Character Study: WICKED's Amanda Jane Cooper gets Glindafied

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Before the bubble descends every night, Amanda Jane Coopers transforms into the lovable and sparkly Glinda. On the season premiere of Character Study, WICKED's good witch takes us behind the scenes and inside her process of getting Glindafied.
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Amanda Jane Cooper
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Alexander Goyco

[@saschahoupt6177]

"I love muh girl G" Don't we all

[@Annesglitter]

Sascha Houpt oh YE

[@Maldiariess]

Yup

[@anastasiak2491]

her personality is just like Glinda's lol

[@gavi3]

Anastasia Kaloshina minus the selfishness

[@Maldiariess]

Anastasia and the cup

[@Neotenico]

Amanda brings such an amazing layer of personality to Glinda with her awkward pauses and voice wavering. She gauges the audience throughout the show and times her line delivery based on their reactions. Not only does she embody the role of Glinda almost impeccably, but she performs to give the greatest possible experience to her audience. I truly feel priveleged to have been able to see her perform.

[@ryansadler4884]

NeoTenic I saw her on July 18th and then met her at the stage door! She’s very talented and very nice

[@alexariza876]

Seriously the funniest Glinda. The voice is so spot on for this character.

[@KHobbies_cina]

Man she REALLY love that make up transformation.

[@Peytoneileen]

i just saw her on broadway, and let me just say, she was AMAZING!!!

[@lindsayv1239]

Peyton McLaughlin me too sooo good

[@Haysalto]

I've met Amanda twice when she was Glinda on the national tour in March and she was so so kind! I got to give her my portrait of her and she loved it and was just so adorable and caring!

[@meggypeggy9142]

She is such a Glinda person please understand what I mean

[@Alexa-ot6fo]

I do!

[@tonakings7600]

God I want that dress.

[@ella-ri7pn]

oooo more of this please!! i love Amanda Jane Cooper!

[@isabella_1290]

Omg girl you have the best eyes ever

[@vickylewis8558]

They're stunning! I didn't know real life human beings could have eyes quite that blue!

[@adisynnefransen1066]

Amanda: the bubble is like the best entrance ever! Me: ya cause we can’t all come and go by bubble. (That’s a like from the show spoken by elphaba when her and Glinda are fighting)

[@dumbsheep1134]

Haha, that was really good! Just kidding you really need to practice. (Reference from Popular)

[@kaceyhamsher9750]

I saw her in Wicked in August. She and Jackie were amazing

[@callofhuggsh2]

Kacey Hamsher I watched them, too. That except they blew me away in December on my birthday.

[@jschaeffer3440]

I know! They both brought me to tears!

[@jschaeffer3440]

I saw them too in may of last year it changed me so freaking much :)

[@marianamireblad1794]

Last Wednesday I and hubby saw Wicked at the Gershwin theater on Broadway and we both got sooo smitten by GgggLinda! You can say we are Glindafied too! Love the way Amanda Jane gave life to the character - she is amazing!

[@grace5033]

If I remember correctly, that's the same Glinda I saw in a different city of the state I live in (I don't live anywhere close to New York), back in the summer of 2016. That was also my first time seeing Wicked so the fact that Amanda of all people is the one in this video just makes my day because I know that she got to be a part of a very special memory for me ☺️

[@ao6031]

Oh my gosh! Amanda was also my Glinda in the touring company that visited my hometown too!! She really rocked it!!

[@avery.davies237]

I got to see her as glinda in NYC a few years ago, she was sooo perfect for the role💕🤩

[@aliciaf1214]

So excited for the new season of character study. I really love these videos.

[@divabeatlegirl4418]

Thank god another character study video

[@panchish]

finally! we see glinda 😃😃😃

[@Ninaorta1108]

Amanda Jane Cooper was my first Glinda and I absolutely loved her in the show and it was a live changing night for me getting to see one of my favorite shows live.

[@ashtoneva4926]

I saw her when she was on tour. Hands down, she is one of my favorite Glindas! She's amazing!

[@elised7481]

aw she’s so pretty😄😍

[@jschaeffer3440]

She brought me to TEARS at the end I cried so much when I saw wicked! I'm seeing it again soon and this time I'm going back stage!

[@carolynhamilton6870]

I saw her on tour and she was INCREDIBLE! I feel lucky that I got to get a picture with this incredible woman

[@rainyday6512]

If anybody else wants that blue dress *I call Dibs!*

[@ShannonLeighMusic]

This was so cute! It really gives some insight into Glinda as a character & how she’s played ☺️

[@sammybrown8797]

She's incredible. I wish she would do a Broadway.com Vlog.

[@misslinguinni]

Sammy Brown Do I have good news for you!!!

[@isabelladippel9649]

well congratulations! 😂

[@oliviacaroline499]

She’s got one now! It’s called “a little sparkle”

[@annaelizabeth9706]

I saw her on the Wicked tour and she was amazing! I also got lucky enough to meet her afterwards, and she was so nice and humble! :)

[@71crm]

I was wondering when Broadway.com was going to do more of these videos-I thought they were so cool! I have this interest in makeup and I think it's really cool to see these actors become the character!

[@abialston8476]

So fortunate to see her in the tour!! She was amazing!

[@mandolinbee]

Amanda was my Glinda and gave an awesome personal spin on the character. Wish I could see her again

[@gabrielabarreto6871]

i saw her! she was AMAZING

[@haydencruz7350]

I remember seeing Amanda on Jessie and I loved the craziness and then I went to see wicked last year for my birthday in Ohio and she was Glinda and I was just so happy about it being her!!!!!

[@knitfulgrace]

Yes!! Been waiting all day for this!

[@accooper1994]

so lucky to have been able to see her on wicked tour 😍

[@bitchass7198]

I saw her as Glinda and met her on the 18th. Very talented and very kind person :D

[@wufflemann]

Lucky I got to see her perform this twice. Awesome job!

[@tonileeslife8612]

Yes!! I saw Amanda on tour!!! She's soo amazing!! 💙💙

[@edenhoondia9932]

Listen, I'm an alto. Glinda is a soprano. But I would give everything, EVERYTHING, to play her!

[@meghibbitts5037]

I saw her on tour as Glinda and she was such an excellent Glinda

[@ArabellaGloria]

she’s the perfect glinda. i love her

[@emilyzieg4886]

I WANT MORE AMANDA!! She’s my favorite person 💗💗

[@kennadyforrer8041]

More of her!! I love Amanda!

[@LaurensTravels]

What a dream.

[@emilynewton2211]

She's an amazing Glinda! I saw her last year and she was so good!

[@savannaherickson6895]

I saw her as Glinda!!!

[@orangebar2693]

Glinda is even more dynamic and amazing than elphaba in my opinion

[@isacappellanti6510]

My friend saw her just tonight and loved her, she was super funny as Glinda!

[@oliviab.2374]

I definitely cried when I saw that dress when I saw the show

[@jaysadventures8887]

I love her

[@jebushathrisen394]

I have that exact same blue shirt she’s wearing 😳

[@devotedcetacean6568]

I need another wicked vlog0

[@BloodAniron]

Love her voice

[@sford557]

She's adorable!

[@arianacastaluccio-vilani4129]

She's so beautiful and such a sweetheart!

[@lcruisin]

I hope she plays Glinda again! I really want to see her in the show. She’s awesome in the videos I’ve seen

[@meghibbitts5037]

When I saw Wicked on tour in 2016, she was my Glinda and she makes an excellent Glinda. I have loved Wicked or 11 years now

[@kieranshooter]

Meg Hibbitts She would not have been your Galinda...

[@micheleforlano667]

BELLISSIMO!

[@nia6103]

broadway you better not sleep on my girl ajc! she's gonna be the next big 🌟

[@wickedly4]

this was so cute!

[@jackjeon88]

Gaaaaaalenda~~~!

[@cat56789]

Amanda is gorgeous 💖💙

[@magicianrexofficial]

She's so cute!

[@zoemoore1522]

i love wicked is the best zoe xxx

[@KACDWFCD]

👑A👑M👑A👑N👑D👑A 👑 👑J👑A👑N👑E👑 👑C👑O👑O👑P👑E👑R👑

[@nickcortazzo4899]

Yes Kem shoutout

[@SecondEvilEx]

She's as beautiful as Kristen Chenoweth ♡

[@jaydastewart4848]

This is the one I saw

[@heayoanknoah8585]

Amanda and Eva Noblezada sound alike!

[@leahmoore6820]

She should be Glinda in the movie.

[@rubyrose3602]

💙💙💙💙

[@brittney5859]

She looks like Glinda in here everyday look like wth

[@anatole_is_hot2666]

6 years? Wow

[@kiaburt5091]

It bothers me though, when an actor naturally has perfect hair for their character, and what do the hair people do? They conceal it into a wig! Maybe that’s just me though, and that all the wigs I’ve tried have been itchy and miserable! 😂

[@emeliatinch5778]

I’m very late to this comment but most of the wigs cover up their microphones also in this show in particular the character has many different hairstyles which would simply take too long to do on natural hair mid performance! I hope this helps Xx

[@kiaburt5091]

Emelia Tinch Thank you. I realized that some time after this comment. But it’s just Galinda who wears several hair styles. I also watched a character study of Christine Daaé where the young lady had perfect Christine hair, and the inevitable wig was brought out. I wonder why it matters so much if mics show. The stages are so big that I would think no one in the house would see it!

[@barbraseville8984]

#1 its someone's job to make and do wigs #2 her hair looks good here, but who knows how ot always looks? #3 if it were a rainy or humid day, you never know how human hair can react. #4 Galinda has an exact look...it is much easier (and safer to the actor's hair) to have a wig styled, ready to go, with a back up. #5 Lights, hairspray, and styling is hard on hair for 8 (?) shows a week.

[@izzyk15]

I saw her at the Gershwin and daaaang she competes with ya girl Kristin Chenoweth

[@puppieswearinglasses]

i smiled so hard all the way through

[@mayaharrison3138]

coool

[@amyclarke41]

ok !😍

[@dsmproductionsofficial131]

The wig looks like her real hair, they found a girl with curls who didn't need to apply heat to it daily and they aren't satisfied

[@VickyG212]

Can you work on Broadway if you've no idea on how to do your make up?

[@emilyannn]

😄😄

[@Shayesbel87]

She goes to church or she used to go to church with some old friends of my families

[@arianacastaluccio-vilani4050]

Why does she sip on hot water?? ♡

[@laurynnkraemer8197]

Ariana Castaluccio-Vilani it’s good for your throat, it’s like drinking tea but without the taste

[@andresaez_laurabell]

she looks like Kristen!!! but more beautiful

[@pip1278]

it's EXACTLY what I doing to write before I saw your comment !! ^^

[@karentrotchie6865]

2011 2018 ☺🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵 have to pay girl

[@idoyou5377]

What a sexy beast 😀🚀

[@jboao]

She seems very fake... but she clearly embodies a Glinda lol... also this Glinda wig is kinda butchered