We’ve all seen legendary movies like The Wizard of Oz.
Many of us have been left wondering about the interesting characters and their backstories. Lucky for us, Stephen Schwartz created the Broadway musical Wicked back in 2003 to give us a better look into the four witches of Oz. In this YouTube video from the Tony Awards, two powerful actresses defy gravity in a performance of the incredible play.
These two completely nail this performance of Wicked!
Broadway powerhouses Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth bring down the house during this performance from Wicked at the 2004 Tony Awards.
The Land of Oz is a mysterious place filled with all sorts of awesome characters, including Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, who both star in this performance at the Tony’s played by Kristin and Idina.
Idina plays the Wicked Witch of the West while Kristin plays Glinda.
The scene starts as Elphaba begins to have a realization that she doesn’t have to be so bad—prompting her to sing beautifully.
After singing her heart out, Elphaba asks a reluctant Glinda to get on her broom with her.
Elphaba breaks into another gorgeous song as Glinda slowly walks over and grabs ahold of her broom, realizing she’s actually changed for the better.
That’s when the song becomes a duet, with Elphaba and Glinda putting their vocal ranges on full display.
Still holding onto the broom, both actresses stunned the star-studded crowd at the Tony Awards—but their performance isn’t over yet.
Soldiers join in the performance, rushing the stage and grabbing ahold of Glinda before Elphaba does something completely out of character.
The Wicked Witch of the West is known for her cruelty, so when she sacrifices herself for Glinda by telling the soldiers she’s the one they want it proves that she actually has changed. The soldiers turn their attention on Elphaba, but the clever witch won’t be captured so easily.
Just when it seems like the soldiers might have Elphaba, she defies gravity bringing about one of the climaxes of the Broadway play.
The best part is yet to come, and it leaves the audience in complete shock and awe.
That’s when Elphaba is hoisted high into the air, riding her broom as she begins singing another solo.
She floats high above the stage for quite some time, singing as Glinda and the soldiers look up at her in amazement.
The production of Wicked is just out of this world—it’s no wonder Idina went on to win a Tony Award for her role as Elphaba!
At the end of the video, everyone joins Elphaba in singing, making a phenomenal grand finale that no one will be soon to forget.
People on the internet loved Idina as Elphaba and Kristin as Glinda, and the video of them performing at the Tony’s quickly went viral.
The performance of Wicked has been viewed over 2.6 million times, with 25,000 people who liked it.
Almost 1,300 people also left comments for the two brilliant thespians, praising their singing abilities and the crew’s ability to make Elphaba fly so high.
If you’ve never watched Wicked before, it’s a musical that you really don’t want to miss. If you want to take an even deeper dive, you can read the 1995 novel Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
To see the Wicked Witch of the West fly high in this Broadway musical, just watch the video below!
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