Aida Amneris comparison - My Strongest Suit

I put as many different portrayals here as I could. If a certain actor doesn't appear here I either couldn't find or didn't have audio/video of them singing the song, or they didn't perform the role until after the video was published.
Sherie Rene Scott, Felicia Finley, Taylor Dayne, Julia Danao, Idina Menzel, Lisa Brescia, Darcie Roberts, Kelli Fournier, Antje Monteiro, Lori Ann Strunk, Yasuko Sado, Mandy Gonzalez, Brooke Evans, Lesli Margherita, Maricel, Leah Allers, Bettina Monch, Barbara Xantus, Kristin Wetherington, Willemijn Verkaik, Jung Sun-Ah, Chelsea Packard

[@user-lb1gr6ok3k]

korean jung sun ah is great!!!!

[@scottgessford7878]

Comparisons are inevitable for this kind of thing, and that's all well and good. They all have differences. But I'd like to point out how cool it is to listen to something like this and hear so many talented women, one after another. It bodes well for an incredible art form.

[@scottgessford7878]

Brooke Evans (at 2:54) and I were at the Barn Theatre as apprentices a few years before the production mentioned here. She was talented, beautiful, and kind. It's great (but not surprising) to hear her nailing it here. Damn, that's a hell of a belt and then flip into mix. Go, Brooke!

[@karinayjsong]

jung sunah hands down

[@sfspurry3289]

Willemijn snatched my weave!

[@sorellehattori2466]

WILLEMIJN IS THE BEST OH MY GOSH!! SUCH A QUEEN💖

[@petermancuso8104]

I saw Lisa Brescia on Broadway, in the final run with Deborah Cox & Adam Pascal, and she was spectacular.

[@jerrythemagicalllama]

When I was singing this song for the first time, I thought that the really high note on "wear" was sung by the lead and not one of the backups so I sang it with the higher note and...I am never NOT going to sing that higher note, it sounds extra fierce and for once my mix sounded amazing

[@brunobalog]

Sherie owned that song

[@ben203302]

Mandy's riff was reminiscent of her "Total Eclipse of the Heart" riff.

[@sorrynotsorry6]

Sherie and Sun-ah Jung!

[@pinkattics9708]

The Beast killed it as per usual

[@heehee.]

역시 정선아 월드 베스트😆

[@Only_myrailgun]

Beomhee Park 드레스가 바로 또 다른 *나아아아아아어어어어어어아*

[@Only_myrailgun]

확실히 다른 해외 배우들보다 powerful한 것 같아요

[@sorrynotsorry6]

네 정선아는 최고의 암네리스건 같에요

[@sophier4334]

Willemijn all the way 😂😂

[@cassidyaleksa7518]

omgg idina willemijn lesli and mandy BAEEEE

[@deenagara9151]

QUEEN WILLEMIJN!!!

[@asmrdude1593]

Mandy gonzalez, no competition

[@kathrynb514]

Mandy is honestly one the BEST belters on Broadway, but her voice is almost too strong for a Sherie role. Like, I almost wished she played Aida instead.

[@orcawhale6097]

Is no one going to mention lesli? U gotta love her.

[@lotte509]

Lesli and Willemijn!

[@dannyperez939]

Willemijn

[@justyourvoice]

4 women who played Elphaba, played Amneris!

[@mhp1383]

5 woman

[@justyourvoice]

Who's the fifth?

[@mhp1383]

Idina Menzel, Lisa Brescia, Mandy Gonzalez, Willemijn Verkaik, and Chelsea Packard

[@briannaobrien-young5576]

All were amazing but Idina killed it! Not just with that incredible riff but her acting in the show was indescribable!

[@entertainmentstarz1]

I think Sherie and Idina are the best. Both of them played Amneris very well. But Idina sang the song different level with high energy and fun. Especially hitting the high note "My Strongest Suit" before the fashion show begin.

[@vitormcz]

Sherie and Tyalor are the best singers by far.

[@hernancuevas9631]

idina, sherie y mandy the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest

[@xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304]

My picks: Queen Willemijn with her Pre-Defying Gravity *(F5)* End Riff and GODDESS Mandy Gonzalez with the POWERFUL *G#5 and Bb5*

[@user-xm4ju6oz6s]

this song is belong to Jung SunAh

[@annikamuller5983]

Idina and Willemijn

[@zalua]

Willemijn rules!

[@SilverArro]

As usual, Idina is overblown and screechy. I will never understand why so many people find her irresistible.

[@ZoraTheberge]

Arlo you should Hear her live. I have a few times and it all works

[@SilverArro]

Zach T I have. I saw the OBC in Wicked twice. Every Elphie I've seen since sounded better. Idina literally shouts the climax of any power ballad she performs and it just doesn't work for me. I get that others like her and that's cool - I just don't see it.

[@meggypeggy9142]

Yeah she doesn’t perform live much anymore cause of all the vocal damage

[@Itstonytime77]

They should have started the cut earlier in the song

[@nancynaur5988]

Nobody: Not Anyone: Idina Menzel: *screams in vocal damage*

[@katherineweaver3658]

Like you could sing any better. Idina is amazing and is abetted singer and actress than you will ever be

[@katherineweaver3658]

*Better

[@nancynaur5988]

@@katherineweaver3658 You sound a bit pressed. Maybe you should look up what proper non-damaging technique sounds like and get back to me. Don’t recall if I ever stated I could sing it better though, if you can find that quote from me please send me the link! I’d love to see it :) - Signed someone who isn’t screaming in vocal damage

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

The Beast has taken the lead

[@wickedfan811]

Sherie will forever be the best Amneris.

[@sohoboy506]

Do you have Darcie's "I know the truth"?

[@dynamicdanceandfitness2024]

Idina all the way!! It's always hard to beat the original, and Willemijin did pretty great with the high note as well, but I feel Idina set a whole new standard for Amneris with the acting, and the singing especially with her belting out that high drawn out 'strongest suit'.

[@Jsaps382]

But IDINA though

[@jennytaylor3203]

Idina.

[@simonyanga9551]

Idina wtf is that ? 🙄

[@Musicblue22]

She over did it and stretched it out longer than it needed to be. She was being mad extra

[@simonyanga9551]

@@Musicblue22exactly !! Didn’t like it

[@Musician_doodoo]

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