Just putting this out there, the theatre community needs to let go of its toxic “the obc are the only valid option” mentality. You can still like Pippa best but you are all downgrading and overlooking fantastic actresses who worked their ass off to be just as good as the original. There isn’t and CANT be a “best” best Eliza, there are only different Elizas and that’s what makes theatre special, watching different people interpret the same character because everyone brings something special of their own to the table
lmao yeah it was his understudy in this vid, but you should see jamael westman against rachelle ann go - the height difference!! here: static01.nyt.com/images/2017/12/17/arts/17westman-hamilton/17westman-hamilton-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale ua-cam.com/video/ua3PmgiiNU8/v-deo.html
Everyone's gasp is very different. Some are straight up heart wrenching, some are in wonder and disbelief, others fill you with warmth and some are showing gratefulness. Acting is something amazing
some in my opinion are really lame because they don’t show emotion and it’s supposed to be in disbelief and shock and some of them just show ‘hmh’ emotion in theirs if you know what I mean. But yes I agree acting is the most amazing thing :)
selah brooke I personally think it’s cool bc even if it looks emotionless it makes you think why they did it like that, what they saw in the distance, all that,, makes me overthink every time;;;
@@BethHurt2010 well, no, youre incorrect. The orphange is very much still up, although the name was changed to The Graham-Windham...named after the other two women who she founded it with.
Something about the way Phillipa just can’t hold back and starts sobbing and clutching her heart just hits so hard. Like, she tried so hard to get his story told and never knew the outcome until now. Millions of people watching this show, bringing not only her husband but her son, her family, her sisters, and herself into the narrative. She’s done it. She told his story. I can’t stop crying oh my gosh.
The lyric “When my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell my story?” really shapes how i view the gasp. Right after those lyrics, Eliza sees Hamilton and he takes her to the edge of the stage and shows her the audience. Basically, she had done enough and her family’s story is still being told hundreds of years later and that gasp is her being overwhelmed with joy that her work paid off.
@Sarai BayonTlamintzi OMG I teared up reading these three comments, such a strong thing. I dream of an "Eliza" musical, the same story but told through her eyes. She was the one who suffered the most and still did so much.
I love how Lin said that the meaning of the gasp varies for each Eliza... watching this compilation you can actually tell that each one of them interprets it in a different way
The fact that even though her husband cheated on her, wrote a Pamphlet about it, and told their son to aim at the sky in a duel, she still forgave him. She chose to tell his story. To tell everyone's story. She told everyone's story, except her own.
@@mariswrld6361 that's even worse! Altough I remember hearing that he told Eliza About the Pamphlet and yea, and she gave him permission. I'm not sure though!
i didn't realize this until today but when eliza sings "i speak out against slavery'', you can notice the actor for george washingston bow his head in shame as he owned slaves
So, my friend has this awesome theory about Eliza’s gasp. You see, when she sees Alexander and they hold hands, she’s already dead. And when he guides her to the audience, she gasps because she sees that her story’s been told. “Look at all the people who are here to see my story” it’s just a theory but I personally prefer it over the gasp being Eliza’s final breath. Just putting it out there
You can definitely tell that some of the elizas saw the gasp as more of her final breath, just because of the way they expressed the gasp and their facial expressions but you could also tell that others, including plillipa saw it like this comment is talking about
Well the gasp is how they interpret the character, most of the gasps are all different because of the actress and how they see why Eliza gasped. That’s why Lin said that there is a different meaning behind each gasp for each Eliza.
To be honest, I 100% agree, I didn’t cry at any of them, then I soon as I saw Phillipa I started to cry, I don’t know why, she is just so talented! Everyone else is to, just her voice and gasp hit a lot harder, as you said
There’s a reason why the show is called “Hamilton” and not “Alexander Hamilton”; because it’s just as much Eliza’s story as it is Alexander’s. Without her telling the stories of others, the musical would possibly not even exist.
@@cibeles_rt Lin actually made Burr look good. He took the time to give him great songs and a pretty good story. I don't think anyone could have done it better considering Burr is a murderer that is known for killing a founding father
@@cibeles_rt there is a great the history guy video about Burr, THG tells a lot of little known history stories, or as he call them, history that deserves to be remembered ua-cam.com/video/8E23AbYtYFE/v-deo.html
Peggy died at age 42. She eloped with a guy who was about 6 years younger than her. He was a distant cousin, and his family was very rich and influential. She had 3 kids, one of which survived to adulthood. Legend has it that she saved her baby niece and possibly her brother (they had a brother, Lin took creative license when in the play they didn't have one) from enemies during the war. She supposedly told them the wrong way to go to find her brother and was nearly killed saving the baby. She was ill for a while before she died. Alexander and her had maintained a platonic/familial relationship, and he spent time with her while she was sick, writing to Eliza with updates. When Peggy asked him to stay longer, he agreed, so he was there when she died. He was the one to write with the news to Eliza.
Y’all are so quick to discount the other girls when only pippa’s is shot professionally and so it ‘s the only one that perfectly captured all the nuances of the performance
I think the other girls did great, but what made Philippa's so special wasn't the camera quality, but the raw emotions she put in her acting and that final gasp.
I, going to bet that those who watched the play live prefer their own version of Eliza. Most people like Soo's version because most watched the Disney plus release.
I'm not gonna lie, I like what the other actresses did, however, I still prefer Phillipa Soo's more not because it was shot more professionally, but because her facial expression to me was the best of all of them, they all sounded great, but Soo's was the only one to get me to tear up, because it felt more raw, and the others sounded like they were still focusing on giving a good vocal gasp that sounded to clear and "Disney princess" like to me. Vocally all of them did well, but Soo's gave me what the scene was asking for more, raw emotion she gave the right facial expression, and her gasp has this weird voice crack to it that makes it sound even more emotional.
OMG. I also love how he offers his hand to her, and she hesitates before taking it. Forgiveness? Accepting this is real? Open to interpretation. But it feels more authentic than rushing to each other.
Philipa just hits harded. I notice the other actresses embrace hands with their counterparts as if their elzas recognize him as hamilton, but philipa hesitates, this person seems familiar but isnt hamilton hes a stranger. Also shes thr only one whos gasp turns to tears which is so powerful!
she was an amazing, beautiful, and wonderful person who was like her husband, and she died just like Alexander with accomplishing so much to make our USA the place it is. (the good side ofc)
I'm a sucker for the original cast but WOW. These guys are honestly amazing. They each bring their own spin on the character. They honestly all gave me goosebumps listening to them.
@@lasarahdex9984 I guess the plot twitch is that “never been the type and grad the Spotlight” but actually Halmiton is about her, Eliza Halmiton and the stories she told “Will they tell my story?” Here
I love Phillipa’s because not only is her gasp so emotional, but Lin actually plays Alexander Hamilton and brings Eliza up. I just think it is better because it shows how Lin actually told her story.
I love how fast Denée and her Hamilton rush to each other instead of the pause, like they can't stand to wait any longer to meet each other again. Then I particularly like the way Sharon Rose holds her arm out. It makes the wait on the gasp make more since, like she's trying to see through the binding light and finally sees who's there.
The gasp is Elizas realization that their story was told . It's not Alexander at the end grabbing her hand . It's Lin telling her that her story was told 💛
@@srod8004 then Philippa shot his shot down. It's the actor portraying Hamilton presenting the audience to Eliza. (Plus cast notes from all productions are hard to keep secret). Interesting how a couple Eliza's but only one Hamilton made it real obvious.
She isn’t seeing heaven. Some of her last lines are, “And when my time is up, have I done enough, will they tell my story...” She is being shown the crowd watching her story, and all the hard work she spent to tell Alexander’s story. The gasp is because she is seeing that her husband, family, and herself are all having their story told to millions of people.
Phillipa’s just hits different man. Her acting is just *chefs kiss*. She sings as though she’s sharing a secret on “can I show you what I’m proudest of”, meek pride “I get to see them growing up”, grief coming back up “in their eyes I see you Alexander”, “when my time is up have I done enough” urgency to get everything done, “oh I can’t wait to see you again” finally relaxing into death. Even when she starts to counter Lin around the stage you see that she’s showing that somethings pulling her to walk around until she sees him. Wow. Her Vocals and her acting just make this heartbreaking
I see so many people talking about an “Eliza” musical in her eyes, but I believe that Lin did enough. The entire ending gave her so much justice to the fact that Eliza did everything for everyone. Lin let Eliza have the ending, which is about the most powerful part in a show. It’s what leaves people all teary-eyed when the curtain drops. Lin knew that Eliza should have the ending since Hamilton isn’t quite the “star”, he’s just the person that every characters story circles around.
I think that if there was an Eliza musical it wouldn’t do that well and would face backlash with people saying it copied Hamilton or ‘we didn’t need this!’ So I feel it’s unnecessary for her own musical.
Victoria Epps and even that, while I'm sure Eliza has an interesting background of her own and her accomplishments are pretty amazing I don't think it could rival Alexander's in upbringing/war & political involvement + much of the story would reflect the current musical making it redundant. Much rather this impactful closing. P.S. by "rival" I mean in terms of theatrics
In the end, this is what Eliza would wanted, everyone to remember the story of her husband and everyone that fought for America. Is thanks to her that there’s so much information about them and, since she dedicated most of her life to this, she deserves the end of the musical that exist so anyone forgets this story.
Yes, her performance checks all the boxes. Don't get me wrong, all the other Elizas are wonderful and incredibly talented, but Phillipa is just more authentic. It's just more soulful or heartfelt or something.
I feel like this, When Lin was the one bringing Eliza to the front and with Pippas gasp it was like he showed her that he told her story. But, with the other ones it’s was like it was Elizas final breath and she got to see Alexander again! I’ve heard that the gasp is however you want to see it. And that’s one of the best things about art, that two different people can see different things from the same art!
I love how Denee can almost sense when Alexander walks behind her, it’s almost as if she was expecting him, like she isn’t surprised at all and is so happy that he is there
I can’t be the only one who cried at this? Philippa really gets it across and makes me cry when she sings about the orphanage everyone is great but Philippa is the best
Everyone is talking about how Lin brings her more towards the crowd, and like shows her. Because he WROTE the show, so of course that part is more special to him than the other Alexander performers. But that doesn’t mean the other actors aren’t as good, it’s probably just not as meaningful to them. And let’s not bring any Eliza’s down they’re all so talented, I mean to even get on Broadway you have to have a lot of talent.
Ember Lina1378 I know, I’m just saying that when Lin performs the ending, when he presents crowd to Eliza will obviously be more emotional to Lin because unlike other performers he WROTE the show. So that’s why there’s more like emotion and meaning in Lin’s representation of Alexander.
It also may just be actor preference. Like no two Elizas did the gasp the same so maybe the Alexander’s all have quirks like that where they do or don’t do things lin did
No offense to other actresses but damn Philipa is so damn good, the emotions, her breathing, her voice especially when she said “And when my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell my story?” can’t help but tear up on that one.
Yes! That part right there! In the very beginning of me watching this, I would always tear up at that part; but now whenever I watch that last performance, I always grab the tissues and find myself in tears for this song! It’s bittersweet for me, because her performance is epic!
Someone said that when they were in nyc they invited kids from the orphanage that she founded and when she said the line the kids shouted back yes eliza you did enough
I think the reason that phillipa's gasp is the best because she is the person who came up with that emotion. It's also a really specific emotion so it would be hard to give the same effect while portraying it differently.
Exactly they had time to figure it out and make it perfect the others sorts had to follow but the small touches in Phillipa's really sell it like how Lin mouths hello to her when their eyes first meet and the hesitation to grab his hand it all just overwhelms the senses well the others truly are stunning and beautiful in their own right Phillipa's can not be beat
eliza told everyone’s story but not her own, so lin did it for her, i believe that that’s why she gasped because she just realised she had done enough.
I love the little “Hi” that Lin’s Alexander mouths to Phillipa’s Eliza when they first catch eyes. He does it on both occasions. Missed it on first watch.
I wish they had more than one version of Hamilton on Disney+ but that's impossible.. but I love the other ways they portray the character! But I'm content with Angelica from the original and listening to satisfied forever 🙂
welcome to hell Thank you finally the other comments were just like " everyone was good but Pippa" she is amazing but other people have played Eliza as well like come on
My theory is that when Lin comes on at the end, he isn't Hamilton, he's himself. He takes Eliza's hand and shows her the audience and how he told her story. Her gasp is when she sees the audience and how they all know her story now.
She’s the only Eliza that really made an audible gasp, the others were silent. Also the difference between the clip of Pippa from Disney+ and the preview of the show she originally sounded just the same as the others but she developed it and added more emotion
@@mollyelizabeth2009 when you try to make a beautifully subtle scene pretty, it doesn’t work. It just sounds like you’re showing off your voice, but we all know Lin better than to cast someone who would do that. Not saying the woman doesn’t have a nice voice, but it’s a simple and emotional scene. We want to focus on the emotions and not the vocals that are competing for attention.
@@btang987 she's quite excessive and mess up with her feelings sometimes. In comparison to Filippa she is not that spontaneous. She's got definetely a better voice though.
2 theories about what I think the gasp means: 1. They’re breaking the fourth wall. Since Alexander died, Lin isn’t playing him, he’s playing himself. Lin is guiding Eliza to the stage to show her how all of their stories get told. 2. Alexander is leading her to the gates of heaven and she’s seeing all of her lost loved ones. Possibly also how her story gets told
I believe Lin debunked the first one as he stated he was always playing Alexander the whole time but it’s still beautiful either way ugh I cry every time
I think it’s Alexander leading her to the audience, they whole song and play discuss about telling your story and trying to build a legacy so in this case it would be very moving to see her happy her hard work paid off and her story will be told for years to come
xMoonWitchx XCGirl84 Interesting! I also watched an interview with Phillipa Soo and she mentioned that it meant something different to her almost every night. Sometimes she’s emotional and sometimes she almost happy so I guess it’s all up to how the actors feel that night
I didn’t know either, so I googled it! So, she met with Alexander in heaven and he showed her the crowd learning their story. She was all happy bc if it wasn’t for her, no one would know how important these people are and how she changed the view of Alexander and the others. But she was also rlly moved bc she hadn’t thought she done enough so the gasp has A LOT of emotion and feeling put into it
Ari's gasp is just so pure and sweet. Lexi reaching out slaps me in the feels. Rachelle didnt gasp but that point carried the same magic. The was that Solea looks at her "HamiLin" is so intimate before letting go. 💕 Denée's voice is pure and strong pixie dust. Sharon's little scamper to the edge of the stage is cute af! Phillipa may be an angel but they all bring something special and beautiful to end it!
*"The gasp is different for each Eliza. I’ve had different conversations. It’s heart-stopping, isn’t it? And I do think that it traverses time in some way, whether that thing she’s seeing is Hamilton, whether that thing she’s seeing is heaven, whether that thing she’s seeing is the world now. I think those are all valid and all fair. I think she's seeing across a span of time in that moment."* -LMM during a WIRED interview "*[The Lin theory] is a lovely notion but it breaks down the moment I’m not playing the role (how I wish you could see @JMunozActor or @JonRua, who also played Ham that first year!) The Gasp is The Gasp is The Gasp. I love all the interpretations.*" - twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/1280905865369960448 -idk why it won't let me bold this quote but hey i can do a strikethrough- honestly made this video to show the different interpretations from different elizas that we're discussing on my last video. *it's not supposed to be a who's better comparison - i don't want it to be* i only forgot two; zoe jensen and jennie harney-flemming, which my friend sent me the day after i posted this. and idk if you still want to see the clip bc its a wideshot.. but she reaches out kinda like what rachelle and denee did also had to do some copyright trimmings, so some of your timestamps may be out by like 40s and _pleaseee_ keep the discussion civil guys
People say the reason for the gasp is because Lin breaks character and is literally himself but Eliza stays the same. So Lin walks her to the front of the stage and she realizes that Lin Manuel told her story and that they’re not forgotten
She turns around and graps hands with hamilton who the break their character and leads her to the audience. Then she relized that they told their story. Also I think Phillipa Soo has the best gasp cause a tiny little “breathe” wouldn’t be what it would be like if someone retold your life story.
@@cayleeharper17 I sort of agree. In some of the Elizas (Rachelle Ann Go especially), the gasp is so faint that the Alex turns to Lin theory doesn't work and we're constrained to think that she's either seeing Alexander in front of her.
The gasp at the end is her relizing her and hamilton’s story has been told. Eliza turns around and graps hands with hamilton. then hamilton breaks charater and shows her everyone watching. And she relizes that her story has been told.
Lexi Lawson, the emphasis that she put on, “I get to see them growing up” hit me differently about how she didn’t get to see Philip grow up. So cool to see different versions and people that bring out different things
Ophelia Sturz Hamilton IS ABOUT ELIZA. The first act is about Alexander. And during the 2nd act Eliza takes over (probably during Burn). It’s about Eliza spreading the word. If she hadn’t dedicated her life to preserving her family’s legacy, Hamilton wouldn’t exist, so the real life Eliza created Hamilton the Musical if you think about it. However, I would like Eliza to get a spinoff musical called Hamilton’s Love maybe. There obviously won’t ever be a sequel tho so I stand by what I said.
@@tylermoore8218 The musical isnt about her, its about hamiton thats why its called that. I see where you could have thought that the second act was about her though its not its (mostly) about hamiltons affair and what happened after it and beacuse of that eliza is in a lot of it because she was affected by it and who lives who dies who tells your story tells what she did for him and his memory it dosent tell it in full. Which makes sence beacuse its about Alexander and not eliza i see where your coming from but i think your incorrect
they all portray the gasp differently, and they all sound amazing doing it. my favorite will always be pippas though. the way she starts sobbing and grabs her heart ❤
I feel that in the London version Alexander lets go of Eliza too quickly, almost as if he was nearly shoving her on stage rather than acompaning her, and I wonder if affects Rachel Ann Go's performance As a reminder scenes like the gasp are actually not scripted, so the actress can do it however she wishes. Simply copying Lin and Philippa would make it less interesting
I've seen this show 5 times now, London was definitely my least favorite. Eliza was definitely one of the best actors in the show, Hamilton was fine and burr was just awful! In my opinion! 😣
Agreed. I honestly love Denee. She is outstanding. If you haven’t already if you like Denee, check her out in “Natasha, Pierre and the great comet of 1812” it is based off of war and peace. Outstanding musical. :)
Phillipa will always reign supreme, but Lexi Lawson had a really interesting interpretation in the last few moments and one of the only ones where the intention seems super clear to me. You can see her scan across the entire audience and up to the balcony and realize how her story is being told and react to that which was really cool!
Though Phillipa my favourite actress, Rachelle Ann Go is a close second. I really like her singing and her portrayal of Eliza, it feels very authentic. I also love the passion in Sharon Rose's acting and voice. They all did splendidly!!
is it just me who feels like eliza has to be taken to the audience at a specific time. phillipa’s/lin’s timing was spot on because she saw the audience and reacted at a perfect time without any awkwardness, but the rest kind of were left to stand there and then give a tiny gasp after a while, which really killed the whole vibe for me. phillipa’s gasp happens almost immediately when she sees the audience which shows the pure emotion and relief eliza feels, but the rest kind of stare and then just gasp a bit and i don’t feel like the emotion is carried across as well because of that awkward amount of time just stood at the front of the stage.
I liked the Eliza that looked all around the theater and not just the balcony. I think the only looking in the balcony why so many people interpreted it as god or something else. I am all for turning the house lights on.
Next comparison/compilation: Eliza's screaming at Stay Alive (Reprise). But anyway, all the Eliza actresses are all amazing and talented and they made me cry. Great video by the way 👍.
the way that I weeped seeing an ASIAN character with notably ASIAN features and an ASIAN-sounding accent and a beautiful, beautiful voice. i will write my way like hamilton to see more people living asian lives on stage, living asian in the theater, living asian in roles of beautifully (and precisely and only) asian joys and griefs and dreams and laughter. i will write louder than the crack of the bell for the asian lives. and this is what will have borne the idea thank you for it
@@sebpan5412 no rep. asians historically have basically no representation when it comes to asians on stage, writing, dancing, choreographing, producing. it's pretty bad. like it's not the worst but even in asian communities and with asians to other asians it's bad
I really believe that the gasp isn't her last breathe. She's already dead during that. Alexander/Lin guides Eliza to the audience. She takes a look around, sees the people, that's where the 4th wall breaks and she realizes that Lin told her story. That's a gasp out of hapiness+surprise
Just putting this out there, the theatre community needs to let go of its toxic “the obc are the only valid option” mentality. You can still like Pippa best but you are all downgrading and overlooking fantastic actresses who worked their ass off to be just as good as the original. There isn’t and CANT be a “best” best Eliza, there are only different Elizas and that’s what makes theatre special, watching different people interpret the same character because everyone brings something special of their own to the table
^^^ THIS LADIES AND GENTS
~❤️✨ say it louder for the people in the back✨❤️~
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The OBC are *familiar*. That’s the biggest thing.
Yess. Pippa has more emotional attachment for me but Rachel is definetly also AMAZING!! They're all sooo goood!
Eliza told everyone else's story, outliving them all. But she never told her story, so Lin did it for her
Wil Grey omg so true tho!!!!
that’s why she gasped
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so true! 😭😭😭
That's why they name the musical Hamilton. Not only stand for Alexander but also Eliza
am i the only one freaked out at how tall alexander is in the other casts
No, you’re not the only one!
RIGHT? I’m so used to him being short lmao
lmao yeah it was his understudy in this vid, but you should see jamael westman against rachelle ann go - the height difference!! here: static01.nyt.com/images/2017/12/17/arts/17westman-hamilton/17westman-hamilton-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale ua-cam.com/video/ua3PmgiiNU8/v-deo.html
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my aunt actually saw that cast live. I should ask her about the height difference lol
Either Lin is short or Pippa is tall and I’m almost certain it’s lin that’s short
Everyone's gasp is very different. Some are straight up heart wrenching, some are in wonder and disbelief, others fill you with warmth and some are showing gratefulness. Acting is something amazing
Yessir
@@bonlessmangoes7276 are you filipino by any chance?
@@snowklaw4555 no sadly, why'd you ask?
some in my opinion are really lame because they don’t show emotion and it’s supposed to be in disbelief and shock and some of them just show ‘hmh’ emotion in theirs if you know what I mean. But yes I agree acting is the most amazing thing :)
selah brooke I personally think it’s cool bc even if it looks emotionless it makes you think why they did it like that, what they saw in the distance, all that,, makes me overthink every time;;;
Fun fact: elizas orphanage is still up and running to this day
Well, no, unfortunately not. But there is a family services agency located where her orphanage was, so that’s nice!
Beth Hurt it’s the same thing the name is just different-
not me crying~
@@BethHurt2010 actually it is still up
@@BethHurt2010 well, no, youre incorrect. The orphange is very much still up, although the name was changed to The Graham-Windham...named after the other two women who she founded it with.
Something about the way Phillipa just can’t hold back and starts sobbing and clutching her heart just hits so hard. Like, she tried so hard to get his story told and never knew the outcome until now. Millions of people watching this show, bringing not only her husband but her son, her family, her sisters, and herself into the narrative. She’s done it. She told his story. I can’t stop crying oh my gosh.
Omg I just got that ending
ᴡʜɪᴍsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ so true Phillipa made me cry the most it just ain’t the same when you see another cast XD
EXACTLY MY POINT-
she’s my favorite Eliza
Eliza
The lyric “When my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell my story?” really shapes how i view the gasp. Right after those lyrics, Eliza sees Hamilton and he takes her to the edge of the stage and shows her the audience. Basically, she had done enough and her family’s story is still being told hundreds of years later and that gasp is her being overwhelmed with joy that her work paid off.
Lin actually said that it was himself leading her to the edge of the stage. It breaks my heart every time 🥺
@Sarai BayonTlamintzi OMG I teared up reading these three comments, such a strong thing. I dream of an "Eliza" musical, the same story but told through her eyes. She was the one who suffered the most and still did so much.
I think that’s the best interpretation of what it meant.
@@randomaccount6725 djdjjdnd where did he say that
Mattovich Mahunik I think the gasp is her surprised that her story being told and she’s in the spotlight at the end
I love how Pippa doesn't try to make a "pretty" gasp, she just looks so emotional and authentic
Lo Lo Who’s Pippa?
@@emmawang7968 is phillipa soo qwqqqq
I love how she does it too hers is definitely my favorite
@@emmawang7968 she's the Eliza from the original cast
Luzzi Lu :3 I think they know that.... they only asked who is pippa because that is what @Lo Lo wrote..... unless they have never watched Hamilton
I love how Lin said that the meaning of the gasp varies for each Eliza... watching this compilation you can actually tell that each one of them interprets it in a different way
Wait, what’s the meaning for each one then?
@@gigikju9934depends on the actress. none of them rlly have a specific meaning
Something amazing Lin did was he took anyone who fit the part no matter how they looked like. Its awesome
It really is
it's so beautiful it makes me cry
Seriously the best part about Hamilton, he made everything inclusive 😭😭😭
The reason they did this was so that it was diverse and also because there were raps and it best suited these girls.
iM tRaSh what do you mean by “”these girls”. Anyone can rap
The fact that even though her husband cheated on her, wrote a Pamphlet about it, and told their son to aim at the sky in a duel, she still forgave him. She chose to tell his story. To tell everyone's story. She told everyone's story, except her own.
and the sad this is Eliza found out from the Phamplet not Hamilton personally
@@mariswrld6361 that's even worse! Altough I remember hearing that he told Eliza About the Pamphlet and yea, and she gave him permission. I'm not sure though!
An actual angel imo
We stan, honestly
:c
i didn't realize this until today but when eliza sings "i speak out against slavery'', you can notice the actor for george washingston bow his head in shame as he owned slaves
Timestamp please
Just Jenny And Max the Lemon Boy 1:25
His lights also go out with the line. Very well done
Not just owned, he had HUNDREDS.
I read that chris Jackson started that because at first being a black man that was the only way he could cope with playing that role
So, my friend has this awesome theory about Eliza’s gasp. You see, when she sees Alexander and they hold hands, she’s already dead. And when he guides her to the audience, she gasps because she sees that her story’s been told. “Look at all the people who are here to see my story” it’s just a theory but I personally prefer it over the gasp being Eliza’s final breath. Just putting it out there
I never thought about it that way, but now that I have I prefer this mess much more. Thank you for letting this amazing piece of art end happily to me
You can definitely tell that some of the elizas saw the gasp as more of her final breath, just because of the way they expressed the gasp and their facial expressions but you could also tell that others, including plillipa saw it like this comment is talking about
oh yeah this is a pretty common belief
i like to think that at the end it's actually lin and not alexander showing her all the people that heard the story
I believe it was Lin, not Alexander that was holding Eliza's hand, because Lin was showing Eliza that he told her story.
Phillipa just fits perfectly as Eliza. Especially that gasp, hits a LOT harder. So talented.
Yes I agree they are all amazing but nobody can gasp like Phillipa
FACTSSSS
Well the gasp is how they interpret the character, most of the gasps are all different because of the actress and how they see why Eliza gasped. That’s why Lin said that there is a different meaning behind each gasp for each Eliza.
To be honest, I 100% agree, I didn’t cry at any of them, then I soon as I saw Phillipa I started to cry, I don’t know why, she is just so talented! Everyone else is to, just her voice and gasp hit a lot harder, as you said
I mean she was the one who put it in originally
I just watched 12 minutes of women gasping. Totally normal.
John Lemuel Ermita and I cried,My parents are so confused why I am crying 😢
When you put it that way....
@@clairew972 NOOOOOO
Best comment I have read
I feel attacked 🧚🏼✨
There’s a reason why the show is called “Hamilton” and not “Alexander Hamilton”; because it’s just as much Eliza’s story as it is Alexander’s. Without her telling the stories of others, the musical would possibly not even exist.
SJ Fantozzi that’s a very good point-
Oh my god you’re absolutely right.... that puts a whole new meaning to it 🥰 there are so many reasons this musical is stunning, aren’t there
That is beautifully said.
Omg that’s so true!!😭😭😭❤️🥖
Ohhhhh
I mean the coolest thing is that you can hear people sobbing and crying in every shot of every Eliza. That´s how good they are.
They’re all amazing 💖
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Yes
sus imposter
Yep 😂
@@chiakinanami7573 wut
@@elizaschuyler1107 im your biggest fan
No one told Burr's story, since his wife and daughter died before him. Its pretty sad
wow, and Lin do it but like he is a villain omg
sweet dreams burr was the villain. In real life too, tho it would be interesting to see his life
@@cibeles_rt Lin actually made Burr look good. He took the time to give him great songs and a pretty good story. I don't think anyone could have done it better considering Burr is a murderer that is known for killing a founding father
@@cibeles_rt there is a great the history guy video about Burr, THG tells a lot of little known history stories, or as he call them, history that deserves to be remembered ua-cam.com/video/8E23AbYtYFE/v-deo.html
Burr is my favourite character in Hamilton, he really didn’t get that bad a gig in this 😂
Eliza’s gasp is her seeing her long-lost sister Peggy and being like: “Gurl, where you been? Haven’t seen you since Act I?”
This is my favorite theory
This is the only acceptable answer
*Headcanon accepted*
𝙄𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.
Its because peggy died young really young so she isn't there after act 1.
it doesn't matter who plays eliza. the gasp gives me chills everytime.
Same to me, everyTIME
AND THEY SOUND SO SIMILAR TOO
She tells Hamilton's, Angelica's, phillips,Washington's, Lafayette, mulligan, burr, Lauren's, and all the troops story, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEGGY
Yeah what about my dear love meme PEGGY
Peggy died at age 42. She eloped with a guy who was about 6 years younger than her. He was a distant cousin, and his family was very rich and influential. She had 3 kids, one of which survived to adulthood.
Legend has it that she saved her baby niece and possibly her brother (they had a brother, Lin took creative license when in the play they didn't have one) from enemies during the war. She supposedly told them the wrong way to go to find her brother and was nearly killed saving the baby.
She was ill for a while before she died. Alexander and her had maintained a platonic/familial relationship, and he spent time with her while she was sick, writing to Eliza with updates. When Peggy asked him to stay longer, he agreed, so he was there when she died. He was the one to write with the news to Eliza.
Before people explain I know what happened to her this was a joke
She died
Peggy died the same year Philip died
Phillipa’s gasp is the one that made everyone cry, hands down
Luke Anderson Yes, I agree.
i get what you mean but i didn’t cry when i saw the musical ._.
salty marshmallow yeah same but for the people that cried it was on Phillipa’s
Yeah the og cast were the best cause well they were the ogs🤗
salty marshmallow me too but after you watch again your going too start ugly crying until you get used to it
I also like this because it shows the diversity of all the actors that got the role for Eliza!
Y’all are so quick to discount the other girls when only pippa’s is shot professionally and so it ‘s the only one that perfectly captured all the nuances of the performance
I think the other girls did great, but what made Philippa's so special wasn't the camera quality, but the raw emotions she put in her acting and that final gasp.
@@sammysardar7967 the timing of her gasp was flawless.
I, going to bet that those who watched the play live prefer their own version of Eliza. Most people like Soo's version because most watched the Disney plus release.
I'm not gonna lie, I like what the other actresses did, however, I still prefer Phillipa Soo's more not because it was shot more professionally, but because her facial expression to me was the best of all of them, they all sounded great, but Soo's was the only one to get me to tear up, because it felt more raw, and the others sounded like they were still focusing on giving a good vocal gasp that sounded to clear and "Disney princess" like to me.
Vocally all of them did well, but Soo's gave me what the scene was asking for more, raw emotion she gave the right facial expression, and her gasp has this weird voice crack to it that makes it sound even more emotional.
All the actresses are amazing but Pippa’s gasp was definately the best
HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT LIN AS ALEXANDER MOUTHS "HI" TO ELIZA BEFORE NOW
WHAT WHERRE
@@marielleangelar.hulguin9416 2:36
OMG.
I also love how he offers his hand to her, and she hesitates before taking it. Forgiveness? Accepting this is real? Open to interpretation. But it feels more authentic than rushing to each other.
@@KristenK78 it is not only Lin because in fact every actor who plays Hamilton dose that but in there own way
@@RoseWangelin why did i click that i was at 2:35
Philipa just hits harded. I notice the other actresses embrace hands with their counterparts as if their elzas recognize him as hamilton, but philipa hesitates, this person seems familiar but isnt hamilton hes a stranger. Also shes thr only one whos gasp turns to tears which is so powerful!
Same. I just feel like Pippa poured her all into the role. She brings so much emotion and makes me cry every time
Elizas my dream role! I’d put every ounce of me into this person!
You explained it perfectly.
the gasp itself gave me shivers, it was just more emotional
I just noticed the hesitation! You're so right.
Me: *does nothing with my life*
Probably me when I’ll die: alright bye
Eliza: *does amazing things*
Also Eliza: have I done enough?
she was an amazing, beautiful, and wonderful person who was like her husband, and she died just like Alexander with accomplishing so much to make our USA the place it is. (the good side ofc)
Shōyō Hinata she’s a role model I aspire to be like her
cløudy_dreams Same! 😊🧡
LMAOOOOO
@Sxmply Anne lmfaoo 🤣🤣
I'm a sucker for the original cast but WOW. These guys are honestly amazing. They each bring their own spin on the character. They honestly all gave me goosebumps listening to them.
“I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight” she ends in the spotlight
What she deserves
@@lasarahdex9984 I guess the plot twitch is that “never been the type and grad the Spotlight” but actually Halmiton is about her, Eliza Halmiton and the stories she told
“Will they tell my story?” Here
@@lenore1173 yesssss totally agree
I love Phillipa’s because not only is her gasp so emotional, but Lin actually plays Alexander Hamilton and brings Eliza up. I just think it is better because it shows how Lin actually told her story.
But Lin also does too the other cast and productions
ᴍ ɪ ᴋ ᴀ ;; ᴀʟᴍᴏɴᴅᴍɪʟᴋ ok but the ones that they showed he was not, soooo
@@oliviahall016 but hes the creator of the whole thing! ._.
ᴍ ɪ ᴋ ᴀ ;; ᴀʟᴍᴏɴᴅᴍɪʟᴋ I know he is
ᴍ ɪ ᴋ ᴀ ;; ᴀʟᴍᴏɴᴅᴍɪʟᴋ but he is only the the originals because he left the cast and found new people
Can we just talk about how pretty Denée Benton’s braid is?
Ikkkk
Ikrrrrrr. I saw her on broadway last year and kept looking at her and being like damn she pretty
A braid made of braids. Truly the final boss of braids, absolutely iconic
me and her have the same name but spelled differently
It’s actually a wig full of braids in a braid
I love how fast Denée and her Hamilton rush to each other instead of the pause, like they can't stand to wait any longer to meet each other again.
Then I particularly like the way Sharon Rose holds her arm out. It makes the wait on the gasp make more since, like she's trying to see through the binding light and finally sees who's there.
Aw, them rushing to each other was adorable for some reason. It feels like Hamilton just couldn’t wait to see her.
@@sleeppyy3221 exactly!
That's 3 times Denee and Phillipa have shared a role! First in The Great Comet, then this, and Into the Woods.
@@jessicabhadreshwar3277 AYYYY ANOTHER GREAT COMET FAN
The gasp is Elizas realization that their story was told . It's not Alexander at the end grabbing her hand . It's Lin telling her that her story was told 💛
EmH he shot that theory down
@@srod8004 well not completely he just said he is always Alexander on the stage and that the reaction was supposed to mean sh knew her story was told
Yass this the way I interpreted it ❤️
Sophia Salazar he said it’s for us to decide what it means
@@srod8004 then Philippa shot his shot down. It's the actor portraying Hamilton presenting the audience to Eliza. (Plus cast notes from all productions are hard to keep secret). Interesting how a couple Eliza's but only one Hamilton made it real obvious.
She isn’t seeing heaven. Some of her last lines are, “And when my time is up, have I done enough, will they tell my story...” She is being shown the crowd watching her story, and all the hard work she spent to tell Alexander’s story. The gasp is because she is seeing that her husband, family, and herself are all having their story told to millions of people.
Yes it's the breaking of the 4th wall
Finally someone who explained it properly😂
To be fair, everyone can interpret it differently, I just interpret it this way lmao
Astronaut
Sure, people can interpret the gasp to mean anything they like.....they’d just be wrong. 😉
Ro Ems lmao
Phillipa’s just hits different man. Her acting is just *chefs kiss*.
She sings as though she’s sharing a secret on “can I show you what I’m proudest of”, meek pride “I get to see them growing up”, grief coming back up “in their eyes I see you Alexander”, “when my time is up have I done enough” urgency to get everything done, “oh I can’t wait to see you again” finally relaxing into death. Even when she starts to counter Lin around the stage you see that she’s showing that somethings pulling her to walk around until she sees him. Wow. Her Vocals and her acting just make this heartbreaking
This... This comment brought me to tears 😭🤧
Made the comment 555 likes. ❤️
2:33 notice in a few moments, Lin mouths to Philipia "Hi, you did great"
That's awesome. There was one show where Pippa lost a loved one beforehand, and Lin mouthed "are you okay?"
Basically, Hamilton is just full of angels.
@@Mrs.Reyniers_0402 AWWWW
@@celestia.5758 exactly
Eliza sings "I can't wait to see you again, it's only a matter of time"
A. Ham mouths "Hi" as it's been over 50 years since he last saw her.
I see so many people talking about an “Eliza” musical in her eyes, but I believe that Lin did enough. The entire ending gave her so much justice to the fact that Eliza did everything for everyone. Lin let Eliza have the ending, which is about the most powerful part in a show. It’s what leaves people all teary-eyed when the curtain drops. Lin knew that Eliza should have the ending since Hamilton isn’t quite the “star”, he’s just the person that every characters story circles around.
ya I feel like the musical is about the Hamilton legacy, hence the ambiguity in the name and her having the ending.
delilah barnett mm, they never did say which Hamilton it is :’)
I think that if there was an Eliza musical it wouldn’t do that well and would face backlash with people saying it copied Hamilton or ‘we didn’t need this!’ So I feel it’s unnecessary for her own musical.
Victoria Epps and even that, while I'm sure Eliza has an interesting background of her own and her accomplishments are pretty amazing I don't think it could rival Alexander's in upbringing/war & political involvement + much of the story would reflect the current musical making it redundant. Much rather this impactful closing. P.S. by "rival" I mean in terms of theatrics
In the end, this is what Eliza would wanted, everyone to remember the story of her husband and everyone that fought for America. Is thanks to her that there’s so much information about them and, since she dedicated most of her life to this, she deserves the end of the musical that exist so anyone forgets this story.
I love when eliza says the word slavery Washington bows his head down in shame. That is Respect ladies and gentlemen. Get noob
uhm can you tell me the time she said that??? I just wanna see myself^^^
@@quinniee7855 1:24
Ikr
Why are yall talking about steven universe?
@@outsmartskater then go to a steven universe video, I like steven universe but Hamilton tho
They're all amazing but for me, Phillipa's Eliza just hits differently. PULLS ALL THE HEARTSTRINGS!
YESS I KNOW
Same sentiments!
Yes, her performance checks all the boxes. Don't get me wrong, all the other Elizas are wonderful and incredibly talented, but Phillipa is just more authentic. It's just more soulful or heartfelt or something.
Penny I love because it’s like she embodies Eliza, I think it’s also important to do research! To make your Eliza authentic and awesome!
The original cast is always the best for everybody
I feel like this,
When Lin was the one bringing Eliza to the front and with Pippas gasp it was like he showed her that he told her story.
But, with the other ones it’s was like it was Elizas final breath and she got to see Alexander again!
I’ve heard that the gasp is however you want to see it. And that’s one of the best things about art, that two different people can see different things from the same art!
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Ahh yes
Yes UwU this gives me the feelies
Alternative alternative title: watching many people gasp better than you ever could
Big fax
Seth Goff
Yes big brain fax
I love how Denee can almost sense when Alexander walks behind her, it’s almost as if she was expecting him, like she isn’t surprised at all and is so happy that he is there
"I was expecting you" *Rolls around in gamer chair* "Well then, come in."
that wig lace just chillin like 👁👄👁
@@caleighhhhh67 You wrong for that😂
I feel bad for her wig you can still see the lace 😪
I love this, it's exactly right
I can’t be the only one who cried at this? Philippa really gets it across and makes me cry when she sings about the orphanage everyone is great but Philippa is the best
Phillipa**********
Also with Lin's priceless expression it feels more real
Beril Durmaz yeh!! the little hello gets me
i agree. all of these women are amazing, but phillipa poured her heart into that gasp.
I cried my family was like WTF
I love the way Ari Asfar as Eliza notices Hamilton walk behind her. She can feel his presence and knows it's her time. The way she reacts is sublime!
All these women have such moving voices.
They all portrayed Eliza in such a beautiful way but each in their own.
im crying now....
exactly!
and yeah me too 😔
Same :(
Everyone is talking about how Lin brings her more towards the crowd, and like shows her. Because he WROTE the show, so of course that part is more special to him than the other Alexander performers. But that doesn’t mean the other actors aren’t as good, it’s probably just not as meaningful to them. And let’s not bring any Eliza’s down they’re all so talented, I mean to even get on Broadway you have to have a lot of talent.
Ge bring her closer to the crowd to show he told the storu
Story*
Ember Lina1378 I know, I’m just saying that when Lin performs the ending, when he presents crowd to Eliza will obviously be more emotional to Lin because unlike other performers he WROTE the show. So that’s why there’s more like emotion and meaning in Lin’s representation of Alexander.
It also may just be actor preference. Like no two Elizas did the gasp the same so maybe the Alexander’s all have quirks like that where they do or don’t do things lin did
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Vocally i dont think i could choose. They are all great, but the gasp goes to Phillipa
yeah, all of them are amazing singers but philippas gasp is so full of emotion
(love the others tho )
Phillipa’s has me sobbing. The others don’t hit quite as hard to me.
Phillipa’s has me BAWLING every time I watch it. So basically, I cry myself to sleep every night lmao
Phillipas and sharons Make me cry
Also Solea Pfeiffer
It felt like pippa had more emotions and made me sob
They all hit different in the best ways
Why are you all here just watching me gasp? Strange people I say....
Eliza ur a queen dont let anyone tell you otherwise
Wth
AHAHA STOP
Edit: Okay I know i sounded rude like I was sarcastically laughing but i meant like "STOP AHAHA"
@@hylvr444 no i dont think i will
Sure why not
No offense to other actresses but damn Philipa is so damn good, the emotions, her breathing, her voice especially when she said “And when my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell my story?” can’t help but tear up on that one.
Yes! That part right there! In the very beginning of me watching this, I would always tear up at that part; but now whenever I watch that last performance, I always grab the tissues and find myself in tears for this song! It’s bittersweet for me, because her performance is epic!
“and when my time is up, have i done enough? will they tell my story?” that line gets me every time.
edit:coming back after a year wow 1k likes
Someone said that when they were in nyc they invited kids from the orphanage that she founded and when she said the line the kids shouted back yes eliza you did enough
@@LordSteeleCastleClashPsteele68 where did you hear that?
chills literally every time
Have you noticed it changed from "your story" to "my story", I thought that was interesting.
I start crying lmaoavkd
everyone single eliza here is amazing
(but like, rachel and solea’s voices damn 😳)
but phillipa’s gasp hit different
What’s the voice range for Eliza ?
@@nerdgeekcosplay909 from mezzo soprano to soprano, i think
Omg yeah her gasp was so real
Yeah, everyone had AMAZING voices, but Philipas gasp was my favorite
Exactly! They were all good! But Philipa's gasp felt sincere
I think the reason that phillipa's gasp is the best because she is the person who came up with that emotion. It's also a really specific emotion so it would be hard to give the same effect while portraying it differently.
Exactly they had time to figure it out and make it perfect the others sorts had to follow but the small touches in Phillipa's really sell it like how Lin mouths hello to her when their eyes first meet and the hesitation to grab his hand it all just overwhelms the senses well the others truly are stunning and beautiful in their own right Phillipa's can not be beat
This
Ikr
Is anybody gonna talk about how well Sharon did it. I was so shocked when i first here her voice. She’s amazing!
I agree!!! Her voice is AMAZING
DANG RIGHT 😱
eliza told everyone’s story but not her own, so lin did it for her, i believe that that’s why she gasped because she just realised she had done enough.
That's a good one!!
Copied.
Yes I believe that
Me trying not to cry every time they hum "orphange" 👁💧👄💧👁
Ninja Army Gaming I CRY EVERYTIMEEE
It’s ok I cry every time to
Same😭😭😭
I hear it and I’m like “great here we go again”
valid and true but also im wheezing at "orphange" hahdhdhdhdd
I love the little “Hi” that Lin’s Alexander mouths to Phillipa’s Eliza when they first catch eyes. He does it on both occasions. Missed it on first watch.
Why did you have to murder me with feels
Can u do the time stamp pls
2:34
MY EMOTIONS
i was looking for this exact comment. it makes me so happy🥰🥰
"When I needed her most she was
*oFF GETTING HIGH WITH THE FRENCH* "
Can I just talk about Denée Benton's voice for a second? There's something about it that makes my heart melt.
Orecho her voice sounds like she is smiling, you can hear her smile, it’s insane I love her
I wish they had more than one version of Hamilton on Disney+ but that's impossible.. but I love the other ways they portray the character! But I'm content with Angelica from the original and listening to satisfied forever 🙂
i love seeing what every eliza brings to the role. obviously pippa is incredible but we need to appreciate all of them and how talented they are
They all made me cry 😢
welcome to hell Thank you finally the other comments were just like " everyone was good but Pippa" she is amazing but other people have played Eliza as well like come on
Eliza Schuyler hi sis!
Who tf pippa
miner 617 pippa is phillipa soo
My theory is that when Lin comes on at the end, he isn't Hamilton, he's himself. He takes Eliza's hand and shows her the audience and how he told her story. Her gasp is when she sees the audience and how they all know her story now.
I think she's also gasping how different the people look like in the future
@@kangaroofuno no it's because their story was told
@@StrawberryDuck5 It'll still be awesome that she's gasping at how different people look like in the future
@@kangaroofuno nah that really doesnt matter
That's exactly what it is
Dont judge me yall, but the first time i watched "the gasp" i thought she just had a heart attack lol
Yesh i thought she passed away
Me to
@@HuhXoxo I mean some people have interpreted the gasp as Eliza’s death, sooo
The diversity in casting is so amazing. This show gives me so much hope.
I hope to play Eliza
@@nerdgeekcosplay909 cool!
You have to remember Phillipas was shot profesionaly everyone elses was not profesionaly filmed so the sound is different
Yep but some tried to make it to “pretty” like Ari’s for me I didn’t like it looked to staged
She’s the only Eliza that really made an audible gasp, the others were silent. Also the difference between the clip of Pippa from Disney+ and the preview of the show she originally sounded just the same as the others but she developed it and added more emotion
@@mollyelizabeth2009 it was filmed by Disney + the audio and everything is gonna be better I think they all did great
@@Queenallie2294 You could hear Denee's as well
@@mollyelizabeth2009 when you try to make a beautifully subtle scene pretty, it doesn’t work. It just sounds like you’re showing off your voice, but we all know Lin better than to cast someone who would do that. Not saying the woman doesn’t have a nice voice, but it’s a simple and emotional scene. We want to focus on the emotions and not the vocals that are competing for attention.
They're all good but Philipa is definitely the one who makes me cry the most.
EDIT: I did not expect this to get this many likes tbh😅😅
for real she poured her entire soul into this!
Pippa was amazing at being eliza she even cried for it and i cried too 😢
Philipa makes me cry every timeeeeee AAA🥺
@@turquoisepaladinvld9789 Saaameee😭😭
Sharon makes me cry most 😢
Eliza’s gasp
2:51 Phillipa Soo’s gasp
4:18 Ari Asfar’s gasp
5:40 Lexi Lawson’s gasp
7:07 Rachelle Ann Go’s gasp
8:35 Solea Pfeiffer’s gasp
9:54 Denée Benton’s gasp
11:24 Sharon Rose’s gasp
12:43 Phillipa Soo’s gasp (preview)
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thank youu :D
Thank you
Phillipa’s gasp is definitely the best. Really has feeling. Sharon’s was actually pretty good too.
let's talk about how crazy good Rachelle Ann Go voice is, wow
fillipinas i guess?
Yes, but I quite dislike her acting.
right???????????????????????????????
@@claudiapagliara7667 what’s wrong with her acting
@@btang987 she's quite excessive and mess up with her feelings sometimes. In comparison to Filippa she is not that spontaneous. She's got definetely a better voice though.
No one beats Phillipa, but Rachelle is a pretty close second
that's what i always say i love them all but phillipa just makes me jump then cry
Rachelle looks drunk when she sings did she have lots of wine before performance or beer or something that is alcohol
@@shaylynwilliston7660 butt hurt? lol 🥺🥺🥺🥺
I agree but does nobody else just flood in tears every time they see her end that soglmg (Philip a)
Time stamp?
2 theories about what I think the gasp means:
1. They’re breaking the fourth wall. Since Alexander died, Lin isn’t playing him, he’s playing himself. Lin is guiding Eliza to the stage to show her how all of their stories get told.
2. Alexander is leading her to the gates of heaven and she’s seeing all of her lost loved ones. Possibly also how her story gets told
I believe Lin debunked the first one as he stated he was always playing Alexander the whole time but it’s still beautiful either way ugh I cry every time
I think it’s Alexander leading her to the audience, they whole song and play discuss about telling your story and trying to build a legacy so in this case it would be very moving to see her happy her hard work paid off and her story will be told for years to come
xMoonWitchx XCGirl84 Interesting! I also watched an interview with Phillipa Soo and she mentioned that it meant something different to her almost every night. Sometimes she’s emotional and sometimes she almost happy so I guess it’s all up to how the actors feel that night
I think she sees a glimpse of the future and sees that his story does get told in this play
I didn’t know either, so I googled it!
So, she met with Alexander in heaven and he showed her the crowd learning their story. She was all happy bc if it wasn’t for her, no one would know how important these people are and how she changed the view of Alexander and the others. But she was also rlly moved bc she hadn’t thought she done enough so the gasp has A LOT of emotion and feeling put into it
I love seeing the interpretations of all of them, you can tell that The Gasp meant something different to each actress and that is the beauty of it.
Ari's gasp is just so pure and sweet.
Lexi reaching out slaps me in the feels.
Rachelle didnt gasp but that point carried the same magic.
The was that Solea looks at her "HamiLin" is so intimate before letting go. 💕
Denée's voice is pure and strong pixie dust.
Sharon's little scamper to the edge of the stage is cute af!
Phillipa may be an angel but they all bring something special and beautiful to end it!
Sierra Armstrong this is such a great comment!
For sure all these are right
*"The gasp is different for each Eliza. I’ve had different conversations. It’s heart-stopping, isn’t it? And I do think that it traverses time in some way, whether that thing she’s seeing is Hamilton, whether that thing she’s seeing is heaven, whether that thing she’s seeing is the world now. I think those are all valid and all fair. I think she's seeing across a span of time in that moment."* -LMM during a WIRED interview
"*[The Lin theory] is a lovely notion but it breaks down the moment I’m not playing the role (how I wish you could see
@JMunozActor or @JonRua, who also played Ham that first year!) The Gasp is The Gasp is The Gasp. I love all the interpretations.*" - twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/1280905865369960448
-idk why it won't let me bold this quote but hey i can do a strikethrough-
honestly made this video to show the different interpretations from different elizas that we're discussing on my last video. *it's not supposed to be a who's better comparison - i don't want it to be*
i only forgot two; zoe jensen and jennie harney-flemming, which my friend sent me the day after i posted this. and idk if you still want to see the clip bc its a wideshot.. but she reaches out kinda like what rachelle and denee did
also had to do some copyright trimmings, so some of your timestamps may be out by like 40s
and _pleaseee_ keep the discussion civil guys
People say the reason for the gasp is because Lin breaks character and is literally himself but Eliza stays the same. So Lin walks her to the front of the stage and she realizes that Lin Manuel told her story and that they’re not forgotten
She turns around and graps hands with hamilton who the break their character and leads her to the audience. Then she relized that they told their story. Also I think Phillipa Soo has the best gasp cause a tiny little “breathe” wouldn’t be what it would be like if someone retold your life story.
@@cayleeharper17 I sort of agree. In some of the Elizas (Rachelle Ann Go especially), the gasp is so faint that the Alex turns to Lin theory doesn't work and we're constrained to think that she's either seeing Alexander in front of her.
Junjun Agbayani I agree. Maybe Phillipa Soo is the only one relizing her story is told cause she is with lin. and the other eliza’s see hamilton
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The gasp at the end is her relizing her and hamilton’s story has been told. Eliza turns around and graps hands with hamilton. then hamilton breaks charater and shows her everyone watching. And she relizes that her story has been told.
Ginger Lolli the fact that he did not break character and it’s still Alexander there is the *only* thing we have word of god confirmation on.
That’s why it’s called Hamilton, not Alexander Hamilton, it’s as much about her as it is him
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I love how each Eliza put there own spin on the gasp and just the song in general.
Playing this role would be such a blessing
And a curse. some fans of the show would just compare you to Pippa and make you feel like you aren’t talented enough.
@@moonwalker50 that's really true. I never thought f it that way. Nice!
@@lavenderbees13 wow thanks!
@@moonwalker50 sadly that’s how it’ll be with playing any hamilton character.
Yes. Yes it would
Lexi Lawson, the emphasis that she put on, “I get to see them growing up” hit me differently about how she didn’t get to see Philip grow up. So cool to see different versions and people that bring out different things
They all sing it like that
Ok, but when are we getting a musical just about Eliza?
Ophelia Sturz Hamilton IS ABOUT ELIZA. The first act is about Alexander. And during the 2nd act Eliza takes over (probably during Burn). It’s about Eliza spreading the word. If she hadn’t dedicated her life to preserving her family’s legacy, Hamilton wouldn’t exist, so the real life Eliza created Hamilton the Musical if you think about it. However, I would like Eliza to get a spinoff musical called Hamilton’s Love maybe. There obviously won’t ever be a sequel tho so I stand by what I said.
@@tylermoore8218 Thanks!
ツ definitely! He wanted to represent the family, primarily the finding father, but the family as a whole
@@tylermoore8218 The musical isnt about her, its about hamiton thats why its called that. I see where you could have thought that the second act was about her though its not its (mostly) about hamiltons affair and what happened after it and beacuse of that eliza is in a lot of it because she was affected by it and who lives who dies who tells your story tells what she did for him and his memory it dosent tell it in full. Which makes sence beacuse its about Alexander and not eliza i see where your coming from but i think your incorrect
Thats just what i think though
they all portray the gasp differently, and they all sound amazing doing it. my favorite will always be pippas though. the way she starts sobbing and grabs her heart ❤
I like that Phillipas gasp was so emotional it looked real. She actually looked like she was see him. It’s remarkable
I feel that in the London version Alexander lets go of Eliza too quickly, almost as if he was nearly shoving her on stage rather than acompaning her, and I wonder if affects Rachel Ann Go's performance
As a reminder scenes like the gasp are actually not scripted, so the actress can do it however she wishes. Simply copying Lin and Philippa would make it less interesting
Was Rachelle's the London performance
@@user-nc3bj8rf9p Yes
I've seen this show 5 times now, London was definitely my least favorite. Eliza was definitely one of the best actors in the show, Hamilton was fine and burr was just awful! In my opinion! 😣
Phillips Soo portrays Eliza in the most perfect way possible
Ok but I love Denee Benton’s version. Her voice is so soft and beautiful 😊
Agreed. I honestly love Denee. She is outstanding. If you haven’t already if you like Denee, check her out in “Natasha, Pierre and the great comet of 1812” it is based off of war and peace. Outstanding musical. :)
omg i was about to comment about how her voice is so soft
Loved her voice too.
The funny thing was Pippa played Natasha too before the show went on Broadway XD
eliza never raps, cause she never had to rush... to tell her story...
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Ooooooooh why did you do this!!! 😭😭😭 i never realized that!! 😭😭😭😭
But she does a kick ass beatbox
@@wysteriaherr8306 DAMN RIGHT
Everyone was a great Eliza but can we take a moment for his voice like damn!
0:11
Right?! I was literally like "damn!!"
The Yogurt Shop I think Sharon was hehe
Yass
We love Joshua Henry
i was thinking the same thing!
Phillipa will always reign supreme, but Lexi Lawson had a really interesting interpretation in the last few moments and one of the only ones where the intention seems super clear to me. You can see her scan across the entire audience and up to the balcony and realize how her story is being told and react to that which was really cool!
Though Phillipa my favourite actress, Rachelle Ann Go is a close second. I really like her singing and her portrayal of Eliza, it feels very authentic. I also love the passion in Sharon Rose's acting and voice. They all did splendidly!!
Philipa’s may have been the only one that made me sob uncontrollably but Lexi’s and Sharon rendition almost took me there too.
Most of them did haha
i saw sharon live and she made me ugly cry honestly i just love her eliza sm
@@alicer-w2502 samee I saw her in February and she was so amazing
Solea’s acting is so gentle, and Denée has such a pretty voice. I love all of the different Eliza’s, it’s truly a different show every time
I was upset about the coughing tho
is it just me who feels like eliza has to be taken to the audience at a specific time. phillipa’s/lin’s timing was spot on because she saw the audience and reacted at a perfect time without any awkwardness, but the rest kind of were left to stand there and then give a tiny gasp after a while, which really killed the whole vibe for me. phillipa’s gasp happens almost immediately when she sees the audience which shows the pure emotion and relief eliza feels, but the rest kind of stare and then just gasp a bit and i don’t feel like the emotion is carried across as well because of that awkward amount of time just stood at the front of the stage.
Yep. The original cast is and always will be the best. No offense. Unless they cast Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, then maybe I would like it better.
yeah i feel that way too. maybe if the others stares were kind of like stares of shock and amazement I would like it more
Fun fact- the famous close up with the gasp of Phillipa was filmed with no audience. Hahaha
Monny Goldberg omg seriously?! imagine how awkward that would be for a few seconds
I liked the Eliza that looked all around the theater and not just the balcony. I think the only looking in the balcony why so many people interpreted it as god or something else. I am all for turning the house lights on.
Denne has such a beautiful voice, and I think the sheer joy in Ari's reaction broke me😭
I did not not cry... my eyes are role playing the ocean....
i'm not crying i just have something in my eyes :)
@•That Dream Nerd• yes because i could not think of any other excuse :3
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@@elmonte4113 YeS!!!!!!!
I'm not crying, I blame it on weed... (BMC preference)
Never heard of “the gasp” before. Was moved the tears.
Next comparison/compilation: Eliza's screaming at Stay Alive (Reprise).
But anyway, all the Eliza actresses are all amazing and talented and they made me cry. Great video by the way 👍.
Phillippa’s GUTS me to my core. I’ve never sobbed so hard in my life when I first watched this on Disney Plus.
Ari Asfar is a stunning Eliza. Her voice is so beautiful.
Her Eliza is definitely the sweetest and most tender, I love her
I would be happy to see her live.
yes! her voice is so clear!
the way that I weeped seeing an ASIAN character with notably ASIAN features and an ASIAN-sounding accent and a beautiful, beautiful voice. i will write my way like hamilton to see more people living asian lives on stage, living asian in the theater, living asian in roles of beautifully (and precisely and only) asian joys and griefs and dreams and laughter. i will write louder than the crack of the bell for the asian lives. and this is what will have borne the idea thank you for it
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Wait do us Asains have no rights when it comes to theatre?
@@sebpan5412 no rep. asians historically have basically no representation when it comes to asians on stage, writing, dancing, choreographing, producing. it's pretty bad. like it's not the worst but even in asian communities and with asians to other asians it's bad
@@sebpan5412 Asians are in musicals. There is also an Asian-American type of musicals.
Have you seen Allegiance? I don’t think it’s still on Broadway but it’s a great example of an Asian-American story told on Broadway
I just realized that the actor who plays Allison in Umbrella Acadamy played Angelica at a time... my mind is blown.
I really believe that the gasp isn't her last breathe. She's already dead during that. Alexander/Lin guides Eliza to the audience. She takes a look around, sees the people, that's where the 4th wall breaks and she realizes that Lin told her story. That's a gasp out of hapiness+surprise
What about the other guys who played Alexander?