Now she's a Tony winner!!! I'm actually a student of Lindsay's at her Actor Therapy program.... She's so cool and down to earth from working with her. She helped me with my audition book, making the song my own, and everything.
Lindsay Mendez goes straight up beast mode on this song every single time! I love her unique riff at the end (so far as I'm aware, no other Elphaba performer sings the ending the same as her). But more importantly, I love her! :D
i know people say idina is the best but i think lindsay is better in emotion and acting. Not even metioning her impeccable singing ability. i literaly cried at the end cause i was so proud of her
she is just sooooooooo good!!! She sounds absolutely flawless throughout this whole performance. Although outstanding doesnt even begin to describe Lindsay's Elphaba, out of the broadway elphaba's she the wizard and I girl :)
I love Lindsay's elephie! I also love shoshona's and Rachel's but I love all elphies! I think Lindsay's wizard and I is very quirky, which makes it unique :)
Good GOD! !!! ............. I'm Floored! ................ Lindsay Mendez's performance Is Beyond Anything I have Ever Seen!... What a Sensation She IS! Bravo!
Holy crap, I'm pretty picky because this musical is so dear to me, but I think Lindsay Mendez just became my favorite Elphie. Did not know you could wail like that girl!!
Her voice is so powerful and obviously she has an amazing range to be able to sing this song but MOST IMPORTANTLY her voice is clear. Like I didn't know all the words until now listening to her.
Unicorn Films oh my goodness... I'm glad I did too, I've read them several times. I love the entire series and I had a real sense of loss at the end of Out of Oz, I fell in love Liir and Rain both well written characters. I hope he revisits them in a future work.
Paul Golden I swear Gregory Maguire intentionally wrote his books to be heartbreaking, but I'm glad he started out by making Elphaba someone who wasn't wicked, just really misunderstood, and then continuing life in Oz. I agree, Out of Oz was particularly hard to get through, knowing it'd be the last. I think my favorite of all of Maguire' characters was Rain, since she was so well developed and had a sense of adventure that's really picked up with Elphaba in the Broadway show (which is near and dear to my heart, as I've seen about 3,000 performances from the wings or the orchestra pit, with my father who's on the lighting crew). I do hope he visits Liir and Rain again, but I doubt he will. Though Maguire hasn't left Oz, per se, he has left the characters in the WIcked Years
Unicorn Films -- that is a gift to be able to see some many performances! I'm "wicked" jealous lol. I haven't seen it on Broadway yet but I'm planning planning on making a trip down to see Rachel Tucker when she arrives, I think she is amazing. McGuire put Rain through hell, I'm not sure if it was worse than Fae's or Liir's but I felt her struggle more because I feel he wrote the book from over her shoulder and I saw her story unfold directly through her eyes.
Paul Golden I totally agree! I felt the closest to Rain, another reason why she is my favorite, and I connected to her storyline more than any of the others. You should definitely make a trip to see the Broadway show. It's truly a one-of-a-kind experience, and though the tickets do come at a steep price, I think it's well worth the cost. It changes 'The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (too many words in that title, whew), but I won't spoil it in case you don't already know the end. Even though I've seen it so many times and could probably put on a one-woman performance, it's always an enchanting experience. I have mixed feelings about Rachel Tucker, as Caroline is one of the actresses I've grown closest to and probably one of my favorites playing the role, but I have no doubt that Rachel will be amazing if/when you do decide to see her on stage!
No one else's version can match Lindsay! She is dearly missed. She IS Elphaba! She is absolutely amazing! Perfection! I'll say it again....vocal goddess!
I love her emotions!!!! She never leaves character hahaha, I loved this performance! I've noticed on every video of a different Elphaba, all the commenters say that one is the best. This just goes to show that every Elphaba has been amazing and has given her own flavour to the role. People are usually attached the one whom they got a chance to see first. I don't see the point in constantly comparing singers against eachother, the same people aren't always going to be performing.
Lindsay's Wizard and I is THE BEST!!! Noone can even come close to her vocal perfection and role as Elphaba. Miss her so!!!! Saw her twice! She is the Elphaba power house. Her replacement is cute, but noone can match this woman!!
@Caleb Herman yes! They were the power trio! Ali and Katie of course but gosh... they just had the best chemistry and are such good friends offstage which really helps chemistry on stage in my opinion. Dude.... we NEED them to be in the wicked movie
She starts off with low and freakin blew my mind in the ending bruh that belt😍🔥 I mean yeah there are singers that are good but she is sooooo amazing, like it's not just singing but also her acting and the emotions💖 she's brilliant 💚💚💚
She is by far the best Elphie ever. She's extremely unique and talented. I mean, of course, Idina is amazing, but saying she could not be replaced... come on
The best part of this performance is that she looks so happy just to be there playing that role. Like there is no place she would rather be! That is what always sells me on an actor or actress
I thought I wouldn't be able to move on from Idina... and Lindsay appears in my life. I watch this video every fucking day and I'm completely OBSESSED with her. Can't stop watching the Fly Girl series either.
Her singing is so spot-on good. Lindsay is Millennial Broadway royalty, along with Ruthie Ann, Jonathan Groff, and Ben Platt, Tony winners all. And even though he’s known as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe. I know there are others but I’m drawing blanks.
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She is by far one of the best Elphabas because she made the role her own!!(:
so right.
Nathan Peepee I agree! Lindsay is a powerhouse performer
TOTALLY YES!
I was so lucky to see her in this!
All the elphabas before her all had similar images and then they took the risk of giving the part to lindsay and she showed them who's boss!
And that risk was a good choice
her passion for her job shines through everytime
Now she's a Tony winner!!! I'm actually a student of Lindsay's at her Actor Therapy program.... She's so cool and down to earth from working with her. She helped me with my audition book, making the song my own, and everything.
Lindsay Mendez goes straight up beast mode on this song every single time! I love her unique riff at the end (so far as I'm aware, no other Elphaba performer sings the ending the same as her). But more importantly, I love her! :D
i know people say idina is the best but i think lindsay is better in emotion and acting. Not even metioning her impeccable singing ability. i literaly cried at the end cause i was so proud of her
she is just sooooooooo good!!! She sounds absolutely flawless throughout this whole performance. Although outstanding doesnt even begin to describe Lindsay's Elphaba, out of the broadway elphaba's she the wizard and I girl :)
I love Lindsay's elephie! I also love shoshona's and Rachel's but I love all elphies! I think Lindsay's wizard and I is very quirky, which makes it unique :)
"And one day he'll say to me ELPHABA!!!' BRILLIANT!! 😃 😂
Her acting and emotion are absolutely touching and beautiful
I love her ending in this song very bold choice switching the notes but it was pretty amazing (:
I just saw it again tonight and I thought it was better with her own ending
yeah i like her ending a lot!! (:
Good GOD! !!! ............. I'm Floored! ................ Lindsay Mendez's performance Is Beyond Anything I have Ever Seen!... What a Sensation She IS! Bravo!
Holy crap, I'm pretty picky because this musical is so dear to me, but I think Lindsay Mendez just became my favorite Elphie. Did not know you could wail like that girl!!
i will never stop being OBSESSED with this video as a whole; but can we please please please talk about how clean she hit “team” at the end 🤩🤩🤩
Her voice is so powerful and obviously she has an amazing range to be able to sing this song but MOST IMPORTANTLY her voice is clear. Like I didn't know all the words until now listening to her.
Lindsay is in a catagory unto herself, there are not enough superlatives to describe how much I love her Fabala, a trrue original
Paul Golden WHOO A BOOK READER!! There aren't nearly enough of people who've gone on and read at least the first book after watching the performance
Unicorn Films oh my goodness... I'm glad I did too, I've read them several times. I love the entire series and I had a real sense of loss at the end of Out of Oz, I fell in love Liir and Rain both well written characters. I hope he revisits them in a future work.
Paul Golden I swear Gregory Maguire intentionally wrote his books to be heartbreaking, but I'm glad he started out by making Elphaba someone who wasn't wicked, just really misunderstood, and then continuing life in Oz. I agree, Out of Oz was particularly hard to get through, knowing it'd be the last. I think my favorite of all of Maguire' characters was Rain, since she was so well developed and had a sense of adventure that's really picked up with Elphaba in the Broadway show (which is near and dear to my heart, as I've seen about 3,000 performances from the wings or the orchestra pit, with my father who's on the lighting crew).
I do hope he visits Liir and Rain again, but I doubt he will. Though Maguire hasn't left Oz, per se, he has left the characters in the WIcked Years
Unicorn Films -- that is a gift to be able to see some many performances! I'm "wicked" jealous lol. I haven't seen it on Broadway yet but I'm planning planning on making a trip down to see Rachel Tucker when she arrives, I think she is amazing.
McGuire put Rain through hell, I'm not sure if it was worse than Fae's or Liir's but I felt her struggle more because I feel he wrote the book from over her shoulder and I saw her story unfold directly through her eyes.
Paul Golden I totally agree! I felt the closest to Rain, another reason why she is my favorite, and I connected to her storyline more than any of the others.
You should definitely make a trip to see the Broadway show. It's truly a one-of-a-kind experience, and though the tickets do come at a steep price, I think it's well worth the cost. It changes 'The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (too many words in that title, whew), but I won't spoil it in case you don't already know the end. Even though I've seen it so many times and could probably put on a one-woman performance, it's always an enchanting experience. I have mixed feelings about Rachel Tucker, as Caroline is one of the actresses I've grown closest to and probably one of my favorites playing the role, but I have no doubt that Rachel will be amazing if/when you do decide to see her on stage!
No one else's version can match Lindsay! She is dearly missed. She IS Elphaba! She is absolutely amazing! Perfection! I'll say it again....vocal goddess!
I barely know a thing about the different Elphabas that have been casted, but this woman's voice is a blessing to the world
Sister: All the Elphabas look alike.
I love her emotions!!!! She never leaves character hahaha, I loved this performance!
I've noticed on every video of a different Elphaba, all the commenters say that one is the best. This just goes to show that every Elphaba has been amazing and has given her own flavour to the role. People are usually attached the one whom they got a chance to see first.
I don't see the point in constantly comparing singers against eachother, the same people aren't always going to be performing.
One of the greatest story tellers to ever live.
I really love her interpretation, all of her choices are just perfect.
I love those last notes at the end, she's the only Elphaba who can sing them.
Lindsay's Wizard and I is THE BEST!!! Noone can even come close to her vocal perfection and role as Elphaba. Miss her so!!!! Saw her twice! She is the Elphaba power house. Her replacement is cute, but noone can match this woman!!
your so lucky you got to see her! your totally right!
I saw her alli and Derek all together! Can't get much better! Wish I got pictures with them!! Damn it.
Please, listen yo Danna Paola doing the wizard and i
Juan Alberto Rios Seminario omg yes she did an amazing job and she was only 17
Nobody can sing the Wizard and I as well as Lindsay effing Mendez
Devan French idina Mendel? Hahaha
Jackson Carine no
@@jacksoncarine3602 no
Bruuhhh -.-
My fave elphaba, brings so much to the role. She is amazing
well, fuck me!!!! Lindsay didn't stay long enough as Elphaba. She is a QUEEN!!!
Seriously
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SHE'S TOO PERFECT I CAN'T HANDLE IT!
YESSSSSS.
her “team” is stunning. such a clean and strong belt!
I can't even. Fly Girl is the most amazing pure Elphie that I've ever heard! Unreal.
This is the best delivery of this song I've ever seen.
She's so brilliant. Such an amazing voice coupled with great emotive acting. The perfect Elphaba!
Lindsay is one of the most inspiring broadway stars in all time :D
Lindsay Mendez/Alli Mauzey are my favs. SO great :D
And add Derek klena in there, BEST TRIO! Saw them all on Broadway and it was phenomenal!
+Caleb Herman YES
@Caleb Herman yes! They were the power trio! Ali and Katie of course but gosh... they just had the best chemistry and are such good friends offstage which really helps chemistry on stage in my opinion. Dude.... we NEED them to be in the wicked movie
can you believe lindsay mendez invented true talent
My favourite singer for this character. Bloody amazing!
She starts off with low and freakin blew my mind in the ending bruh that belt😍🔥 I mean yeah there are singers that are good but she is sooooo amazing, like it's not just singing but also her acting and the emotions💖 she's brilliant 💚💚💚
That was an insanely smooth register switch at 4:14!!! She's awesome
I always come back to this performance, always
I really like that sort of pop and quirky quality she brings to the character! :)
Fabulous performance.... Lindsay Mendez is Sensational … !!!
She is by far the best Elphie ever. She's extremely unique and talented.
I mean, of course, Idina is amazing, but saying she could not be replaced... come on
WOW WOW WOW!!!!!
I've seen Lindsey in a few videos on RUclips - but never like THIS! THAT was incredible!! BRAVA!!
I love her! She's so good as Elphaba! ❤
The best part of this performance is that she looks so happy just to be there playing that role. Like there is no place she would rather be! That is what always sells me on an actor or actress
Omg, GOOSEBUMPS!!!
4:16 is good no other actress did the belt like that , i love her
God bless this woman and her talent
the face she makes after hitting that last note.. so cute
Saw her 1.5 weeks ago. Absolutely amazing. I plan on seeing wicked again and again!!
That's my Elfaba! :'D the first Broadway Elfaba I ever saw will always be Lindsay Mendez (my first time to New York and Broadway and WICKED!)
Amazing actress and awesome singer ! Watched wicked on Tuesday 8th oct 2013 a week today was sooooo cool
she was the first broadway star i ever met and wicked was the first show i saw on broadway. she was a legit show-stopper.
Wow! The phrasing, breath support and belts really make this an unforgettable performance!
I thought I wouldn't be able to move on from Idina... and Lindsay appears in my life. I watch this video every fucking day and I'm completely OBSESSED with her. Can't stop watching the Fly Girl series either.
This is the first time I see her. She is my favourite.
this video just made my freaking day!!!! I am in love with Lindsay Mendez!!!!!!!!!!!
B-e-a-utiful voice oh my goodness. I wish I was able to see her live.
Some of the other Elphies are either really good singers or actresses. Lindsay is amazing at both :) Shes one of my top favorite Elphabas
Her performances make me smile so much, she embodies Elphaba so so well!
Truly one of of the best performers Broadway has seen!
Her acting choices are amazing!
I love this performance so much omg
Absolutely... Woooowzers!! She's so so so Great!!!
I get chills everytime I listen to Lindsay singing this song.
there were o many points in the song that I just smiled an wanted to cheer for her! GREAT new take on the song!
The acting in this is so so so perfect. And infectious! So impressed!
I'm so in love with this.
Beautiful 🤩
Goosebumps! She is so amazing
Her singing is so spot-on good. Lindsay is Millennial Broadway royalty, along with Ruthie Ann, Jonathan Groff, and Ben Platt, Tony winners all. And even though he’s known as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe. I know there are others but I’m drawing blanks.
Her "with me" is my favorite
Damn, what a voice. o:
HOLY FUCK! Goosebump everywhere
omg she's soooooo amazing , just fantastic!!
She is so wonderful and I'm obsessed with her Fly girl vlog series. I fell in love with her and derek klena watching it
He key change at the end always, and I mean ALWAYS slays
@stacyStrauss I have to tell you that I completely agree with that statement.. That is so me.. She is just way to phenomenal.. So love her!!!
absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
I am obsessed with her
She's amazing on stage! I actually met her personally and she's such a sweetheart! :)
Amazing singing and superb acting!
She is AMAZING
I'm so, so happy that I got to see her as Elphaba
Loved her as Elphaba!! :D
she should be all over the world, she is great...
I get to go see the Wicked that show look amazing but damn the tickets are not cheap she did amazinggg wow beautifu voice
Holy crap, mind-blown.
It's just so effortless for her 😍😍 best Elphaba!
Probably one of my all time favorites as Elphaba :)
she makes it sounds so easy!! wish she would've stayed longer as elphaba
She’s great. Loved her in Godspell too
saw her 2 weeks ago,. she is amazing! One of the best Elphebas,. and Katie Rose Clarke haha,.you just gotta love her Glinda version,.
me ´puso la piel chinita, me encanto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is absolutely phenomenal! :D
She is one of the best Elphaba's in Elphie history in my opinion. She's just SO GOOD
Amazing performance ...I Love it...
Linsay is amazing!!!
Soooooo good!!
Holy crap she's amazing!!!!
Wow she's amazing!
Wizard and I will always be Lindsay's song. I am a J. Vosk through and through--however, I have to give my respects to Lindsay on this one.
What a talent. Love her.