Defying Gravity - Shoshana Bean - Her Best?

July 5th 2005 - Amazing performance, beautiful belt, clear riffs, my favourite Defying Gravity (quick fact, the first Defying Gravity I ever heard)! I love the 20 second applause she receives!
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[@BEASTPRINCE09]

I love when people love her

[@eddiemaggs7172]

This may be controversial but I think when she replaced idina she completely upstaged her

[@broadwayremade6246]

What do you mean just wondering lol

[@tipofmytongue1024]

The truth.

[@theshadestartsnow9818]

there have been plenty of vocalists the were better than idina, thats the beauty of theatre though. its about creating your own authentic version of the character. both ladies did amazing jobs.

[@crazyguy98456978]

Well Sho can actually handle hitting that high F every night.

[@derogatony]

Shoshana is clearly the better vocalist of the two and, imo, the most unique voice to ever play Elphaba.

[@ProudSpeakerofWhale]

I LOVE her "I'm flying high defYYYYYYYYYYing gravity!" :D So epic.

[@broadwaystar2011]

Shoshana Bean is SO FIERCE!!

[@Thales.Gustavo]

Those belts were soo clean and beautiful!! Amazing!!

[@ninao8575]

just amazing! I'm obsessed with her ".......care to find me, look to...."

[@paharrisonnc]

I can't believe that audience didn't give her a bigger applause! I would have been screaming for this INCREDIBLE live performance!

[@rifleguy73]

one of the best I've ever heard...Brava Ms Bean...peacebewell

[@GhostMasque]

I still think she's the best Elphaba so far.

[@applestarz7784]

I will always prefer the heavy vibrato on "I'm flying high" she did (here) whenever she first started playing the part over the modified notes on the line she adopted later in her career as Elphaba.

[@xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304]

Shoshana Bean needs to be Elphaba AGAIN! 2021!!!

[@LTMusicals]

Best Broadway elphaba!!!

[@RB-mb6pm]

What does the guy say at 0:06 Because all I can hear is "Lesbians!!"

[@andreassandalpetersen1325]

Rachel Buxbaum The guard says “There she is!”

[@tipofmytongue1024]

LMFAO!!!!!

[@Thesarcasticdom]

Lmaoooooooooooooooo

[@verityjude2269]

lmfaooooo i can’t un hear that

[@scottnorton2732]

Whelp I can't unhear this now XD

[@LetHimFeelNoPain]

Love this audio so much.

[@nathanpeepee7369]

Definitely best Elphaba vocals!!

[@SeiPR727]

This could really be an awesome album version

[@helloitstrav]

The first Bring Me Down. Lord Jesus.

[@wickedlygravitational]

Travis Threlkeld my brain still can’t comprehend the technique that took

[@czahnie]

Just listen that applause

[@KoverKid93]

wow! this is great! thanks for posting! :D

[@TheKPVang]

I wonder if this was her performance where she didn't defy gravity so she marched out mad downstage and threw in every riff she ever wanted to do?! ;D

[@tigerlily0190]

I was wondering too! Either way she's amazing!

[@TheKPVang]

She is amazing! And her riffs are beautiful!

[@omglolwhatever]

It's not, this was a typical performance, there are several audios from this month of her run.

[@eddiemaggs7172]

This isn't the one sho bean is just amazing, there is a audio somewhere on yt though :)

[@justyourvoice]

THERE IS?

[@wickedly4]

yayyyy shooooo

[@danieltice3428]

anyone have the audio where she goes down on "to find me"?

[@TheGreendaybryce]

It wasn't rifftastic, but it was flawless!

[@eddiemaggs7172]

Does she do these riffs all the time?

[@ethan7010]

Yes

[@danieltice3428]

8 times a week

[@verityjude2269]

does anyone have the no fly audio??

[@sheismymom]

She is my mom