Legally Blonde Elle comparison - So Much Better

[@WelcomeToTheScene1]

In their defense, this song is known as one of the hardest songs on Broadway.

[@chelseacheckington7421]

No offense meant, but like, really? Do people consider it hard? I just think that it would depend on whether or not the singer is comfortable in the tessitura, since it's not a super broad range. Besides that there's the one "high" note, which isn't very high at all. The only thing that would make that note hard, is if a singer tries to do a pure belt rather than a mix-belt. Not trying to downplay the talent of these women. Just saying that certain songs are easier for certain voice types, and I don't think this song is overly hard for people of the correct voice type.

[@DHRbarnett]

You can't just look at the notes of a song to determine whether its a difficult sing. So Much Better is written in a way that is constantly building at breakneck pace, on top of the fact that you actually have to act it. LBB puts her heart and soul into it, compromising the total sound of the piece, whilst the Tour Elle from the Tony Awards sounds lovely but is boring to watch because she just has nothing going on. One note does not a hard sing make, but 3 minutes of building upto that one note certainly can be difficult when you take into account everything that goes into a singular show of Legally

[@roselleowl7477]

Chelsea Checkington I’m a singer, this song (note wise) is well within my range. The difficulty of the song comes from the speed, the constant modulating, the fact that the phrasing makes it difficult to get a breath in and the fact that the final note is about 12 bars long, which is close to the length of a single audition cut. It is a DIFFICULT song. Most Sondheim songs aren’t very “range-y”, either, but they’re still incredibly hard to sing.

[@madisonphelps1083]

yes. if you sing it all the way through it is very challenging to support your breath while belting the “than before” in the end.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

This song is perfect for my voice. I know much harder songs. I think this song is hard for people because it has lots of physical activity. Some people are better at holding notes than others.

[@gabekohlbeck4027]

Laura Bell Bundy will forever be the best Elle

[@JenniferMejia-ir3fp]

YUP

[@fairy4477]

Gabe Kohlbeck I saw her in 2008 I think it was? I was so young I could hardly remember the musical but I've found it again recently and omg I love it

[@mariadagostino2863]

Gabe Kohlbeck OMY. YESSSSS

[@Cecilialam888]

Gabe Kohlbeck p

[@semolinasemolina307]

Agreed!

[@graciedial1926]

wow the original key in the demo recording must have been hell to sing

[@iKETOURAGE]

Yes! I see why they lowered it...

[@gracedoubleu]

iKETOURAGE And why other productions lowered it from there...

[@jackduffieldvlogs3042]

The woman that sung it is now in Mean Girls as Cadys Mum, Reginas Mum and Mrs Norbery

[@freya7016]

and she was Penny in Hairspray with LBB (as well as heaps of other broadway credits)

[@brookexx1998]

Now she’s on beetle juice the musical.

[@DangerWulf64]

Can we all take a moment to give props to the ladie who sang the demo version of "So Much Better" Because that was the original key and every other recording was lowered lol

[@jacobbuczak3998]

HeyJason yes I know Kerry was amazing

[@in_the_pocket_music]

HeyJason I was literally so excited when I saw Kerry Butler did this song, like she’s my iconic

[@carharttcowgirl]

Kerry butler! (She’s so good omg) right now she’s in beetlejuice and she was in the original cast of mean girls the musical!

[@void_birb]

@@carharttcowgirl She was also Audrey in the 2003 Broadway revival of Little of Shop Horrors

[@katejohnson3376]

kerry butler is iconic

[@whymustielaine9640]

tbh I don't think LBB taking a breath affected the quality of the performance like she still put her heart and soul into it and it sounded great

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

She put her whole holed heart into it XD

[@welcometofalsettolannddd2924]

thats not cool, dont joke about that

[@lyca9630]

That's the only time, watch her other performances besides that mtv version

[@roboat5107]

I think it sounded really cool!

[@pastelbaby8964]

She was sick during that performance, that’s why haha

[@carsonrafuse1902]

I just can't get over some of these wigs

[@brittney5859]

specially Nikki's

[@sarahellison7897]

Me when i used to have blonde hair

[@tackrobinson831]

THEY. ARE. ROTTED!

[@omelette_Doo]

wanna see a shit wig? Check out Laura Benanti’s wig in Wedding Singer

[@caitlinmanton4707]

@@omelette_Doo or all of the wigs from The Prom

[@leigh-anne3311]

laura will always be my favorite her acting and comedic timing was great in my opinion.

[@angeliquemariel2916]

Me too!!😀😍😍

[@catalinah.8530]

Duh me too

[@urmomisaworkofart6534]

Yeah she’s the best ❤️❤️❤️

[@EmilyTheOtakuofficial]

True. ^^

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

Yep she's the best! Don't get me wrong I love Bailey. I love Annaleigh. I love Becky. I love Kerry. They're all great in their own way. But LBB has my whole heart. Bailey=Forgettable. Annaleigh= Too little. Becky= Not my style. Kerry= A little too mature. LBB= PERFECTION 😊

[@mikep6467]

Vocals aside, LBB is THE Elle Woods. Period. End of story. Nobody has ever been more fitting for a Broadway role. The look, the attitude, the acting, the voice, the vocals. Absolutely perfect. Reese Witherspoon found dead.

[@ebidy]

Not to mention her flawless comedic timing

[@tatianat.9959]

Nah Baily Hanks honey

[@mariknowsbest4784]

Bailey, rhiannon, kate and lauren are the best elles.

[@Logan-dc1fv]

I hated her... sorry

[@pl4ntmommy]

Sorry but Bailey and lbb AND Kerry butler were the best

[@timmysaunders2321]

They picked the worse performances for LBB and Annaleigh. Those two make this song look easy at their best, these recordings were not the ones I would've chosen.

[@AiyanaWolfe]

there's a performance if LBB where her shoe flies off on youtube, in that performance she does amazing nd makes it look flawless

[@acarmyofone]

I was working on Broadway at the time of Legally Blonde's run. It's common knowledge that aside from on the soundtrack & the MTV performance, LBB wasn't able to complete the run at the end of the song for most of her performances. This isn't me throwing shade, but it's still a good performance from her even if she didn't complete the run.

[@placeholder9462]

acarmyofone ..... no I saw her 3 times as Elle In legally blondes original run and she completed the run each time

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

Clara Eke at the end of the run, the key mixed with the high note shredded LBB voice. she had to leave, if not, she could have completely fucked us her voice forever

[@maltbarbaa]

Timmy Saunders Annaleigh was only able to perform once as Elle.

[@astrohasnojams2209]

Nobody is going to talk about Lauren?? She was literally 20 and could sing like that!!!

[@angelwood7729]

astro has no jams Ikr 👏👏👏

[@princesspeach3336]

When she was 18 she was on that show and she was super great then too. She was born to be on Broadway

[@niamhfallon2440]

I loved what she did with the second “I am so much better”. LBB, Annaleigh, Kate, Sheridan and another understudy called Rebecca from the most recent UK tour, are my favourites but honestly, she wasn’t half bad.

[@lolopolo2055]

She is my favorite next to lbb

[@guccymia4622]

Right she deserved to win that reality show

[@rebeccajay2817]

Kate Rockwell is a freaking star

[@orangedoggoanimations9051]

Agreed

[@rainbowcosmicbrownie]

I saw her as Karen and saw this video of her as well God shes amazing shes my role model

[@elles2034]

Rebecca Jay she’s also such a sweetheart!

[@katev6123]

Rebecca Jay agreed

[@xx-ju4kc]

she really is

[@iKETOURAGE]

odd LBB took a breath...this definitely isn't her best "So much better" she can do that ending part with ease

[@bluerain3666]

iKETOURAGE well she has a heart problem so I don't blame her

[@maeme-t6y]

iKETOURAGE I think she had a cold that day when they filmed the MTV version which probably affected her voice

[@samisntalesbian2349]

iKETOURAGE usually she's so much better

[@iKETOURAGE]

>>> ( ^ _ ^ ) >>> I See what you did there!

[@samanthac4644]

Sam J AHA I SEE

[@MattActorGordon]

Jessica Jung looks like she couldn't be bothered at all.

[@LethalMochi]

Matthew Daniel Gordon I LOVE JESSICA.

[@scarletsoothill7193]

Matthew Daniel Gordon I agree

[@Drewski217]

Matthew Daniel Gordon it should've been Ailee or Hyorin TBQH

[@iKETOURAGE]

I Love Jessica...but she was in over head vocally with this role.

[@KneeGoblin]

She's famous in Korea for her RBF 😂😂

[@lilyrafanan7614]

THESE WEST END UNDERTSUDIES ARE AMAZING

[@KatieT97]

Lily Rafanan the London understudies sound so much better (no pun intended) than the leads

[@christinasamuel731]

have to agree actually know Amy Lennox met her on the 3rd of august last year

[@kaylaorchard67]

@@christinasamuel731 lucky b lol

[@isalsaurusthelemon6512]

Sophie isaacs is underrated as Elle woods

[@deepseadiver1499]

Woah, a lot of people from the show eventually got to be Elle one way or another even with Bailey winning

[@Mshottie6]

And most of them had much better careers than Bailey afterward.

[@mariknowsbest4784]

Rhiannon, autmn, lauren. Well, autumn didnt really- but she couldve

[@xdinaryheroesluv]

Chocolate Cupcakes I mean she found what she wanted to do instead. Sure it’s not the stage but she has a pretty dang good career in hair.

[@elrizaa]

I thought that too!

[@marydidyouknow5826]

@@mariknowsbest4784 Autumn did.

[@AtsumuMiya123]

What the heck was with Rhiannons performance she gave up halfway through the note and then sung the backup singers part

[@KHobbies_cina]

BigMacintosh 2029 i kinda looks like its an interview performance, and I guess its in the morning, try singing that note first thing in the morning

[@AtsumuMiya123]

Kenneth Ho I actually have and i could hit the note better (and I'm a dude also)

[@Internet-User-01]

BigMacintosh 2029 that's sad....

[@Angelmirkov23]

Kenneth Ho Yeah but like if she knew she probably wouldn't be able to do that note (probably the most important note in the song) she shouldn't have done the song.

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

broadway stars absolutely DREAD interview performances. they are typically shot in the morning, and that’s very strange for a star’s voice as they are used to having an entire day to warm up and prep. it most likely that she realized halfway, “hey i can’t really hit this note right now and if i do, i might hurt my voice for the show tonight.” she made a smart choice

[@cece_heehee4047]

2:21 IS KATE ROCKWELL OMG if y'all don't know, she plays Karen Smith in the new Mean Girls Broadway musical and she's SO FETCH

[@judi7238]

ParisWithAMustache Don't forget Skylar from Bring It On the musical

[@davie9944]

ParisWithAMustache STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN, GRETCHEN

[@luizamoreira564]

KAREN MADE IT TO HARVARD

[@francescajolley3334]

I thought so

[@rainbowcosmicbrownie]

@@luizamoreira564 omg yes

[@lexislifestyle9887]

Am I the only one who didn't hate Bailey? She's good, but Laura Bell Bundy will always be the bet

[@fairy4477]

Lexi's Lifestyle yes!

[@Kaylacreatingchaos]

Lexi's Lifestyle I just think the other girl had a better audition and fit the part so much more. The reason bailey got it was because she's blonde. Not because she was better then the other girl who auditioned (for the life of me I can't remember her name)

[@mckennalooney9755]

I personally think Bailey fit the part perfectly and her personality seems so sweet!!!

[@hugoselmon3704]

Kayla OBrien her name was autumn

[@placeholder9462]

She just didn’t have what it takes to play Elle u need the sparkle and superficiality (which she had) but she lacked the wit and intelligence needed and her arc as Elle suffered bc of that

[@sisnitangent9172]

these comments: 70% how LBB is better than everyone else 14% people actually pointing out some others were decent as well 8% hating on specific singers 7% how LBB took a breath and this wasn't her best performance 1% THE WIGS

[@sheismymom]

for real

[@isalsaurusthelemon6512]

Sophie isaacs is underrated in this role

[@antheiheiant]

@@isalsaurusthelemon6512 YES OMG

[@ceanne-6599]

add another percent bar on the wigs

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

@@isalsaurusthelemon6512Ikr! Also I'm obsessed with her Glinda!

[@KatieT97]

That weird moment when community actresses and understudies in professional theaters are better than some of the leads.

[@kristen4539]

Ikr! Some of these people I wondered how they made it no offense

[@leilanyx]

@@kristen4539 i mean this song is a bloody difficult song to sing if you're putting your all into it like LBB, and she didn't even hold the last note for as long as it was meant to be for the mtv performance. but when you have to exude energy and bounce around on stage while belting your heart out, i'd imagine it's really hard to keep that up especially if you're the main performer and have to do eight shows a week.

[@kristen4539]

​@@leilanyx true true

[@richbritt8578]

@@leilanyx that was a really bad version of hers, all the others one she holds the note and is the best at it

[@giannagoos5224]

Nikki.... she lowered it... and she did weird note changes. THAT WIG

[@elijahsebastian4828]

Ikr

[@mariairenevictoriajavier]

yeah I agree with you. She completely ruined the song

[@clarabrandaog]

What the hell was that extremely lowered "better"

[@weirdstream9572]

she butchered it big time

[@jcdeguzman5888]

lol as a filipino i am ashamed and sorry in her behalf

[@honormccabe1596]

Laura bell is my favorite and will stay my favorite. She sounds the best to me.

[@cheerleadergea9852]

Hearing annaleigh sing it made me so happy

[@bookcity4615]

Molly Cheers I LOVE ANNELEIGH!

[@semolinasemolina307]

Those wigs though

[@leahheidenreich9088]

LBB was extremely sick during the taping of this- she had strep throat. And still nailed it.

[@clementinafranceschi8606]

let's all agree that if you were good enough to even be mentioned your incredible

[@alohaisland9999]

If they can play Elle in almost any capacity, they are incredibly talented, not only is this song a BEAST the role of Elle Woods itself is one of the most difficult roles in theatre.

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

I was Elle's understudy in 2020, and it was so hard to do

[@vera5356]

i can’t even focus on some voices just because their ratty wigs are drawing my attention

[@marieladenson4326]

"elle wood... s"

[@daaa1949]

I didn’t get this at first but when I saw the clip and remembered this comment I giggled

[@StephShrubb]

Oh my goodness. Lower octave Elle from manila, what were you thinking? #smh

[@iKETOURAGE]

Right? What was the point of starting of that low if she was still going to breathe in the middle of the phrase?

[@cece_heehee4047]

Well look at Rhiannon's performance

[@ashtonthewolfie2229]

the performance of the whole LB Manila production wast that good, the person who portrayed elle was off

[@almondtart]

tangina nikki gil HAHAHAHA

[@kylehenson5740]

I’m Filipino myself and I’m personally ashamed and embarrassed for that performance. I’m sorry you had to witness that.

[@bun1147]

THESE UNDERSTUDIES ARE GREAT

[@isalsaurusthelemon6512]

Sophie isaacs 😵

[@HaydenPoe]

LBB will once again forever be my #1 queen she just struggled on the live MTV recording and we all know she can hit that note in her sleep. But I think Haven and Susan sounded fantastic as well!

[@mediocrio]

cAN WE TALK ABOUT KIM JI WOO OH MY GOD D HER LAST NOTE WAS REAL FLAT BUT HER V O CALS

[@maddieadams3413]

oh god.. rhiannon..

[@benji_theatre2028]

Maddie Adams she was super super flat

[@AtsumuMiya123]

Benji_theatre Faye Brooks was just as flat

[@Pyfacefornever]

ThatguyBrony 2029 No she wasn't, her last note wobbled slightly but was mostly in tune - she actually went wildly sharp on the "than" of "than before" but otherwise was okay

[@HeyItsSarah30]

BigMacintosh 2029 um no Faye brooks is amazing don’t you dare ever compare her with Rhiannon lmao! 😂

[@mia-ei6un]

She started singing the chorus/ ensamble/ idk how to explain Parts instead of the so much betterrr the beforeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee she sang so much better then beforeeeeeeeeee AHAHAHAHAHAHHHHAHA instead of what she was supposed to sing at the end

[@tristonanan]

After LBB, Lauren is one of my favorites, even if she was only Elle for a few weeks. Considering she was 18 during the MTV reality show she was only 19, *maybe* 20 when she did the tour. I'm 19 now, and even though I've been performing my entire life I can't imagine being in her position. She was amazing. It is also really cool hearing the climax of this song in other languages. Props to those ladies for taking it on.

[@HipposAreDeadly]

Can we just appreciate how global this show is. The translated songs are so good too, don’t loose the original flow either. Props to them!

[@stephanieheckmann4873]

From this video, I think Haven Burton had the vocals down but the energy and facials didn't compare to Laura Bell Bundy. Laura Bell Bundy will always just be the iconic OG Elle.

[@judi7238]

Elle doing a little secret handshake with Emmett in the Dutch version is honestly so adorable

[@ZoraTheberge]

Ashley Moniz went to my high school. She can sing like nobody's business

[@angelwood7729]

Zach T She came up when I read your comment 😂 and that's really cool :)

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Yeah. She was awesome. Wonderful to hear someone that can sing from the US tour

[@sylviapark129]

@@angelwood7729 omg me too XD

[@Chanta2424]

6:53 bettuuuur

[@jeroencusters4463]

damn those dutch girls can sing 😮

[@norahschriel6922]

of course

[@laurenring9721]

Y’all are sleeping on my girl Kerry Butler!!! She slayed it and in a higher key?! But props to all these talented ladies!!!

[@purrkittycatman6496]

Sheridan Smith, Annaleigh Ashford, Laura Bell Bundy and Lauren Ashley Zakrin are my favorites.

[@dianamary123]

Same!

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

My favs are: 1. LBB for life! 2. Annaleigh Ashford bc Kinky boots 3. Sheridan Smith! She's so cute! 4. Kerry Butler, bc Beetlejuice 5. Bailey Hanks, she is so cuteeeeeeeeeeee

[@natjoyful]

Rhiannon sounds as if she might’ve been a little under the weather in that recording. I understand how hard it is to go on TV when you aren’t feeling the best and just having to push through.

[@danielleanne3759]

Rhiannon NO NO PLEASE NAHHHH

[@WelcomeToTheScene1]

Rhiannon... honey... no...

[@russellwright1324]

I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt

[@primadonna221]

kinddove In her defense, I saw her in the role when it was on tour, and she was fantastic. It might just have been the performance setting.

[@lizziehauze]

kinddove 1) In the MTV show : OFF KEY (she should of left the first week) 2) actually in it.. NOPE

[@carrington8662]

kinddove Carley Stenson too... oh god

[@prg4647]

kinddove to be fair....Bailey PLEASE no!

[@brittneespindler881]

laura will always be my favourite but omg Susan and Sheridan are amazing!

[@niamhfallon1384]

I listened to the rest of the cast album, and honestly Sheridan's voice is way too low for this part.

[@ThatGirlAtTheConcert]

Not gonna lie, I think people are underrating it because it's not the English version, but Barbara absolutely smashed it

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

@@niamhfallon1384Yep

[@TheCrystalFalcon]

Damnnn the Philippines has like the best singers and they couldn't find someone to slay that last note smh

[@weirdstream9572]

They should've casted Rachel Ann Go for the role, Nikki is more of a Popstar to me not a Theater actress

[@tianaelsie42]

it's great to see that lauren and rhiannon who lost out to bailey hanks for the broadway role were able to still be recognized as elle

[@IsabellaParagas]

Nikki Gil from Manila, you have dissapointed me and the PH fam

[@bun1147]

i thought it was just me

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

She sounded good when she went higher at the end

[@leonagagalac2517]

Pearl the rebel I agree!

[@miiiiahazel]

Isabella Paragas yeah😠😠😠😡😠😡😠😡😠

[@crispycritter6579]

I wish they had Rachelle Ann Go back then, or some really good belter. 'Cause let's face it, Nikki Gil's vocals are not really for theater, especially for grand musicals.

[@NickPrez]

Rhiannon wasn't even close Jesus Christ

[@broadway_blonde1277]

Ok, here we go folks, My opions on everyone! Let me know what you think! Kerry Butler: That key though, must have been tough to sing, She killed it! LBB: I mean, she always slays, don't need to talk about her Annaleigh Ashford: I don't know how to feel about her, I don't hate her but don't like her Haven Burton: She killed it! She gave a clean performance, she was perfect Bailey Hanks: I wont say much about her... overhyped, good actress but the vocals arent on point Kate Rockwell: She was ok, not as bad as Bailey. Becky Gulsvig: I thought she was good, less nasal though! Lauren Zarkin: One of my favs after LBB and Haven up till now, I feel like she shouldve been a main broadway lead, she did great! Her runs are amazing Jessica Jung: I think she was ok, she had some pitch issues throughout the song. Kim Ji-Woo: Did better than Jessica, but didnt didnt have a wow fatcor Amy Lennox: I thought she was good, I kinda wanted more, seemed kinda basic Kathleen Montelone: Another flat-line performance, I wanted more, I feel like she could have given more Sherdian Smith: She did good, obviously a West End icon Ashley Moniz: Didnt think I would like her till she did those runs, she did great! Nikki Gil: Um..... I think we just should forget about her, The end and beginning was good Rhiannanon Hansen: After watching this..... I think I liked Nikki better... yikes with a capital Y Emma Bateman: She was good, thats about it Kim-Lan Van der Meji: She was good, I actually liked her Madelon Van der Poel: Her vocals where good, she really looked and acted the part well, one of my favs Nikki Bohne: She would have been better if she wasnt shouting, Better than the other Nikki so thats good Susan McFadden: I thought she killed it! Her vocals where really good, also one of my favs Nicola Brazil: Her vocals where good, she had great control and sustainment of notes Carley Stenson: Wanted more from her, the ending was kinda a hot mess Faye Brooks: I thought she did good! I thought her twist she put on the ending made her stand out Kasia Hammarlaund: I was suprised! She did good, Up there with Laura, Haven, Laruen, Madelon and Susan Gemma Sutton: She was ok, nothing that made me like her more than others Sarah Daniel: Her run was good, I just think the audio was a little unfortunate, cant blame her Sophie Isaacs: I thought she was good, A clean performance Erin Sullivan: Nothing new we havent seen before Emma Degerstedt: Same with Erin, nothing new Leigh Emery: I cant decide, the raspiness kinda kills me, and that band Maggie Taylor: Clean peformance, again, too nasally Lucy Durack: If Britney Spears was Elle Woods, I picture this. I didnt like it Taylor Tracey: Nothing we seen before, her sustained note was a little pitchy and she kinda gave up in the end Jung Eun-Ji: She was ok Barbara Obermiester: Shes up there with the favs! She had lots of power and energy Juile Baird: There where moments I liked and stuff I didnt, Overall she was ok, but she had lots of energy and was a good actor, I can tell her breath support isnt the best (but hey, mines isnt either, so I understand) Alyssa Gorgone: The fact they where perfoming in a mall with basic mics, I thought she did great! Leanine Smith: She was so good! Those couple of tweaks made her really stand out and made the performance great Lucie Jones: She was good, she was on time with the music.. Thats about it Favs: LBB, Haven Lauren, Ashley, Madeolen Faye, Kasia, Susan, Barbra, Leanine Hates: Lucy, Nikki, Rhiannon, Bailey

[@ariespecula]

I personally loved Lauren Zakrin and Laura Bell and basically all the Understudys! All the u/s literally killed it!

[@dancedanceawayfrommeidontl2890]

laura bell bundey is the best elle by far

[@basiarogers]

Julie though at 17:40 "THAan BEeeee FOOoorreeeeeeee"

[@insertcringeworthyuser6727]

The girl in the uk who forgot the purse witb the s on it that is meeeee

[@berlyn8748]

Oo, Nikki.. Girl... You aren't supposed to sing that low hun.

[@berlyn8748]

Like, I understand it probably wasn't in her vocal range but.. It's Elle Woods. Those high notes are part of the reason why it's so good.

[@meowool]

Crowley deserved better it's not even that high...

[@josephcarlisle1943]

Crowley deserved better the funny thing is, she hit the note in the original key at the end or something close to it. They didn't need to lower the key of the song that low.

[@elijahsebastian4828]

Ikr

[@weirdstream9572]

her breathing technique is very bad, she breathes almost every word she speaks, she's more of a popstar than a theater actress for me

[@mr-bloo]

Susan McFadden is soooooo good! Probably the closest sounding voice compared to LBB.

[@CoNnOr17rEd]

except with the clarity and perfection on the ending note every time ;p

[@DangerWulf64]

Bradley Vega They chose LBB worst recording for this video she rarely ever takes a breath on that last note. So LBB will always and forever be the best.

[@ella-ri7pn]

LBB has to take a breath. She has heart problems so she's required to take breaths.

[@lunastar486]

Bradley Vega uhhhh, that wasn't even the best video of LBB. not to mention how hard that note is? imagine having to repeat that note every night for a really long time? it's gonna have an effect on her voice...

[@minakyc3003]

Her acting seems quite bad

[@weknowthend]

so many people who went on to be in kinky boots here omg

[@fantinedaae6453]

jordan k a lot of Lauren's!

[@KatyBugg]

My favourite is Sherdian Smith. I think she is the best in my opinion. I saw legally blonde with her as Elle in London and she blew me away

[@danialbrecht2982]

I agree!! She was amazing!!! Also woah Dan and Phil? Lucky you got to meet them

[@brittanycarson7290]

UK understudies are amazing!

[@Marachinocherrypop]

Wow! I didn't even realise that Sheridan Smith could sing.... with so many of these though I was involuntarily raising my eyebrows hoping that the last note wouldn't be so flat. For me, Kaisa Hammerlund smashed it!

[@flikamadeus]

Marachinocherrypop you should see her in Cilla - a tv show about Cilla Black. She's sings all the songs and really nails it :)

[@Brendancaseyy]

I just realize that Karen from Mean Girls was once Elle Woods. She was pretty good. But LLB is the forever Elle.

[@lauren7564]

laura lell bundy?

[@legallyfinn3816]

@@lauren7564 yes

[@JadeTheorist3942]

wait...Kerry Butler sang the Demo recording? I didn't know, THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!

[@ChristiannaMoestue]

Lol this was posted the opening night of my run as Elle in Salem, MA, USA.

[@brodypenn]

I’m so proud of the Netherlands! The Dutch girls both killed it! So underrated

[@TheMacraeman]

Actually I liked the Lucie Jones rendition towards the end; the hottest was Barbara Obermeier from Vienna; the Blonde Wig Award, however, goes to the one from Manila - that was a sight to behold.

[@niamhfallon2440]

StevenLee I went to see that tour, but her understudy, Rebecca Stenhouser was on instead, and honestly, she’s up there with LBB for this song, and the entire show. Phenomenal.

[@queenofrandomthings4920]

I have to give mad props (pun intended) to Laura. She sang that last part without taking a breath, and Laura has heart problems. After this song, she would run offstage a breath from an oxygen mask in order to recover from singing. Love u LBB!!!

[@christian__kidd]

Don't get me wrong, I love me some Laura Bell Bundy, but she was really straining a lot of the time she sung this and you could hear how tired her voice was. I do think that there were some really good ones in here, Haven Burton, Amy Lennox, Ashley Moniz, Emma Bateman, etc. Anyway, I definitely don't think she was the best at this song, but the best at the role overall👍

[@TheAdventuresOfLiz]

Christian Demetrius Kidd you also have to think about her health in general, she has a heart condition i believe. She probably gets exhausted because it can be strenuous....

[@maddieadams3413]

Christian Demetrius Kidd she has a heart condition and actually needs to inhale oxygen between songs during live performances i believe

[@mikep6467]

I think she was the best at the rest of the song, because so much of it relies on the acting, but I agree that others could do the note better.

[@placeholder9462]

It was her 3rd show that day so... I get it

[@rainbowcosmicbrownie]

0:36 Laura bell Bundy (1st place) 1:59 bailey Hanks(2nd best in my opinion) 2:21 Kate Rockwell cause she's one of my favorite musical Theater actors and she slayed the note like yess

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

Ikr! Kate is awesome! I got to see her as Glinda in Wicked last year!

[@uuuhh8994]

Kerry Butler has played every single character in every broadway show

[@CalebMiofsky]

I love all but especially Kerry, she always sounds so healthy and flawless

[@CalebMiofsky]

Ooo also Kate and Becky💚💚

[@officiallynats7044]

cm1727 where's Kerry at in this?

[@starrytay]

OfficiallyNats she's first in the video (demo recording) and she killed it, especially considering it's higher than the official ending.

[@leilanyx]

tbh LBB will always be the superior elle to me. she just exudes energy and puts her all into the role all the while having heart problems and belting the hell out of this song eight shows a week. i honestly really wish they would do a reunion with the original cast.

[@mackg.6496]

Laura Bundy's got it man. But the Vienna girl was surprisingly remarkable as well.

[@whatdoyousuppose]

yaaaas Annaleigh as Elle!! 😍

[@inlovewithJLT]

Haven Burton and Becky Gulsvig were already my favorites and from this video I was also wowed by Susan McFadden and Barbara Obermeier

[@hannahlucy8504]

I saw Amy Lennox in London and OMIGOD she was amazing! My personal fave😘

[@jessicagrande4879]

Laura will always be the best

[@sydneyschwartz4932]

I absolutely love Kerry and Annaleigh💗

[@astralprxnce5155]

im sorry but the us national tour actresses from before 2010 were basically singing out of their noses :/// they sounded so nasally aaaah

[@calliesutton6661]

Love how all the rejects from “The Next Elle Woods” showed up lol

[@katejohnson3376]

WHAT I LOVE KERRY HOW DID I NOT KNOW SHE DID THIS edit: SAME WITH KATE ROCKWELL

[@katiecarrot31]

I KNOW! QUEENS

[@Rain-zk3sz]

Am I the only one who thinks havens was LITERALLY HEAVENLY? Like omg

[@tapdawg8]

Susan McFadden, you better sing!

[@ElleWoodsTV]

Nikki Gil was miscasted.

[@elijahsebastian4828]

Ur so right

[@cringetrashcan8828]

I'm 78% that was just a performance for tv not really a theater thing. Cause that was a disgrace of a performance.

[@brooklyncarter422]

3:35 good for Lauren--- you know if you’ve seen the search for Elle woods show (mtv) I haven’t finished it yet

[@Paulismyhero777]

Lauren Zakrin is actually my favorite Elle actress when she sings

[@emmabarnes4007]

Paulismyhero777 same🌸

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

Nah LBB honey

[@journeyxgabi2208]

@@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ people can have different opinions i actually like laurens voice more than LBB.

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

@@journeyxgabi2208 I mean Lauren is nice just forgettable

[@phoebecara4361]

8:13 that's so cute they had an Emmet and Elle scene and a new handshake 🥺🥺

[@briannakelIer]

I’m so glad they lowered it omg

[@julialelewel4477]

My favourites.....♥️ Susan McFadden, Leanne Smith, Sophie Isaacs, Nicola Brazil, Ashley Moniz, Becky gulsvig, Amy Lennox, Emma Bateman and Lucie Jones

[@Tillysnow1]

My top 3 are definitely Laura Bell Bundy, Susan McFadden and Lucy Durack (Australian pride :3)

[@meredithdycus5427]

Will forever love LBB, even out of character she truly perfectly embodies Elle. Also, I love Bailey, but I still think that it should have been her and Lauren as the final two. With those vocals to this day I don't know why Rhiannon made it so far in the competition.

[@Teen-hw4yq]

I saw Lucie Jones live and she’s phenomenal. All respect and praise to the others, but Lucie Jones holds a special place in my heart

[@mimikabir3459]

same!

[@ST3ALTHYNINJATV]

Laura Bella Bundy is the queen of legally blonde

[@ia1569]

The note that the korean version sang in 3:53 was pretty amazing tbh

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

This is my life now. Watching 20 mins of Broadway belting of Wicked, Hamilton, and Legally Blonde

[@kateadams2709]

Quite seriously what has Kerry Butler NOT done? She is my absolute idol.

[@GenesisUnkn0wn]

I appreciate the understudies being excited about getting to perform and really going for that last note.

[@KieranP-wr9nl]

Am I the only one that realised almost all the girls from that Elle woods reality tv show got to play Elle at some point

[@wriggleby]

I actually really love that Manila opt-down it sounds just as good!