We've done this before, but this time, bootlegs do *not* count. Rank all the Elphabas you've seen, from favorite to least.

1. Idina Menzel
2. Eden Espinosa
3. Ana Gasteyer
4. Maria Eberline

1. Jenna Leigh Green
2. Shoshana Bean

(they rhyme! and the last names together are GreenBean)

umm.....

1. Maria Eberline...

haha ive only seen it once live but im seeing it again in ONE WEEK! :mrgreen:

I've only seen one Elphaba, so...STEPHANIE J. BLOCK! :mrgreen:

Eden Espinosa
Stephanie J Block
Idina Menzel
Jenna Leigh Green

Hmmm, I know this is totally not fair (since I've only seen the tour cast) but:

1) Stephanie J. Block
2) Stephanie J. Block
3) Stephanie J. Block
4) Stephanie J. Block
5) Stephanie J. Block
6) Maria Eberline (saw her once; she did a good job, but she is just NOT Steph!!)

;-)

I've only seen two so...

1.Shoshana Bean
2. Idina Menzel

1. Stephanie J. Block
2. Idina Menzel
3. Eden Espinosa
4. Maria Eberline
5. Shoshana Bean

1. Shoshana Bean! :bow:
2. Really really really really really really really (etc) close behind Sho, Eden. :mrgreen: :bow:

1. Shoshana Bean
2. Ana Gasteyer

1. Maria Eberline


since she is the only one that I have seen, this was a very easy ranking to do. :ha:

1. Stephanie J Block
2. Idina Menzel
3. Maria Eberline
4. Jenna Leigh Green

1. Saycon!

(Shes the only one I have seen. I will be seeing the tour in May though!)

Ana is and will forever be my number one!

1 eden ...she's all i've seen so she has to be my #1

1. SHOSHANA BEAN!!
2. Saycon

I think this only works if you've seen more than one.

Since I've only seen Steph, it won't be fair for me to answer.

#1 STEPHANIE J BLOCK!!!

nobody will ever be able to play elphe as well as she does...i mean come on the part was basically written for her in san fran!

1. Stephanie J. Block (3) <--numbers of times i've seen them
2. Maria Eberline (1)
3. Shoshana Bean (1)

Only live? Well that's a pretty short list...

#1 Ana Gasteyer
#2 Kristy Cates

Kristy was way better when I saw her as Chicago's full time Elphaba over the time I saw her as standby.

1. Stephanie J. Block
2. Shoshana Bean

But I love them both...

1. Kristy Cates
2. Eden Espinosa
3. Stephanie J. Block
4. Idina Menzel
5. Dee Roscioli

1. Idina Menzel
2. Shoshana Bean
3. Eden Espinosa (standby days)
4. Stephanie J. Block

My one and only - STEPHY! :rock:

1. Eden Espinosa
2. Shoshana Bean

1. Shoshana Bean
1. Eden Espinosa


No, that's not a typo.


And..


Pfffft. No it wasn't.

Actually, Stephen Schwartz asked her to play Elphaba in 2001, when he had only written three songs: Making Good, Just for this Moment, and One Short Day I *think*... the rest of the songs came later and she was the first to sing them, so the role *was* written for her.

1. Shoshana Bean
2. Ana Gasteyer
3. Stephanie J. Block

They based the SONGS off her voice. However the book, that wasn't written for her. So actually, no the roll wasn't written for her, nor Idina, nor anybody. Also, in San Fran they used WAI soooooo...

no need to fight guys. :mrgreen:

They changed the name

1.Shoshana Bean
2.Stephanie J. Block

1. Shoshana Bean
2. Idina Menzel
3. Ana Gasteyer

guess what ive seen none! but im gonnna see Julia Murney in seattle!!!

Well you never know, you could see an understudy!

who would the understudy be then? :?

1. Idina Menzel
2. Shoshana Bean
and I'll see Eden soon (hopefully not an understudy) so then I'll know what I think of her live.

Either Maria Eberline (if she's still with the cast) or whoever is playing Nessarose (unless they change that too). :mrgreen:

1. Stephanie J. Block, Julia Murney, Maria Eberline, Eden Espinosa (4 way tie - I'm bad at choosing!)
2. Kristy Cates
3. Victoria Matlock

1. Julia Murney (3 times, I'm not a loser)
2. Idina Menzel (twice)
3. Jenna Leigh Green (once)

Wow, it's been a year since I posted this. Here's how it still stands:

1. Idina
2. Eden
3. Ana
4. Maria

It's close between Ana and Maria. I thought Ana was a better singer and Maria was a better actress, but Ana had much more charisma.

I know, I searched for it because a year ago I'd only seen one Elphaba/Glinda so I felt like I couldn't respond. But in the past 6 months I've seen the show a lot! :ha:

Hope you don't mind! Also I was thinking we have a lot of new posters who might like to answer this one.

No, I don't mind at all. :-)

1) Kristy Cates (duh!)
2) Dee Roscioli
3) Julia Murney (coming in March)

Well I've only seen Eden, who I saw twice. She is outstanding.

So...

EDEN ESPINOSA! :bow:

#1. Ana Gasteyer! :ha:

Well I've only seen Wicked live once, and it was her last. :mrgreen:

1. Julia Murney
2. Julia Murney
3. JULIA MURNEY!

I've only seen my darling Julia.... LOVE HER!!

1 Stephanie J. Block
2 Shoshana Bean

1. Idina
2. Kerry

*this* close to having CJ to put on the list as well. Whyyy didn't I day ticket on 1/2/07? *bawls*

I've only seen ANA & KRISTY in chicago and I <3 them both!

But if I had to choose.....

1. Kristy (her singing rocks!)
2. Ana (her acting is by far the best!)