't be long now, I guarantee, day number-
Auditioned for Donkey, got the role, show is in February. Super excited. My best friend is my casted dragon! (I also met Sutton Foster recently I went to see once upon a mattress!)
my drama teacher in elementary school took our class to see this in like 2009. this was the show that got me into musical theater. and i can't believe little me saw sutton foster on broadway. i had the soundtrack on cd and would play it over and over on my karaoke machine. this was my fav song!! now as an adult i realize why
@@choppersworld5094If we go off the movies, it was more so because her father was afraid that the Fairy Godmother would turn him back into a frog if he didn’t let Prince Charming marry Fiona. Fiona’s mother actually tries to be understanding of Fiona’s choice to be an ogre and be married to Shrek. King Harold was willing to put his daughter through years of isolation and false hope just because he was scared of what people would think of his true appearance. Of course, you could argue that King Harold only did this because the Fairy Godmother “blackmailed” him by threatening to turn him back into a frog if he didn’t go through with this plan, but Fiona’s suffering still occurred due to his own vanity.
The harmonies are AMAZING!! + the girls who did child and teen Fiona are amazing singers and actors they must have such a bright future ahead!! And Adult Fiona was amazing too I loved her acting!
And yet....they've done almost NOTHING since! That's often the way of the theater/acting for child actors. You're perfect for ONE role at that ONE time in your life...and then you're just another actor trying hard....and rarely succeeding...
my high school is going shrek the musical and i’m a freshman in doing hair/makeup crew and tomorrow is our first night of showing!! i love this song in it!!! ❤❤❤
The second Fiona's voice is so beautiful .She sounds better here than in the studio version.
Yes, marissa
@Staggering_Stickbugs N o
A good childhood friend of mine! Marissa O’Donnell :)
Her voice reminds me of Sierra Boggess as Christine Daae!
@@Amandaaa2244she was my Annie when the tour came to ny
Imagine having to go through Childhood, Teenage and Adult years by yourself with books of women who got happily ever after as princesses.
That was literally my life.
You were kept in a tower @@silentsplinter6032
Basically kids growing up on Disney and being told they could be whoever they wanted lmao incoming harsh reality check
@@TheMorrigan333why are millennials so determined they are different despite Gen X and every gen after that grew up watching disney? Even boomers grew up watching disney.
@@leoofchild8039 It’s more about the timeframe than Disney itself. Film and books pushing the idea “you can be whoever you want to be.” It was a big “theme” during that time period. That’s why a lot of millennials grew up dealing with depression and anxiety. The world wasn’t what we thought it was. I’m not saying it’s just millennials but a good majority affected by this situation are.
That “todaaaaaaay” transition from the teen to adult Fiona is 🤌🤌🤌
realllll
Ikkkk
I'm cooked💀💀
Grade of shrek,donkey,and lord farquad:5th grade
Grade of Adult Fiona/me:4th grade💀
Dude, kids on Broadway always blow my mind. Those two are singing with Sutton Foster and they sound amazing! Especially the harmonies and acting.
young Fiona especially blows my mind everytime I watch this. very expressive in both her voice and acting
I love the teenage Fiona Marissa O’Donnell
The Harmonies in this song are UNMATCHED
I was teen Fiona in my play of Shrek the musical, and the harmonies were so fun to learn!
God the acting- not even mentioning the singing- the acting ALONE from Sutton Foster is BRILLIANT and SURPRISING!!!! It’s insane how good she is.
She certainly is!!! And sweet too. So excited for her to return in the musical Once Upon A Mattress, which was the first fairy tale parody musical that came before shrek!
@@AutismThespian1993 Omg she’ll be great for that role!!! At least as I remember it. Haven’t seen OUaM in years lol…
Child Fiona is actually insanely talented for someone her age!!!! The control she has over her own voice is incredible. She's going to be such a successful performer when she's older
But yes she's good
This was in 2007 soooo.... lol
@buggart If she continued singing then she's probably so much better now
And yet...she's done nothing since. The trials of being a child actor...it's rough.
@bradyguy7701 ahh that's a shame, but yeah fair enough
The harmony when they sing, “It’s me fiona all” all at once is absolutely beautiful!
I get chills every time
I feel bad for “teen Fiona” because I think she was expecting a bigger reaction to “our prenup will be binding”
I mean I would’ve laughed
i think they cut out a lot of the crowds reactions:)
I’m not gonna lie, it was really funny
I’m pretty sure they’re also recording the track through the personal mics, not just the cameras and stage mics so if there’s a big reaction that drowns out the singing they don’t lose that section of audio
@@shrimp.trap3 you're correct!!
“7 shorties on the scene” that was more funnier than it should’ve been to me
"Our prenup will be binding" was so funny why didn't anyone laugh??
I think they mute the crowd during these performances
@@acelesbianmrcleanthere was a lot of laughing tho
@@chillinwithchivsthat usually happens when the audience is really loud
To have the confidence and desperation of a tween girl
@@chillinwithchivsthey sound like laugh tracks but idk
this video has me laughing. my favroite part of this whole song is "are you there god its me fiona" and the ending of the song. i was laughing alot
not alot of people get that joke
@@superty6666 I don't get it
Its not really a joke, but more of how she says it. It's how desperate she is that Fiona, a character from Shrek, calls upon God for help. It's funny because you'd never expect her to do it, added with how she looks at the audience/sky
@@wmichel8919it’s a reference of a book “are you there god? it’s me, margaret” about a religious girl who feels like god has forgotten her
@@ckies4777 thats not the joke, its a reference to the book "are you there God, its me Margaret"
The harmonies at the end SEND me! such an amazing and underrated show!
It’s so funny how she passes shrek, and waves, on her way to the tower as a child.
When both of their sets of parents are treating them wrongly.
But Shrek was being sent away and in the song “I think I got u beat” she said she was send away on Christmas Eve and Shrek was sent away on his birthday
@@Eliza-b7bShrek was born on Christmas Eve so it was his birthday when Fiona was sent away.
The fact that 8423 days is 23 years and the beautiful harmonies of these talented ladies made me tear up😢 I can’t imagine being alone in a tower for that long poor Fiona 😭
Yeah I felt sorry for Fiona by the time 23 years have passed the isolation Nearly drove the poor girl insane
99th like! so true tbh
8423/365 is about 23
She lived in that tower for 23 years!
And she ended with 23 separate from the rest of the number!
I love that. ❤
I thought she was like in her 30s tho? Doesnt she mention that she gets locked up at the age of 7?
@@orianamartin9161she would be 30 if she was first locked up at 7. 7 she enters the tower, 23 years stuck, making her 30 when Shrek rescues her.
@@orianamartin9161 Well, she clearly didn't get locked up as a baby, since she's only been there for 23 days when she's a child.
@@ashildrtheswift3028Also in this I think the teen Fiona says it’s been 988 days. Which is only 2.7 years, so presumably kid Fiona is 12 or so, rather than 7
Unless she says 98 which makes even less sense but it’s a musical about a movie about fairy tales so
@@DeathnoteBB Teen Fiona could be meant to be a preteen. Theaters usually cast kids a little older than what they actually what them to be for reasons involving rehearsal, what children can actually handle, and skill. So, if you see a teenager on the stage, they are often meant to be a little younger.
So, if we assume that Fiona is an older 7 year old and hits her 8th birthday a month or two after the tower, and round 2.7 years to 3 years, then that puts the second actor around 11 years old. Which… actually would make a bit of sense. 11 is a tricky age for child actors, so the director probably just went for a skilled teen actor, figured no one would do the math anyway, and called it good enough.
Basically, usually when a script calls for a non-main character to be a preteen, it’s probably going to be a teenager. Or even an adult that can pass for a teenager. Might not always be very authentic, but authenticity doesn’t matter if your child actor gets overwhelmed and quits in the middle of tech week. You’d be surprised how hard these rehearsals can be on little kids - no matter how experienced. Having a teen or adult play the role is less risky and healthier.
That first girl probably didn’t go to as many rehearsals or left early a lot of the time. She likely had someone checking in on her frequently and a parent backstage during rehearsals. Also, children need separate dressing rooms and a very different approach to rehearsals. Also, if the play goes on tour they have to set up education for any kids and bring parents. It’s a whole thing.
I love that everyone thought this show would be a flop, like as a concept it shouldn’t have worked but it just did. There’s something about this show I just adore, it’s amazing. So funny and clever and offers something that not many shows can
Except that it was a HUGE hit movie, and the Broadway version had the biggest star of our generation... So...yeah...
Young Fiona's actor has such a sweet smile. It's contagious
I never realized that Fiona was FULLY 30 when Shrek rescued her
@DeffsDelulu she was in the tower for 23 years… she wasn’t in there from birth, she was like 6 or 7
yeah so 30
That would mean teen Fiona was like 10. They should’ve upped the number to like 2000.
Their voices together sound so good
And so powerfull
You can feel it
literall chills at the harmonies!!
This song is criminally underrated. Emotional, funny, creative. On my playlists
i love that sutton go entrance applause
3:55 me praying to god that the fire alarm goes off during a test because I didn’t study
(guys im funny i swear)
Real
Real
Real
I was today years old when I realized Sutton Foster was in Shrek The Musical.
So many years without her in this show!!! You should watch morning person!
THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS YEARS AGO AND HAD NO IDEA
I was today years old when I heard "are you there god" for the third time and heard "fiona", went "what" and found that THERE'S A MUSICAL ABOUT SHERK
Where did you know her from?
@@smellincoffee Mainly from the recent Music Man revival and her current run in Sweeney Todd!
Girl- I’d be that crazed too if all I had were those stuffed teddy bears to look at every day 😂
teen Fiona was amazing, she's going to go far
🤔
And yet, she's done almost nothing since this show. Ahhh...the fickle nature of being a child/teen actor.... It's often rough.
3:55 "are you there god? Its me Fiona" I would die for the vocals 🙏🙏🙏
how many times have you watched this? Me: Yes
So related
Fr
0:26 the way she says “ I DONT REMEMBER THIS PART” always tickles my brain
3:53 is the tiktok part, of which all three absolutely demolished
That was so powerful I cried.
Can't wait for Fiona to discover Into the Woods
3:55 is the part everybody’s been looking for
love how they got different actors for the ages!!!
@@GLE_1290 ummm like how they did for hamilton
LMAOOOO
Because...ummm...otherwise it would be silly??
@@cutespheal3442 Umm...yeah. I LOVE all the Hamilton kids. Young Alexander was the best!!
Sutton Foster is a gem
I always randomly sing “are you there Goddd, it’s me fionaaaaa”
It sounds like heaven at the end
I love how young Fiona is a kid with love and Teen Fiona wants a start and marriage she also is bored with the tower and Fiona as an adult is about to settle with anything
Oh my gosh, I've literally watched song a million times!!!!
I remember this was on my Madagascar Christmas special DVD for some reason
i absolutely loved Sutton Foster as Fiona. also the girls did great
At the end with all three ladies, Teen Fiona’s “Day Number 958” itches my brain every TIME.
I love how I can distinguish each voice part when all three of them singing 🙏 ITS SO PRETTYY
I just realized all 3 Fiona’s part at the start is exactly a minute and 20 seconds at the beginning
Each part could be used as an audition for three different age categories
True but a lot of auditions especially for kids would be 16 bars but ofc a lot are 32 bars too and if you are a kid they’re really isn’t 3 age categories but I see where your going
@@whatwhatwhatidkwhatstuff the jr. version for young Fiona’s part is closer to that. I know I said auditions but I was more thinking theatre competitions where there’s Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced solo. Of course some go into more depth than that though
Oops. FionaS (THEN the apostrophe). And it should be "Each Fionas' part...." And... Oh, never mind.
literally obsessed with this song right now!!
ARE YOU THERE GOD IT'S ME FIONA IT'S ME FIONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2024 and it still slaps hard!
I love how her day ends with 23
There's a princess, any princess, take your pick, they're all like me
Not exactly, I'm still waiting, they're out living happily
Ever after, better get here, I want love in seconds flat
No one needs these middle bits, oops, did I do that?
Cut the villains, cut the vamping, cut this fairytale
Cut the peril and the pitfalls, cut the puppet and the whale
Cut the monsters, cut the curses, keep the intro, cut the verses
And the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting!
But I know, he'll appear, though I seem a bit bipolar
And I'm a vandal now as well, hope he won't mind
I'm a find, I'm a catch, and a very gifted bowler
It won't be long now, I guarantee, day number-
Are you there, God? Its me, Fiona
ITS ME, FIONAAAAAAAA
now I know he’ll appear because there are rules and there are scripturesss
I believe the storybooks I read
by candlelightttt
My white night
when you do the math you realize Fiona has been in the tower for almost 23 years
My only pet peeve is teenage Fiona is only like 2 years older than young Fiona lmao
@@kinskins100 But the math is right. Teenage has been there about 2 2/3 years. And I'd say the actress is, arguably 3-4 years older...
Auditioned for Donkey, got the role, show is in February. Super excited. My best friend is my casted dragon! (I also met Sutton Foster recently I went to see once upon a mattress!)
OMG CONGRATS
@@danahidalgoneira5119 Thanks!
"Casted"??? Really?? Skip the theater and take English. 😮😮😮😮😮😮🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
@ Yes, we have two different casts Two shreks, one fiona two dragons and two donkeys, get a life, ugh.
@@danahidalgoneira5119 TY!!
Love this number! Ms Foster is the true Princess of Broadway!
my drama teacher in elementary school took our class to see this in like 2009. this was the show that got me into musical theater. and i can't believe little me saw sutton foster on broadway. i had the soundtrack on cd and would play it over and over on my karaoke machine. this was my fav song!! now as an adult i realize why
Each of these girls voices are so clear and beautiful 😭
They way no one else really got a round of applause unlike adult Fiona 😢
ARE YOU THERE GOD, IT'S ME FIONAAA
This performance captures everything that is the best of Musical Theatre. If you find someone who says that they hate musicals, play this for them.
3:55 the tiktok audio for are you there God
Imagine living 23 years in total isolation, living on nothing but hope and storybook promises, and your prince ends up being an ogre xD
These actresses are all so talented I love this musical
ARE YOU THERE GOD ITS ME FIONAAAA
That's the best part
Sutton Foster’s Fiona is amazing
I’m singing as young Fiona so this video helps a lot!
This song is my vocal practice song before auditions! Thank you for posting this, love!❤❤❤❤
Wow the kid & teen singers for fiona are incredible! So impressed
I really want to see this musical.
This harmony is goated
Frr
Does anyone know who played the younger Fionas? They are great too.
Leah Greenhaus as young Fiona and Marissa O'Donnell as teen Fiona.
Shrek the musical is in my top 5 favorite musicials of all time. I watch it so much that my daughter gets annoyed 😂
3:43 she could literally kickass on her own but waited for a man 😭😭😭😭
8423 days -> 23 years
Thank you I'm so bad at maths
@@heyhoney3080 MATHS??? English too, apparently...LOL
@@bradyguy7701 ... Because English is not my mother language
I love the implication that she’s able to bowl in that tiny tower 😂
i felt that THE WAITING THE WAITING bit cuz dear Lord, can I please meet the LOML already
This is one of my favorite musical songs ever lol
Ok so whats crazy is 8,423 days is around 23 years, meaning shes been stuck there.for.23.years. (also that shes prob 33)
The King and Queen were monsters for doing this to their daughter (I know it’s fiction!!!)
Fiona’s such a sad character. She was so little when she was locked away :(
The king and queen are very shallow and scared of what people will think if they find out about their daughter
@@choppersworld5094If we go off the movies, it was more so because her father was afraid that the Fairy Godmother would turn him back into a frog if he didn’t let Prince Charming marry Fiona. Fiona’s mother actually tries to be understanding of Fiona’s choice to be an ogre and be married to Shrek. King Harold was willing to put his daughter through years of isolation and false hope just because he was scared of what people would think of his true appearance.
Of course, you could argue that King Harold only did this because the Fairy Godmother “blackmailed” him by threatening to turn him back into a frog if he didn’t go through with this plan, but Fiona’s suffering still occurred due to his own vanity.
The youngest Fiona did amazing! She’s going to go far!
The harmonies are AMAZING!! + the girls who did child and teen Fiona are amazing singers and actors they must have such a bright future ahead!! And Adult Fiona was amazing too I loved her acting!
And yet....they've done almost NOTHING since! That's often the way of the theater/acting for child actors. You're perfect for ONE role at that ONE time in your life...and then you're just another actor trying hard....and rarely succeeding...
I’m trying out for 6th grade theater on Friday and I’m using this song I’ve been listening to it for 4 years.
UGGH THE HARMONIZE IS SO GOOOOODDDDDDD
I love this musical so much
Sutton foster is an amazing actress she destroyed this role
I hate that a musical about Shrek is this amazing
3:58 that harmonization is true musical genius
This is how I b feeling waiting for God to send me a man
Adult Fiona was truly like us in quarantine
‘Are you there god? It’s me Fiona!!’ Gave me the shivers😨
my high school is going shrek the musical and i’m a freshman in doing hair/makeup crew and tomorrow is our first night of showing!! i love this song in it!!! ❤❤❤
Cuando dice "Are you there God" todos se rien y es la parte que me parte el corazón, porque ella ya perdio toda esperanza por un segundo.
These kids are incredible
I’m so glad this was recommended to me
ARE YOU THERE GODDDDD ITS ME FIONAAA, it’s me FIOOONNNAAAAAA
Teen Fiona is phenomenal 😱
3:55 this is what the TikTok people came for 🥱😏
ITS ME FIONAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@@Fridgedemon_and_Mytzi xd
The trio of all three childhood teenage and adult Fiona singing todayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy wa 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
3:54 R U THERE GOD, ITS ME FIONA, ITS ME FIONAAAAAAA!!!!!
ITS ME FIONAAAA
The harmonies are to die for❤!
Loved their performance