Episode 4 - Fiyero Time: Backstage at WICKED with Jonah Platt

[@princessjones8112]

That moment when you try to focus on Jonah during Fiyero 5# but "Thank Goodness" is playing in the background

[@CoNnOr17rEd]

+Princess Jones YESSS. especially when it's the best part of it!

[@princessjones8112]

Connor Twigg ikr ; )

[@kelseybby1221]

SAMEEEE

[@lewijenkins5293]

The same

[@michellecapone8296]

I had the amazing opportunity to see Ginna Claire Mason as Glinda, and let me just tell you, SHE WAS AMAZING!! I was blown away, she added her own twist to Glinda which was so refreshing to hear after listening to Kristen Chenoweth for yearssss as my cast recording Glinda.

[@musicalpugs2974]

He's seems like such a genuinely nice man. And talented too!

[@TheFrizz516]

2:42 to 2:55 is the funniest part!"I thought you meant the city in Arizona! That's why I play Fiyero!" XD

[@eloisesmith5157]

They all seem so genuine. Thanks Jonah! (Four years later, haha)

[@lpsallycat9600]

"This is why I play Fiyero." I DIED XD

[@SpectrumDiamond]

Broadway.com always posts a vlog when I need it the most. Love this vlog series too!

[@sarahgriner154]

I just love this so much. Thank you for doing it so this old lady can live vicariously through y'all.

[@zoerosiee]

I saw Emily on the tour a couple months ago when Wicked was in Orange County and oh my GOSH, she was phenomenal. I've seen the tour a couple times now and she was by far, the most amazing Elphaba I've seen. Her voice is incredible and I was in awe the entire time. I was so happy to see her pop up in this vlog!!

[@JoEjOnAs99999]

me too i saw her in st. louis she was amazing

[@JoshuaEliLewis]

When he first looks at elphaba doesn't he say "well maybe he saw green n thought it met go" (or something like that).

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

Yeah he does say that

[@CoNnOr17rEd]

+Joshua Lewis he's Fiyero in real life too... :p

[@jackhindmarsh3527]

Thought the exact same thing!!!

[@That_Ozian]

Well he says that to get her to piss off, not because he was disgusted

[@CountryCowboy008]

+Joshua Lewis Well, he didn't mock Elphaba or something. It's like a dumb matter-of-fact.

[@ethannielson942]

Jonah, Thank you for explaining the difference between a ‘Stand By’ and an understudy. I had a friend who worked PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for all four years it played the Ahmanson in Los Angeles and there were nights (especially during a Flu epidemic that hit the cast really hard) when it was virtually a different show. God bless. Ethan

[@claireguo584]

Ginna Claire Mason was actually my Glinda when I went to see the show November 25th. She was fantastic! Surprised to find she's the standby and not the everyday Glinda. Jonah Platt, I just love for Fiyero - hair, mannerisms, and all - don't know any of the other Fiyeros, but he feels just right for the part. Looking forward to my next Wicked show. With enough luck, I'll be one of the actresses!

[@claireguo584]

+Claire Guo Now my mind gears are twirling. - Are these videos posted a couple weeks after being taken? After all, Ginna Claire Mason was Glinda November 25th, this was posted December 7th, and it was her first week here in the video (and apparently, she hadn't been Glinda during a live show yet). Maybe it's obvious that the vlog is a couple weeks late and I've done all this deducing for nothing and I feel like a bona fide miniature Sherlock Holmes for terrible reasons.... but hey! It was fun deducing.

[@laurenbutler5609]

+Claire Guo I believe they had to hold this one for a bit because it hadn't been officially announced that Emily was taking over on your yet. So they had to wait for that announcement.

[@RizwanJaganiViolist]

Claire Guo I saw Ginna opposite Jennifer and she was fantastic!

[@isabelladippel9649]

Jonah: *going about the q+a* Kara in the background: CROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSED

[@kristenmanchenton]

Petition for a backstage Hamilton vlog with Leslie Odom or someone :DD

[@norascha6259]

+Kristen Manch YES PLEASE

[@BestWishesBaz]

+Kristen Manch But wait, Groffsauce/Jonathan Groff only has 9 minutes of stage time in Hamilton, so he would be a perfect host for a Hamilton Vlog!

[@rocknroll20024]

So with you.

[@coastercritic287]

IT CAME TRUE :D

[@bradymannion4344]

dang this comment aged perfectly

[@sophkarps8246]

STOP IT. YOUR DOG IS SO CUTE!!

[@smartkid2600]

at the last part I can't focus on the Q&A bc of Defying Gravity being performed at the same time

[@jmads73]

When you freak out when he mentioned Curt Hansen

[@MissPerriwinkle]

bless lucy !!!

[@madisonkennedy5908]

I wait for this all throughout the day checking my phone all day through class too oops... anything to see Jonah Platt on #fiyerotime

[@juonithzramos1089]

That comment he said about Fiyero not commenting on her green: One, he does, or at least did when I saw the play. He said something like "green means go" but he said it teasingly and not maliciously, so it was cute. And two: That was my favorite part with Fiyero. You could instantly see why Elphaba would like him. =)

[@wolfie3748]

That moment when you're trying to focus on Jonah but Thank Goodness is playing in the background. AAAAHHHHH

[@wolfie3748]

+Kylie Dyer Also when you're trying to focus, but DG is on in the background. AAAAHHHHH

[@nocturne2029]

Wicked was the first thing I ever saw on Broadway! The set blew me AWAY and it looked like sooo much fun!

[@annaelizabeth5536]

I AM AWARE OF SUESSICAL. Love you Jonah!!! :-)

[@CountryCowboy008]

Kara singing Thank Goodness in the background. Ugh, can't focus for the Fiyero Time.. Hahaha

[@ander0893]

One of the first things Fiyero says to Elphaba in the play is "Well, maybe he saw green and thought it meant: go." Given, he says it to piss her off because she was (rightfully so) rather nasty to him on their first encounter, but he does comment on her skin.

[@dennispetragnani6956]

Love me some #FiyeroTime! Great interviews this week and giving shout outs to the amazing swings, understudies and standby's of Broadway! They are so vital and necessary to a production but are often not recognized! Way cool Jonah for devoting a whole episode to these amazing actors! Your dog is so cute!

[@kylegrahamrussell]

11:17 defying gravity just started in the backround

[@ethannavarro943]

I SAW GINNA AND SHE WAS AMAZIOOOO

[@mizzyahyah5080]

I really want to be on broadway someday

[@pringals]

Seen Emily killing it Christmas Eve in St. Louis at the Fox Theater! Congratulations to her! ... What a great all round production. Still need to pilgrimage my butt to NY and see the Gershwin Theatre performers some day! ... along with a dozen other shows.

[@cdr717]

BUT HE DID SAY "MAYBE THE DRIVER SAW GREEN AND THOUGHT IT MEANT GO.." SO THAT KINDA GIVES AWAY FIYERO'S JUDGMENT TO ELPHABA THE FIRST TIME HE SAW HER HAHAHAHAHA

[@musical_merri]

Omg! I just saw Ginna in Tulsa as Glinda!!!! She is an angle!

[@gracefoor5465]

Love ginna Claire mason!! I met her a few weeks ago and it's so cool to see her being on the touring cast now!

[@meryluranga3341]

I love this series!!!

[@RedbyCrone]

Momentarily the lorax is now in susecial. lol

[@marianawoodward]

My husband and I went to see the show on October. At the end of the show, we asked the cast members for a short message for our daughters (7 & 6 years old). They were all so sweet and agreed to do it. Emily, who performed that night, said: "Rebeca and Valeria, defy gravity" and it became my daughters´motto. They´d come back from school with stories of how they, or their classmates, defy gravity (as in when someone said they could´t do the monkey bars, and they did; or when someone said girls can´t play basketball and they did). They know every song and dance to them all day long. We live in Mexico and hope to save enough to take them to NY soon to see the show. Their Christmas presents they asked from Santa were Wicked related: the Elphaba and Glinda dolls, and a sewing machine to create all the costumes. Big hugs from Mexico!

[@katie3114]

Call me a Wicked Weirdo but I thought Fiyero is on the stage during Thank Goodness? But isn’t that the song being sung at around 5:00??

[@jacobkhabie4982]

It was probably after he leaves in Thank Goodness

[@spaceund1love130]

It was

[@rachelshaw4774]

Anyone else think that he looks like Matthew Morrison?

[@isabellahope2845]

Hip

[@finnvlogs6070]

I learned alot

[@natalielatta6552]

I saw Wicked with the understudy Fiyero. They were amazing

[@missleo281]

OMG I'm so inspired and happy right now ... I'm from the valley #818 too !!!

[@glucoseguardian6033]

I literally just saw Ginna on the brand new tour in Boston and she was tip top amazing actually so good love loVe LOVE

[@KACDWFCD]

♡L♡U♡C♡Y♡P♡L♡A♡T♡T♡

[@Lhotps789]

I'm from Nashville too!

[@RizwanJaganiViolist]

EMILY WAS MY FIRST ELPHABA IN DALLAS!!! :D

[@abialston8476]

IM SEEING EMILY ON TOUR AHH IM SO EXCITED

[@nicolelittle9938]

Me 2!!!

[@GeoZils1982]

+Abi Alston I saw it! I think I either saw her or her understudy i cant remember. Anyways.... IIT WAS AWESOME! U R GOIN TO LUV IT!

[@RizwanJaganiViolist]

She was my Elphie! :D

[@JoEjOnAs99999]

i saw her in st.louse she is amazing

[@benjamincollins8559]

Since this interview Gina is now casted as Glinda as the lede actor

[@themarauders45]

I just talked about your answer to the last question in the Fiyero Five to the new people in the studio today! I'll show them this!

[@janehunt6711]

GINNA CLAIRE MASON IS SUCH A GOOD GLINDA, SHES THE GLINDA RIGHT NOW AND IS SOOOO GOOD

[@BBskatertwins]

Emily is such a great Elphie! And she was wearing that same coat when I met her :)

[@melissamarshall4597]

I saw her as Elphaba in New Orleans for my first time ever seeing Wicked 😄 She was amazing!

[@Getbackjojo]

I think motivation is the “real” talent...without that, nothing is gonna happen..there is LOTS of talent out there…ya gotta WANT it...bad!

[@isabelladippel9649]

I have a hat that's really similar to Ginna's and I feel so honored

[@masonfarmer3786]

I saw ginna on tour for this for Glinda

[@hannahlucy8504]

In the UK when Elphie/Glinda doesn't go on we call it a 'witch switch'

[@goozgooz3516]

Wait Ginna Claire plays Glinda on Broadway rn! (well before corona lol)

[@alexanderpinchuk2866]

I've never been to New York (actually to the US) and don't know much about Broaway, but is the Gershwin Theatre only for "Wicked" and there are no other plays running?

[@rachelshaw4774]

+alexandr pinchuk yes, the Gershwin theatre is specifically designed just for Wicked. It's because the stage has a clock type of design with an unusal stage floor (it's not completely level and it also has this weird little two curve thing where there's a hole in the orchestra pit so the conductor can direct properly and make sure not to conduct when something unusual happens). Also, since they have at least one show there a day, it would be nearly impossible for them to have another Broadway production running there at the same time. There simply would not be enough space for all of the sets, props, coustumes, etc.

[@alexanderpinchuk2866]

Thank zou. however, Iäve read in wikipedia that the Gershwin Theatre was build in 1972 or something, but Wicked runs since 2003. Was there something different before it?

[@rachelshaw4774]

Yes, Via Galactica the musical was there before and it also was a concert hall for musicians to perform in.

[@JaceRev]

seeing ginna claire mason who actually was on tour with the current elphaba MKM was wild!

[@orangenwildvlogs6796]

Do you get nervous when you get on stage and if you do get nervous how do you make that feeling go away

[@pointone1125]

Awesome vlog! We need to see Rachel more often in it though :D

[@crazyguy98456978]

I got so confused when they said, Emily Cook! They meant Emily Koch right?

[@jake27awesome40]

i wanna be Fiyero one day :0

[@emiliah3830]

When I went to see wicked Alyssa fox played Elphaba and I was like, if that's the stand by I want to see Rachel tucker!

[@ashtoneva4926]

I thought I would get use to it when defying gravity and thank goodness is playing when I'm watching this but no...still not use to it. I never will and I'm glad of that because this play is so freaking amazing.

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

That dog is so cute 😃

[@briannarose7068]

I didn't now u watched dis cool btw is there a 5 yet

[@addisonjacobs3642]

Just a question for everyone in the comments; do you think you have to go to college to get to BWAY? I'm trying to get there and am currently not really planning on going to college at the moment. It's just not what I want right now. Any answers would be great 👍

[@muellermaxwell]

all good things...

[@jonalgeroy197]

Interview Curt!

[@jayceenicolewassell287]

Emily COOK I'm dead

[@heidiedana]

Oh god

[@shanechandler9589]

+Heidi Walters yo hey guys! 😂

[@ammylover1]

It's Koch 😹😹 hahahahah

[@ber2704]

omg no wonder i was so so confused xD

[@ryanmonroe6914]

Jaycee Nicole Wassell I won't

[@rubyflorence3061]

I swear Emily's last name is spelt Koch but is pronounced 'cook' ?

[@CalebMiofsky]

Yes, it's Koch but pronounced cook😊

[@TheXboxkid14]

+cm1727 It's actually pronounced "coke" but the way she says it makes it sound like "cook" haha

[@nicolelittle9938]

Emily!!!

[@KatieT97]

Emily and I share a dream role! I would love to play Dot someday as well

[@ammylover1]

I SAW EMILY WHEN I WENT TO SEE WICKED ON FEB 27 but they spell her last name Koch and on here you spelled it cook

[@AndrewMEwart-uz2yv]

Fiyero does make fun of Elphaba when he first meets her, for example "maybe the driver saw green and thought it meant go"

[@rachelshaw4774]

+AztechWKD well compared to everyone else, he didn't act disgusted. Others literally ran away from her in fear and couldn't even look at her

[@glucoseguardian6033]

I feel like it was more, I'm a dick to everyone, it would only be discriminatory to not be a dick to you.

[@breannalally6229]

what is your favorite line?

[@annaelizabeth5536]

AWWWWWWW

[@Pandahluvr]

JOOOOSEPHINE!!!

[@nateparris]

NASHVILLLLLEEEEE

[@deborahtragasz1218]

Lucy is SO CUTE!!!!!!!!

[@carsonlovestheatre2332]

Sorry Jonah, there is no Lorax in Suessical

[@kristinamichelle1250]

Please do one of these blogs with Ben platt or anyone in dear Evan Hansen

[@Dan-pv7cu]

Emily has left now, christine dwyer is the standby now

[@addisonjacobs3642]

I know Emily left but Christine as standby? I can't help but not believe that. I looked at the site and there is currently no Elphaba standby listed.

[@aviation1056]

Just curious to know where you got this information from because it's not on the official website????

[@jackhindmarsh3527]

Emily Cook 😂 EMILY KOCH

[@christinemcfadyen9151]

Did he call her Ginna Claire Moffitt???

[@jennifercaitlinroberts]

+Christine McFadyen Her married name is Moffett, she uses her maiden name (Mason) professionally.

[@christinemcfadyen9151]

+Jennifer Roberts Ah, that makes sense!

[@emilytolman46]

Cute!

[@GamerRetriever]

omg Lucy looks like my dog....

[@orangenwildvlogs6796]

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