Watch Mean Girls star Barrett Wilbert Weed perform her Broadway dream roles
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls, Heathers, Bare) dropped by the BroadwayBox studio recently to slay us with performances from Michael John LaChiusa's epic Giant, Maury Yeston's Tony-winning musical Nine, and Stephen Schwartz's hit Wicked.
Accompanied by Andrew J. Hanley. 
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She simultaneously looks 18 and 45.
*deadass*
ikr
I don't think the make up is doing her justice
@@jpbyrne246 or the haircut honestly. It's not bad but she looks nicer with long hair.
I’m blaming the lighting lol
I love how barrett just keeps plugging that she wants to be elphaba in the wicked movie
Same
One day someone with power will notice
Ikr
Clearly she is the best person for the job.
Maddie Rivers she should be
hearing barrett sing more classical musical theatre in her head voice is so nice.
i could sleep to her voice
@@folkaddict same
banger pfp me too
I would LOVE to hear her sing Defying Gravity after she stops playing Janis and can rest her voice a bit. I think she sang absolutely wonderfully, but with a song like that, which she hasn't practiced much, she could sing it so much better with some vocal rest.
Devon Stuff If she needs vocal rest from Mean Girls then there’s no way she could do 8 shows a week as Alphaba... I do love her voice but shes wrecking her instrument with these roles she’s been taking!
Devin Dean Idk, isn't her voice made for belting
Idk honestly. She does but you can't deny that her voice doesn't sound tired. I saw her in previews in March for Mean Girls and she was amazing. But just this summer, I've had multiple friends come back from New York saying that she sounded realllly beat up. This is not meant to be hate, I'm just stating my honest opinion!
Devin Dean I really hope that her understudy takes the lead for a bit. I don't want her to wreck her beautiful voice!
I would rather if my ears, than have be in wicked.... untalented fuck
Her head voice is so nice and pretty. You don''t expect her to get that free up there after hearing her belting that much
I watch your videos 😄 and I agree Barrett is incredible ❤❤
@@broadwaybaby1651 thank you so much Kathleen! 😘
@@MisterGolightly oh wow, I can't believe you replied! You're welcome, keep up the good work 😊
I agree we don’t get to hear her head voice very much but her head voice is absolutely amazing.
Mister Golightly eyy heyy
Only Barrett Wilbert Weed would do a video like this in the middle of a show that runs 8 times a week. That woman is a power house.
TRUE THAT!!!!! 💚💛💚💛
MITOBARRETCHONDRIA
Almost everyone else that does this series does that tho
And then Erika Henningsen
Only Erika Henningsin would do a video like that too!
I adore Barrett. Absolutely adore her. She's one of my performance idols. But. She. Needs. A. Good. Six. Moths. Of. Vocal. Rest. She has since she finished Heathers. Doing Heathers was a huge strain on her voice, and even in Mean Girls, it didn't quite have the same quality that her voice had when doing Heathers. She could play a perfect Elphaba. But that's only going to even be slightly plausible if she takes awhile to let her voice rest instead of straining it with another show. I really hope she does, she would really, really benefit from it, and I would LOVE to see her as Elphaba.
trust me! i have a few “inside sources” that say that her voice has become MUCH smoother and healthier since she took that two month medical leave. She is back to being amazing again 💗
Marty Welch how does everyone know each other in the musical theatre community except me ahh
well i mean she’s getting her six months of vocal rest 😔
@@annabaumann2008 came here to write to that XD, one month in the future
I absolutely agree. Also, I love the months/moths typo, not making fun of you since I suck at typing more than anyone else on the planet, but it made me laugh. :)
If they ever do a Parks and Rec musical...she would be the perfect April.
I always get Aubrey plaza vibes from her
OMG WAIT UR RIGHT
I JUST RECENTLY STARTED WATCHING PARKS AND REC AGAIN AND NOW WHENEVER I SEE BARRETT ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS AUBREY PLAZA AND I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME.
Omg that's exactly what I was thinking
YES OMG
*sees anything with Barrett Wilbert weed in it and clicks it*
AGREED
me
SAME
mood
Omg no one EVER talks about the Giant musical! Barrett did such a beautiful job with "He Wanted a Girl"!
I've never heard the song before but I'm in love with it now!
YES YES YES THIS
I would love to see her as elphaba she has that awkward but strong college girl vibe that is perfect elphaba. I feel like if she had some vocal rest from mean girls defying gravity would have been even more perfect because lets face it Barrett needs to be Elphaba at some point
Kristofer Wilson She kinda does have that vibe even though she’s almost 30
@@leahmarie5079 right! That's also why she would be a great elphaba because elphaba becomes a woman. In an recent interview with broadwaycom she said she after mean girls she wants to stop doing high school/ teenage roles.
Kristofer Wilson Yeah I saw that one, and it totally makes sense why she wants to stop playing teenagers (since you saw the interview you already know why) I can’t wait til she takes that step, I’m sure it’s going to be amazing, she deserves to be able to play more adult roles.
@@leahmarie5079 she really does, shes soo talented!!
Her head voice is absolutely fantastic
Elijah Bryant yes! idk if it’s just these songs but her upper range is giving me LIFE here!
YES her head voice is so underrated
look at how her face lights up when she sings defying gravity 🥰 queen
the queen of the head voice has risen
Seeing this makes my vocal chords hurt. Girl can sang.
I was thinking exactly the same thing! I'm stuck with laryngitis and slowly dying watching this 😩 god she's amazing
HSKSJSJS IKR
@@OhMyGodItsNikkie omg I relate to this I am a choir singer and I have laryngitis (at least I dont have nodules)
@@valemusicjsjs7827 it's horrible isn't it!! Keep rested lovely!
OhMyGodItsNikkie i'm sorry rachel berry😭
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Cast Barrett as Elphaba for Wicked movie and my life is complete
Lia Watch her in Mean Girls .... you will enjoy 😉
She sucked on that song lol. Everything else was great
@@benclouse8399 I wouldnt say sucked, I thought she was good
Sometimes singers have "bad" days. (Yes this wasn't her best performance but she didn't suck) That's life. But we've all seen the Heathers bootleg and know how amazing she is. Also I think she would be perfect for the role as the big Hollywood producers usually want somebody with a bigger following to star in a movie musical. She has a good sized fanbase so that's good for them but she's also a Broadway professional which would make us theatre lovers happy :)
Maybe if she gets with a vocal coach that knows what they’re doing and can help her strengthen her voice to those high notes bc yeesh... not good. She would lose her voice if she sang a score such as Elphabas, with her poor technique, 8 times a week. She has a good voice and a fantastic head voice, but her belting just sounds unhealthy and inconsistent and painful truthfully. I can’t imagine her throat doesn’t hurt after a night of Mean Girls bc she has some belty moments there too.
For everyone who is attacking Barrett for her performance of defying gravity: First of all, this song is going to sound weird with just a piano regardless of who's singing it, it was written to be accompanied with full orchestration. Second of all, Barrett is singing on Broadway 8 times a week which means: a- Her voice is not at its full capacity as it is constantly being pushed. Singing on Broadway 8 times a week takes a tall on your voice eventually no matter how good of a singer you are, it even did it to the OG Elphie herself, Indina Menzel. And B- She clearly doesn't have time to properly prepare for such a song, being currently on Broadway and everything. I am sure the song is in her rep book, but it doesn't mean that she has it polished and ready to go at all times. Defying gravity is one of the hardest songs on Broadway, and Elphabas usually take weeks to master it. All that being said and considered, she still did a good job at this, we should be glad she made time out of her schedule to film something like this for us her fans, not bash her for this. No one is 100% and anyone who has experience with performance can tell you that having "down" performances is simply inevitable. I love Barrett and I would love to see her as Elphie, once she's well rested and has had enough time to work more on this song.
GO OFF BUTCH YES!!!!
agreed
YAAS
THANK YOU
Yes ma'AM/sIR!! YOU GO AND TELL THEM ALL!
And as a performer, I completely agree. Voice cracks, dry voices, flatness, and just bad days are inevitable in Theatre, because we are constantly using our voice and projecting.
Okay I was reading the comments before it got to defying gravity and I was expecting it to sound shaky and not great and she started singing and wow. I was very pleasantly surprised. She sounded awesome
Never read comment sections before watching the video
Barrett makes life beautiful
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I’d like to see her perform I’m Breaking Down.
ohh same, that'd be amazing!
Oh shit
Yah,but she is NOT a trina
Ik I’m late, but PLEASE THAT WOULD BE AMAZING
OMG THATD BE GOOD
Y'all are judging her Defying Gravity like she's actually performing in Wicked lmao... Obviously if she was, it'd be better because she'd have time to practice the song and find the best way to safely hit those notes. She can hit the notes, we all know this. She'd be a great Elphaba.
She should’ve been with Annaleigh Ashford. Two Veronicas!
Awww look at how excited she looks when she’s singing wicked
i love how happy barrett was when she started singing defying gravity
You can really hear how tired and strained her voice is and still managed to sing the climax of Defying Gravity, she's amazing , really one of the most remarkable Broadway talents of the last decade. I really love her.
Barrett singing “Unusual Way” made me cry. freaking amazing
barrett’s lower notes are actually so beautiful. i wish we could hear her sing lower songs / notes more often.
I didn't think I could become gayer than I already was, but here we are
PizzaNikki ME ME ME
SAME
This is an accurate description of me
Mani Sefas-Loos love that!
Yeah same
People have to understand that being a broadway star means that not every performance will be its best. HECK I'm not even on broadway and I still know that not every single one of my high school and extra curricular performances are great. Barrett is playing a show that runs 8 times a week. She is constantly pushing her voice to the best of its ability...cut her some slack...
Also- she sings it better than I ever could
I think defying gravity seems a little off because she's singing very powerfully without the other instruments to back her up. Just my opinion but wanted to know if the piano is the reason everyones hearing it differently?
Imogen C I love her but defying gravity wasn’t fantastic, I think it might’ve been partially the mic/eq-ing. Like when she gets louder there’s almost no adjustment for it. Also the piano doesn’t get louder w her and is really quiet to begin with. Idk they all sound a lil wonky to me but I think it’s just the setup and the fact that you can barely hear the piano, idk much about that stuff though
Plus the fact that she is singing on broadway 8 times a week which is probably pushing her voice rn
Armyyyy
I agree also ARMMYYY
army... army everywhere..
people say defying gravity is not good, but this is what i say to them:
1. shes doing 8 shows a week, that affects your voice
2. its an incredibely hard song, but w more work, it could sound so amazing
3. ding dong ur opinion is wrong, shes sounds terrific, id like to see you do that
I am weak when Barrett sings “Unusual Way”
she executed the song so gorgeously, and so differently from the other women who’ve played Claudia
just,,,,,, *iconic*
i think a lot of people don’t get that those notes in defying gravity are supposed to be screamed. screams of triumph and untapped emotion. barrett puts that wonderfully here.
in other words, i love my queen
Screaming and singing is a definite n o
WELCOME TO FALSETTO LANNddD sometimes that’s the only way you can hit those notes as well
WELCOME TO FALSETTO LANNddD ruclips.net/video/sQUW0SmqqMs/видео.html here’s a video of some of the most talented people that have sang this song. it really does sound like screeching at some points because that’s how you make it powerful
Barrett has a naturally loud belt that sometimes sounds like the singing version of shouting, basically if shouting sounded nice it would be barretts belt
CAST 👏🏼 HER👏🏼AS👏🏼ELPHIE👏🏼IN👏🏼THE👏🏼WICKED👏🏼MOVIE👏🏼
As a young musical theater performer I’m so envious of her voice and her ability to insert a character into just a song. Also her range in style is just AHHH!! I aspire to be as talented as her one day
why is no one talking about how beautiful she sung unusual way??
Seeing and hearing her perform 'defying gravity' was utterly beautiful. It literally got me crying. I think she deserves that role.
okay but Barrett as Elphaba and Ryan McCartan as Fiyero......
omfg YES
My life complete
Ryan has actually played Fiyero before but you’re right it would be amazing
YESSSS!!!!! Perfect
YAS
Ugh I think her vibrato is just magical
So nice to get hear her headvoice!!
I love Barrett a lot but I didn't like Defying Gravity. But its probably because she didn't have a lot of practice before hand. I still love her and think her voice is FABULOUS.
Agreed, with practice she would kill it
Agreed
yes
It’s not really practice, it’s vocal rest she needs. She sings some powerhouse songs 8x/week, that takes a huge toll on your voice.
Amanda Heywood
agreed. defying gravity takes so long to learn so she does need practice as does everyone who attempts to sing this song, but you are correct. i think she would be great as elphaba in the movie AFTER she is done with janis and is on vocal rest for longer than four months.
HEATHERS FANS WHERE YA AT?
(raises hand) "greetings and salutations"
@@gerbilastic8526 Greetings and salutations!
Present!
*Pterodactyl screech*
PanDanyull XD yeeeeeeaaaaaahh
To the people who are making fun of her.
I’d like you sing defying gravity while doing eight shows a week on broadway
I was reading all the negative comments about her singing defying gravity so I was really pleasantly surprised when she sang it so amazingly
IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HER BEAUTIFUL RIFF THINGIES IN DEFYING GRAVITY LIKE DANG (I actually loved her singing that🤷♀️)
Barret as elphaba!! Omg yes
that song from Giant is absolutely incredible on her voice wowwwwwwww
Barrett is so beautiful I love her so much, for some reason when ever I hear her high notes they b l o w m e a w a y, literally.
And also I’ve always wanted to hug her for no reason I just love her so much ksksksk-
WOAH. THE COMMENTS COMPLETELY MISLED ME. i thought she did defying gravity wonderfully holy shit
I was literally PRAYING she did a wicked song!
I came here for "He Wanted a Girl" and this rendition made me cry!!
Imagine living the same time as barrett.
WAIT IVE BEEN SINGING UNUSUAL WAY WITH MY VOICE TEACHER AND THERE ARE ALMOST NO VIDEOS OF ANYONE SINGING IT AND THEN IM JUST WATCHING SOME OTHER BROADWAY STUFF BC I HAVE NO LIFE AND HERE BARRETT IS BEING BEAUTIFUL DOING THIS SOPRANO STAPLE SOME JUSTICE
Oh my God! Barret Wilbert Weed would be such a hilarious Elphaba! Her sass levels are extreme
you can't deny her talent. but i loved hearing her head voice. it was absolutely stunning. i don't think defying gravity was her best performance but she still sounded so good. i love her.
@ all the people who think barrett can't sing
you can excuse yourselves now...
Cameron Rouse @ you for thinking that was singing... you can go ahead and excuse yourself 😘
Kyle Mead what do you consider singing then?
Jujubean 666 healthy vocalization... which that was not... watch Jessica Vosk that’s singing
@@kylemead8997 genuine question, if you think Barrett can't sing why are you on a video of her singing?
SwiftsMorrison cause it’s not a crime to watch a video, this particular one is god awful, she has done some good things but she’s an incredibly inconsistent performer you never know what you’re going to get out of her
I’ve been waiting for this my entire life
She would be perfect for all of these roles! Barrett is phenomenal!
I wish she would do more roles where she utilizes she her head voice because holy f()€k it’s beautiful
Omg she looks likes she is having so much fun singing Defying Gravity. If she is ever in wicked I’m forcing my parents to buy me tickets...
i hope quarantine gives her the vocal rest she needs!! (her voice is perfect anyways though)
Can we just talk about how she’s smiling in defying gravity, so cute!!!
I can already tell I’m going to rewatch this video like a million times. Seriously I love Barrett sooooo much!!
i really like her mix, i wish i heard more of that in shows she’s been recorded in
aingea v but like all of the shows she’s been in are like entirely a chesty mix
Elle Ray she typically just uses full chest or belts in everything i’ve heard her in personally. maybe there’s been one recording she’s not done that on but on cast recordings i usually only hear strong full chest voice or belt
To whatever deity is up there,
Barrett for Elphaba pleasey please. :)
Matthew McLaren id rather not have someone scream the entire wicked score
Wow, its almost like I cant have an opinion? Alrighty.
@@dogsye9218 you can have an opinion but you can also be criticised for expressing your opinion in a dickish way, that's how the Internet works babe.
Gerbilastic am I wrong though? Girls gonna get vocal damage
@@dogsye9218 That's exactly what Idina did lol
If heathers opened on broadway she could sing dead girl walking because although she played veronica it wasnt on BROADWAY.
Sadly, I don't think it will.. because off school shootings and all. People will get triggered
That's why there are warnings in the playbill abt themes and content (loud noises, flashing lights). Legally, they always have to put those warnings.
The main reason it won't go to Broadway is seating. There was always enough seating in the Off-Broadway stages for Heathers, so there was no need to bring it to Broadway. Just because the online fanbase was huge, doesn't mean that it was going to go to Broadway because the fact of the matter is that the online fanbase wouldn't have gone to see it on Broadway anyways for whatever reason.
^at least that's what my theatre professor told me. Shows go to Broadway for more seating demand.
She actually said after mean girls she’s done with teenage/highschool roles, so even if heathers does come to broadway I don’t think she’d take the role back
Danielle Jade high schools are doing Heathers all the time now actually
Well it transferred to official west end and its in one of the biggest theatres. When I saw it at the weekend it was a full house
Nothing but respect
this video is the reason i’m gay
Emma Stevens HI EMMA IT’S BAILEY KFKFKFKFK
Reason I'm bi
IM CRYING I LOVE HER SO MUCH LITERALLY REMOVE MY HEART
I love Barrett so much!!! If I met her I would probably cry!
She's amazing and she's probably my favorite Broadway actress
Is it just me or would she make a good Helen from Fun Home. I really wanna hear her sing days and days.
I'm not the only one who was sobbing by the time Barrett performed Defying Gravity, right...?
God, I love her so much. She is amazing in every way possible.
she did so amazing in all of them but that first song oh my lord i had chills the whole time
I love Barrett so much but she was clearly exhausted in this video but she still performed beautifully even being on broadway, performing 8 times a week, and nearly ruining her voice because of how much she used it, she’s amazing no matter what.
Barrett is my spirit animal
What is this lightingggggggg
I would absolutely love to Barrett play Elphaba!!!
i love Barrett so much omggggg her voice is goals
why every time i see a role barrett could even remotely play i immediately go
*well i think this is a perfect opportunity for my little barrett to ✨shine✨*
Why is she so talented? Like this amount of amazingness? Isn’t fair?
I'm so used to hear her as Veronica and Janis that I forgot het head voice is so clear and open. (as opposed to belty and very rock and roll)
We stan a queen ❤️❤️ Barrett is my Broadway favorite ❤️
her voice is magical man
6:14 As Barrett sings this is great❤
Happy October 3rd to me😍
i’m obsessed with her
Barrett is such an inspiration!! I'm in love with her voice and her personality
She sounds so good singing songs that were actually written well.
I'm impressed. She has great taste in musicals.
I NEEDED THIS SO BADLY
Omg she’s so amazing
i love THIS woman
Unrelated but I always thought Barrett was really short but then I looked her up and it turns out she's 5'7"
Unusual Way was magical!
She’s absolutely insane!❤️ I love her far far too much to be considered a normal amount 👌
She has an amazing voice and I love her talking voice too lol. I've only seen her in Mean Girls (which I enjoyed a lot!!) and I really want to see her in a different role! I think she is a perfect Janis.
Unusual way has been running through my head again!! This rendition was perfection.
Her head voice is so *ugh* I can’t even think of a word it’s so beautiful
Happy Mean Girls Day!!
A QUEEN!