Acting:
Kerry Ellis
Shona White

Singing:
Kerry Ellis
Shona White

Charisma:
Kerry Ellis
Shona White

Overall:
Kerry Ellis
Shona White

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hahaha. I'm sure if I'd only seen those two Elphaba's it would look something like that too

My updated rankings (adding in Vicki, and moving Eden after seeing her again):

1. Kerry Ellis

*small gap*

2. Tie: Caissie Levy and Vicki Noon

*slightly larger gap*

3. Eden Espinosa
4. Teal Wicks
5. Cassidy Janson

Acting
Lisa Brescia
Kristy Cates
Nicole Parker
Carmen Cusack
Jennifer Dinoia
Dee Roscioli
Dan'yelle Williamson

Singing
Jennifer Dinoia
Nicole Parker
kristy Cates
Dan'yelle Williamson
Lisa Brescia
Carmen Cusack
Dee Roscioli

Overall
Lisa Brescia
Nicole Parker
Kristy Cates
Jennifer Dinoia
Carmen Cusack
Dan'yelle Williamson
Dee Roscioli

Can you credit me for your icon please? I made it

Updating.

Charisma only
1. Meredith Kaye Clarke
2. Angel Reda
3. Cassidy Janson
4. Victoria Matlock
5. Vicki Noon
6. Kerry Ellis
7. Eden Espinosa
8. Teal Wicks

Singing only
1. Kerry Ellis
2. Eden Espinosa
3. Vicki Noon
4. Angel Reda
5. Cassidy Janson
6. Meredith Kaye Clark
7. Teal Wicks
8. Victoria Matlock

Acting only
1. Cassidy Janson
2. Vicki Noon
3. Kerry Ellis
4. Angel Reda
5. Victoria Matlock
6. Teal Wicks
7. Meredith Kaye Clark
8. Eden Espinosa

Overall
1. Vicki Noon
2. Kerry Ellis/Cassidy Janson
3. Angel Reda
4. Teal Wicks
5. Victoria Matlock
6. Meredith Kaye Clark
7. Eden Espinosa

1. Idina Menzel
2. Lisa Brescia
3. Eden Espinosa
4. Carmen Cusack
5. Nicole Parker
6. Ana Gasteyer
7. Dee Roscioli
8. Maria Eberline

Recently saw Angel and loved her so I thought I'd update.
I'm finding it harder and harder to rank the Elphaba's I've seen, so for now I'll just place them in 3 groups.

Eden Espinosa

Julie Reiber / Marcie Dodd / Angel Reda

Teal Wicks / Caissie Levy

1. Idina Menzel
First of all, that voice. None of the other Elphabas I've seen can sing like that. Her voice was perfect. Idina embodied Elphaba more than anyone else. It didn't even seem like she was acting. She showed a a full range of emotions in a very natural way. Her line delivery was pefect. I just wish she would have gone even deeper. Last but not least, her charisma was incredible and extremely powerful.

2. Lisa Brescia
Overall, her acting was the best out of every Elphaba I've seen. She brought new layers and dimensions to Elphaba that I'd never seen before. Her stage presence is lovely and her singing is beautiful, although her belt could be stronger. Her double "again" in No Good Deed is to die for. I can't describe how deeply Lisa's Elphaba touched my heart.

3. Eden Espinosa
I was worried about how she'd fit in, taking over in the middle, but the transition was incredibly smooth. Eden's acting was very natural and I was impressed that she made the role her own. Her voice was rich, pure, and extremely powerful. The reason Eden is third is simply because I don't think she added as much to the role as the first two.

4. Carmen Cusack
First of all, Carmen's stage presence is truly captivating. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Both times I saw her, something was missing. The first time, her acting was very strong, but she seemed to be holding back vocally. The second time, she blew me away vocally, but she overacted. Still, I think she's very good overall and her I'm Not That Girl is gorgeous.

5. Nicole Parker
Acting-wise, Nicole was very strong. She overdid it a tiny bit, but there were a lot of layers and she was incredibly sincere. Vocally, she was pretty weak. Her voice lacked the power that Elphaba needs. There were mo wow moments. She's charismatic, but not as much as some other Elphabas. Despite her flaws, Nicole's Elphaba is loveable, adorable, and endearing.

6. Ana Gasteyer
I think Ana did a very good job. She's very charismatic, has an amazing voice, and made strong acting choices. Her Elphaba was unique. I loved that she was in the moment with her acting. She seemed like she was experiencing everything as it was happening. Her timing was good, but she did overact at some points. Unfortunately, Ana's Elphaba didn't leave a big impression on me.

7. Dee Roscioli
When Dee first ran onstage and said her opening lines, I was disappointed. She's not very charismatic and she didn't own the role. Nothing stood out to me about her interpretation. She didn't seem confident, although her acting did improve as the show went on. What saves Dee from being in last place is her voice. She has the purest voice of any Elphaba. She seems to sing effortlessly and she was a delight to listen to.

8. Maria Eberline
I wasn't expecting much from Maria, but she proved me wrong. She already owned the role. Her acting was very solid. Her acting didn't seem like that of an understudy at all. Unfortunately, she was holding back a lot vocally and I don't remember what she sounded like. She also didn't have much charisma and didn't own the stage. Maria is last because she just wasn't very memorable.

Singing
Eden Espinosa
Vicki Noon
Teal Wicks

Acting
Eden Espinosa
Vicki Noon
Teal Wicks

Charisma
Eden Espinosa
Teal Wicks
Vicki Noon

Overall
Eden Espinosa
Vicki Noon
Teal Wicks

Since I have only seen one:)

Nicole Parker

Acting: IMHO....In the 2 performances I saw, it was as if a real life Elphaba was in the theater those 2 nights going by the name of Nicole Parker.

Singing: Watching her expression as she sang INTG brought the tears. I felt trembly after NGD. And she was breathing so hard I was afraid she was going to collapse....Glad she didn't. DG...OMG!!! I had to sit and collect my thoughts when the lights went out after she sang DG

For me, the word phenomenal doesn't do justice to describe her performance.

And to top it off, she was a very sweet person at the SD....as was Alli.

Doing it differently get again because the more I think about it, the harder it is to individually rank each one. I'm doing it by category.

Practically perfect
Idina Menzel, Lisa Brescia

Not quite practically perfect, but pretty darn close
Eden Espinosa

Really good
Ana Gasteyer, Carmen Cusack, Nicole Parker

Good, but not great
Maria Eberline, Dee Roscioli

#1 - Eden Espinosa (5x)

#2 - Idina Menzel (1x)

#3 - Stephanie J. Block (2x)

#4 - Shoshana Bean (1x)

-----------GAP-------------

#5 - Caissie Levy (1x)

#6 - Marcie Dodd (1x)

#7 - Teal Wicks (1x)

#8 - Carmen Cusack (2x)

----------- HUGE GAP-------------

#9 - Julia Murney (3x)

#10 - Kerry Ellis (1x)

1) Vicki Noon
2) Eden Espinosa
3) Teal Wicks

All of them are very closely matched

I've only ever seen Dee (Not intentionally because I really wanted to see Jenny D) but Dee blew everyone out of the water!!! Dee's second Fiyero riff in No Good Deed sends shivers up my arms!! Although her acting is not as good as others, her voice makes up for it. And her sweet personality at the stage door plays a big factor in my scoring One of the most caring Elphaba's I have ever met!!

1. Dee Roscioli
2. Jen DiNoia - She is suupppper close behind Dee. She is really truly amazing. She deserves the full time role!
3. Kristy Cates - She definatley holds a special place in my heart.
4. Lisa Brescia - She wasn't my cup of tea. But I did like her double Again at the end of NGD
5. Ana Gasteyer

Eden Espinosa- She nears perfection, in my book, and is one of the two women to play the role that I know I would never tire of. She has an incredible range, and her emotional attachment to the role and many of her cast members easily comes across when she's onstage. Her vocals are bone-chilling, and I'd kill to have been able to see her a couple more times in Los Angeles... especially in 2008, when I think she captured the role the best. Whether she's throwing in constant riffs or mainly sticking to the score, she's not going to be boring as Elphaba. A lot of people complain about her anger in Act I, but she toned it down to the perfect level during her second Los Angeles run.

Vicki Noon- She is the best Elphaba vocally since Willemijn. However, her stage presence in the early Act I Shiz scenes is lacking and very much so. Her transformation is the best I've ever seen during The Wizard's Chamber scene. She steals Act II from all of the other cast members, and is nearly flawless. She's got a very powerful voice, and she hasn't even been doing it for a year. I can't wait to see how much she grows over the next couple of months.

Teal Wicks- I love her to death, but Vicki's vocals have the edge over hers. Teal is a phenomenal actress, but I really dislike the "Yaahhh" at the end of "Defying Gravity" for some reason. I wish she'd drop it, lol. She and Vicki are extremely close.

Okay, so it's about time I did this.

1. Eden Espinosa
2. Stephanie J. Block (often tied with Eden in my mind, depending on my mood. Heh.)
3. Julia Murney

Those are my beloved top 3. Julia is, I think, the best actress of the three, while Eden's vocals are my favorite. Steph is incredibly strong in both categories.

GAP

4. Marcie Dodd
5. Carmen Cusack
6. Lisa Brescia

I never expected that Marcie would surpass Carmen and Lisa, given that my experience seeing her in NY wasn't great, but she's been absolutely stunning on the 2NT, and having seen her 4 times so far, she's grown on me so very much. Carmen's strong both in acting and singing, while Lisa's acting is so incredibly unique and could be up there with Julia's if I had seen her more than just the one time.

GAP

7. Teal Wicks
8. Kerry Ellis
9. Idina Menzel
10. Caissie Levy

I saw both Teal and Caissie as understudies and not as leads. Both showed me huge amounts of potential and left me wanting more. Alas, I've only seen them just the once. I do hope Teal recovers and returns to SF. I'd very much like to somehow make it there to see her. Kerry has a killer voice, but her acting fell a little short of putting her higher on the list. Idina was horribly inconsistent. One night, she'd hit all her notes, and the very next show, she'd crack on every single one. Her acting could have been a lot better, and has been in other roles.

GAP

11. Shoshana Bean

I hope I'm not hated for this. :/ In my opinion, Shoshana didn't fit the role. I love Sho, think she has a brilliant, crazy-talented voice, but her riffs weren't in character, IMO, and she overacted. Just my personal taste, though.

Sometimes these rankings change a little bit with my moods...like, sometimes I'll remember how good Lisa was and she'll be ahead of Carmen; but then I remember how good Carmen was every time I saw her and she'll jump back up. But this is how it is right now. We'll see how Donna fits in after June. Can't wait!

Edit: I'm not including Carrie Manolakos, since I've only seen her Act 2. Hopefully I'll get to see a full show later on in Nashville!

1) Julie Reiber -Perfect

2) Vicki Noon -Practically Perfect

3) Caissie Levy (Loved her the first time I saw her, HATED her the second time. If your sick just call out!!)

4) Teal Wicks - Amazing, especially acting!

5) Eden Espinosa ( If your sick just call out!!)

1. Idina Menzel - the tortured soul


2. Amanda Harrison - the tomboy geek


3. Patrice Tipoki - the rocker


4. Jemma Stevenson (now Jemma Rix) - the wide-eyed and curious

I preffered standby!Kerry to the Kerry we have now...

1) Cassidy Janson
2) Idina Menzel } all very close
3) Nicole Parker

--gap--

4) Alexia Khadime

--gap--

5) Kerry Ellis
6) Shona White

Where's Kerry??

Ah, it's about time I do this...and don't shoot me if someone's down on the list and you don't agree, it's just my personal preference. I do believe that they're all great.

1. Julie Reiber
2. Amanda Harrison
3. Teal Wicks
4. Jemma Rix
5. Marcie Dodd
6. Shoshana Bean
7. Idina Menzel
8. Stephanie J Block
9. Kerry Ellis (I saw her on an off day (in London) I believe, so it was a little disappointing).

It was very difficult to choose between all of them, but the top three is my definite list and the rest often change depending on how I feel. I honestly was struggling between Amanda and Julie.

Anyways, I think I have done pretty well considering I live on the other side of the planet. Haha.

Here's my small list

1. Alexia Khadime
This may be an unpopular opinion, but she blowed me away. She was my first Elphaba, but also the second time I loved her voice and acting.

2. Kerry Ellis
I saw her 2 May - I wrote a review about it - and she was a little dissapointing. I had really high expectations about her, but she couldn't match them. She was a little bit sick so maybe if I saw her another day, my list and comments would be different

Oh god, Kay you're just too observant!

*edits*

1. Stephanie J. Block
2. Kerry Ellis
3. Julie Reiber
4. Victoria Matlock
5. Eden Espinosa
6. Chelsea Krombach

1. Carmen Cusack
2. Marcie Dodd
3. Kerry Ellis

1. Kerry Ellis
2. Ashleigh Gray

-------Gap---------

3. Cassidy Janson

---Big Gap--------

4. Alexia Khadime

This is difficult because I've only seen 2 Elphie's and I love them both in different ways but I'd probably have to go with..

1. Nicole Parker
2. Kerry Ellis (Extremely Close)

1. Victoria Matlock
2. Stephanie J. Block
3. Eden Espinosa

My updated list after seeing my 8th Elphaba, Nicole Parker:

Eden Espinosa
------Gap------
Caissie Levy
Stephanie J. Block
Nicole Parker
------Gap------
Marcie Dodd
Vicki Noon
------Gap------
Julia Murney
Teal Wicks

Updating since I've now seen Dee.

Charisma only
1. Meredith Kaye Clarke
2. Angel Reda
3. Cassidy Janson
4. Victoria Matlock
5. Vicki Noon
6. Kerry Ellis
7. Eden Espinosa
8. Teal Wicks
9. Dee Roscioli

Singing only
1. Kerry Ellis
2. Eden Espinosa
3. Vicki Noon
4. Dee Roscioli
5. Angel Reda
6. Cassidy Janson
7. Meredith Kaye Clark
8. Teal Wicks
9. Victoria Matlock

Acting only
1. Cassidy Janson
2. Vicki Noon
3. Kerry Ellis
4. Angel Reda
5. Victoria Matlock
6. Dee Roscioli
7. Teal Wicks
8. Meredith Kaye Clark
9. Eden Espinosa

Overall
1. Vicki Noon
2. Kerry Ellis/Cassidy Janson
3. Angel Reda
4. Dee Roscioli
5. Teal Wicks
6. Victoria Matlock
7. Meredith Kaye Clark
8. Eden Espinosa

I mean no offense by this AT ALL, but I think it's kinda hilariously awesome that a standby tops your list, and that an understudy is third. It's funny the way things work out, as far as leads go, huh?

1. Idina Menzel: A+
2. Lisa Brescia: A+
3. Eden Espinosa: A
4. Carmen Cusack: B+
5. Nicole Parker: : B+
6. Ana Gasteyer: B+
7. Dee Roscioli: B
8. Maria Eberline: B

Haha yes, I tend to be very unpopular with my opinions. There are certain ways I like my Elphabas to be played.

1. Caissie Levy
2. Eden Espinosa
3. Teal Wicks

1. Kerry Ellis
2. Cassidy Janson
3. Stephanie J. Block
4. Idina Menzel
5. Alexia Khadime
6. Shona White
-grand canyon-
Ashleigh Gray

Kerry Ellis
Alexia Khadime
Idina Menzel

1. Kerry Ellis
2. Caissie Levy
3. Vicki Noon
4. Alexia Khadime
5. Eden Espinosa
6. Teal Wicks
7. Ashleigh Gray
8. Cassidy Janson

1. Lisa Brescia
2. Nicole Parker
3. Eden Espinosa
4. Victoria Matlock
5. Shoshana Bean
6. Idina Menzel

Haha no worries, Vicki tops my list too.

It's a short list, though.

1. Vicki Noon
2. Dee Roscioli
3. Merideth Kaye Clark

+ Dee Roscioli
+ Ana Gasteyer

•

Awesome, I love Vicki Can't wait to see Angel

Wow, Teal is below Eden now?

Haven't done this in awhile

1. Eden Espinosa
2. Stephanie J. Block
3. Teal Wicks
4. Shoshana Bean
5. Vicki Noon
6. Victoria Matlock
7. Angel Reda

It's nice to see someone with Idina at the bottom of their list after all those much more talented ladies. Most over rated Elphie ever in my opinion.

Must you repeatedly diss Idina? You don't like her. Fine. You're entitled to your opinion. But it's insulting to her fans to keep talking about her the way you do. How would you like it if I said those things about Nicole? Not that I would because I loved her. Even if I didn't like Nicole's performance, I wouldn't say it's "nice" to see her at the bottom of someone's list or the stuff you said in the awards thread. People have different tastes. That's all.

1. Eden Espinosa/Stephanie J. Block. I just can't choose between them. They're so different and I love them equally.
--A bit of a gap--
2. Nicole Parker

I agree Jessica