Episode 1 - Fiyero Time: Backstage at WICKED with Jonah Platt

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Jonah Platt shows you in the ins and outs of playing Fiyero on Broadway.

[@nicki446]

Can the Platt family just stop being so talented? They're making the rest of us look bad.

[@pershingplayhouse6867]

Nicole S No

[@alexsummerscrane1522]

I know, right?!!

[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@alexisericson241]

@@derekllewellyn6663 Godzilla tried to read this and died

[@offbrandhandymanny]

@@derekllewellyn6663 i think i had a stoke reading this

[@kellygillan7704]

whenever i watch these i get anxiety that theyre gonna miss their cue

[@DHernandez5]

Kelly Jo Gillan SAAAAAME

[@Niqhtmusic]

Kelly Jo Gillan XD really?

[@sylviab8482]

Yes SAME

[@leilagrace_]

same here

[@sxticgaming1887]

Same lll

[@lilyargent8674]

A missed opportunity, the clog shoulda been called vlogging through life

[@rickym242]

*vlog

[@hunter8749]

I feel like when Wicked took over the Gershwin Theatre, they added a few shelves, a mirror and a vanity to an old janitor closet and said, "Boom!, Introducing the Fiyero dressing room!" His dressing room looks so small and old compared to the others.

[@zackisgreasy4503]

Just kind of assumed that maybe it's because Glenda and especially Elphaba have extensive makeup and huge costumes and Fiyero probably doesn't need as much room tbh

[@CaseyBlizzard]

and I'm betting they weren't about to stick legends like Joel Grey or Carole Shelley in that room.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

Glnda in darss room she here her

[@clarabrooklyn9625]

"so I'll see u guys back here in a little bit-" *BAAAAAAALLLLLGOOOOOOOWWN*

[@ohitsmarinaaa]

"change out of my dance belt...which i'm gonna let you google..." LOL

[@joanna7350]

lmfao! when i did google the dance belt, i busted up laughing.

[@gabbycostanza9569]

ohitsmarinaaa MY EYESS

[@Allie-rs8yk]

Melissa Smith me tooooooooo lol 😂

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

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[@emmaj8337]

Goes on the list of things that are forever in my search history

[@IWillBeHers]

It's so comforting to see the old sound/hair/makeup people from Think Pink and Fly Girl (Mary Kay, Craig, Josh the Sound Guy...).

[@osnapitzjared]

i remember seeing Jonah in Wicked around 2 months after this was posted, and as i'm re-watching this series, I remember it was the start of the second act, during Thank Goodness, when Fiyero and Glinda share a scene where they talk about Elphaba on the clock gear on stage right, Jonah totally fell onto the platform, and I (who was right next to the last seat in the second row) just remember gasping and him looking at me smiling like "aw shit"

[@luigilove254]

You're lucky lol

[@dbuckleytv]

When Rachel yells "who you calling a witch!" 😂😂😂

[@s.alt2388]

*watching this in 2020 and hears Kobe Bryant*

[@sylviab8482]

Yeah

[@finn5082]

who

[@aniyajohnson4729]

Yeo

[@wolfie3748]

"But do I make it work? Heck yes!"

[@analisapena3086]

*heck yes*

[@kcorona7715]

YAY A NEW WICKED SERIES AND FINALLY A VLOGGING FIYERO

[@henryleeactorsinger]

The first Wicked blog was by Andy Karl, who was Fiyero at the time! I remember watching it all those years ago.

[@aaronford2184]

Andy Karl has had one a few years ago called "Oz Blog"

[@WeLoveElphie111]

I think if you listen carefully at 19:10, you can hear Rachel "it's meeeeeeeeeeeeeee" on stage!

[@sean_lucas_]

WeLoveElphie111 yeah, haha

[@littlesongbird7881]

She actually said like me

[@dylandelmonico3793]

I heard it

[@alexandraodoherty5544]

I love that on broadway there’s always some type of connection (like Jonah is Bens brother . Ben worked with mike on DEH and Jonah worked with Kara on wicked and mike and Kara worked together on newsies.) also the platts are so freakin’ talented oh my lord. And Kara , she’s just something else 😍😍

[@jameshiltonf]

Yay a new wicked series!

[@nathandiaz4847]

Same

[@CountryCowboy008]

+JustJames I literally SQUEALED when I read from a KZbin user that there is indeed a Fiyero vlog. Take note that I'm a 24 year-old country guy. Hahahahah

[@pingskiie]

Yay Wicked backstage!!! Also so happy to see Rachel Tucker, I still can't believe she's on Broadway!!

[@beggers5]

Both Ben and Jonah Platt are just the most down to earth and humble individuals.

[@animallover3676]

I saw him preform as Fiyero he was really good

[@animallover3676]

Also Kara was glinda

[@animallover3676]

+AnimalLover 367 and Rachel was the evil witch they were all amazing

[@Isaac-3]

Anyone else remember Craig from Lindsey's vlogs?

[@mommyland123]

Every time I see Craig on here or on Kara's blogs I say LOOK ITS CRAIGY like Lindsay did 😂😂😂

[@CountryCowboy008]

+Broadwaydancergirl Hahahahah exactly! I missed Kara, though. I hope she will have a Glinda takeover sometimes just like how Katie Rose did with Flygirl..

[@mommyland123]

YES!!! I would love that. I wish Granny could be in these but, she left Wicked. It was a sad day for all of us Countrycowboy08​

[@pmcgee6440]

Broadwaydancergirl q

[@phoenixbox-ben9197]

Alexandra K yes

[@kcorona7715]

Jonah Platt definitely qualifies for my favorite Fyerio!

[@kcorona7715]

Ugh autocorrect. Fiyero*

[@madisonkennedy5908]

+Kristiana Corona So true!!

[@theoneandonlyjordan1]

Ben Platt's brother?

[@sarahannemunson2687]

Indeed

[@CountryCowboy008]

+Jordan Caroe Awesome, right? Who's hotter, though?

[@sliceofbread6929]

and son of Marc Platt (the show's producer)

[@luisvasques6757]

Countrycowboy08 Ben Platt is my daddy :)

[@maybaby2013]

Ohhhhh my. I was having the worst day but this brings a smile to my face! Yessssssss

[@MissMiffed]

Rachel's accent is so beautiful!

[@zoe_sella]

This is a show I 100% still want and need to see. It's on my bucket list of shows along with dear Evan hansen.

[@GamingWithZoe]

Jonah Platt is amazing! I was watching a video with Ben Platt and the thing they told him to do was "describe these people in one word" and one was Jonah Platt and he goes "*Taps Heart* Brother." It was adorable 😊

[@theycallmezeal]

Of all the warmups possible I was NOT expecting bbbbBBBBBBbbbbb bbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbb bbbbbbbb

[@annachase1501]

+ZealDaan At least he shows his warmups, I love seeing that part of broadway vlogs, most everyone just says 'I just did my warmps and now...'

[@spacephish]

+Lisa Zurek Also a little breath control! You can't make a proper bbbbbb sound if you're sucking wind.

[@ethannielson942]

Jonah, The Gershwin Theater was originally built starting in 1969, opened in 1972 and called the Uris and was where SWEENEY TODD opened with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury in 1979. Did you know that when COCO was playing across the street at the Mark Hellinger Theater (now the Times Square Evangelical Church) Katharine Hepburn had a deal with the crew at the Uris to halt all construction noise at around 3:30 pm during Wednesday matinees because it interrupted her first act closing number. The Gershwin reminds me of an airport terminal for some reason and was much larger than I realized. You are a very talented guy by the way. God bless, Ethan Nielson

[@doerayme28]

Anyone here in 2020 after Kobe died and when you heard his name got sad 😢 😔

[@robertjackson519]

Very interesting 😍❤️👍❗️

[@slazzle505]

me :(

[@lalalalaaAa123]

Thank you for being so thorough! I loved that you took us EVERY step of the way through your day! :D

[@adoor2194]

“Then we put a pin in it” “BUT WHY”

[@hiraethsystem3001]

This is the first time I've ever been here to see the vlog as it happens, so after I finished I automatically looked for the next episode because I'm so used to binge-watching all eight episodes.

[@PolinaTsurikova]

I got to meet Jonah in New York a couple weeks ago. Literally the nicest human EVER. I have been waiting for this vid for a while.

[@baileybieganek2446]

RACHEL WAS MY FIRST ELPHABA IN LONDON IM FREAKING OUT!!!! Didn't know she was on Broadway!!!!!!

[@Athespian128]

Ok Broadway.com where is Anthony Ramos' Hamilton vlog though...

[@Yaiguess]

Or Phillipa Soo!

[@kasey_l]

right now Leslie Odom Jr. is doing episodes. its called 'Aaron Burr, Sir'

[@addytraylor1436]

That was the exact day I saw Wicked for the first time... I actually got march in NYC for veterans day and then we went to see Wicked. It was so cool because I come from a really small town. So just to be in New York City and seeing Wicked was surreal.

[@danielleb8952]

Seriously my favorite backstage so far! He is so open and informative. I love it

[@clarabrooklyn9625]

I'm SO happy that they still do these vlogs🙏🏼

[@astrowiz3544]

I was just looking at the thumbnail and thinking it looked a lot like Ben Platt and then WHAT DO YOU KNOW, ITS HIS BRO!

[@mmtittle]

YASSSS. I've wanted a Fiyero vlog FOREVER

[@maybaby2013]

I just googled dance belt. Hahaha ok that makes more sense now...

[@dbuckleytv]

"Who you calling a witch?!" I love Racheal Tucker. 🤣

[@leannehaddock6254]

I met him and he was amazing!!!!

[@madisonkennedy5908]

I love Wicked and also love Jonah Platt!!!!! He's adorable

[@disneymangamusic]

I saw this Jonah in Wicked a couples weeks ago and he was amazing!! So excited for the rest of the vlogs!!

[@livhodgson3020]

I love how it she's literally everything!! Amazing vlog already!! I hope he does more than 8 weeks like Lesli Margherita did!

[@malinasanchez7583]

Yes!!!

[@hollyredding1816]

At certain angles when talking to Rachel tucker at about 8:30 , he looks just a bit like Aaron Tveit. And I love Aaron tveit. So... 💚💚

[@walnutprophecy4358]

having The Giver as a musical sounds interesting. it's not a book you'd expect to be musical material. so im intrigued to see what you'll do with it :)

[@CountryCowboy008]

YAY! Sweet Oz!! I've been waiting for a Fiyero Vlog! And here it is!!! Whooo!! ...though I miss Derek Klena.. :'(

[@katiehelms8903]

I loved Derek

[@SprinklesPupMakeup]

OMG I would LOVE to see The Giver as a musical- it is my ALL TIME favorite book!!!!!!!!!!

[@brokegirlsjackman]

who else loves wicked?

[@samanthagame389]

THE ONE PERSON THAT DISLIKED THIS IS MESSED UP. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@benjamincollins8559]

The only musicals I've seen on repeat are beauty and the beast and wicked, this is because I feel dedicated to musical theater. As a surprise for Christmas in 2018 I got the original script with Kristin chenoweth signature, Kristin is my broadway crush. This gift meant a lot to me

[@snackdragonn]

definitely thought for a whole moment that his dream role was being an owl

[@itzacastillo1357]

More Wicked please!! It's amazing... The best. Hello from Mexico!!

[@seizetheday8402]

He's a writer and an actor!? Holy, those are my two dreams jobs

[@epicmaddie]

YESSS A NEW WICKED SERIES!!! So excited!!

[@14halie24]

This is such a wonderful update for the wicked cast since its been a bit since Fly Girl

[@BasicallyBri123]

Really excited for this series!!!

[@actress5256]

Wowowowow the writing thing is so cool! The giver is one of my favorite books and Sarah ruhl is my favorite playwright that sounds like an amazing group and I will be anticipating this for years

[@peace4111]

OMG THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!

[@l.e.birdhouse5410]

Oh my goodness I've been waiting for this video!

[@Wolf-dw1xc]

YES! WICKED IS BACK!!!

[@EvaNicole]

CAN THE PLATT FAMILY STOP BEING SO TALENTED OH MY GOD

[@heidiedana]

I've been waiting so long for this!!! 😻💚💚💚💚💚

[@bolindai9327]

Waited so long for another Broadway.com Wicked vlog!!! Especially now that Ship Happens and Vlog of Purple Summer have finished!

[@broadwaybrook2319]

1:25 I wonder who that little voice saying, "Lookit!" is. 3:10 It makes me laugh seeing the packaging for the standard "Wizard of Oz" Scarecrow costume and also that Jonah has a Scarecrow Barbie doll among his other Scarecrow-related stuff. Last year, I saw a license plate that said, FIEERO. It's amazing how he goes through six costume changes (but we only saw 5, cause he didn't present himself in his Scarecrow costume).

[@shadowsinwinter]

even though from audios I knew it was coming I still jumped when Kara shrieked "BALL GOWN!!"

[@kerahbundy5705]

"I thought that was a self portrait." No Jonah, she's not Ivy Robinson. You're not Jason McConnell anymore.

[@Grace-E-21]

OMG! Sarah Ruhl is working with you on a Giver musical! That's amazing!!!!

[@isabellk.3114]

He listened to the German version of ''As long as your mine''. :D Pretty awesome! I hope it was the one with Willemijn Verkaik. :D

[@kloeb3618]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO! I'm not gonna lie, I was completely fangirling the whole time watching this video because I saw Wicked in October and I absolutely loved all the people in it! Haha but of course this starts right after I see it.. just my luck :) Can't wait for more videos!

[@ThemedNumber02]

I don't understand how you can have children and like every single one of them are blessed with amazing voices and I'm born with a squid voice?

[@yeehaw3309]

This is something I never knew I needed

[@zachcooper8622]

Who watching this in 2020 R.I.P Kobe Bryant

[@aliterarylion]

I love it when the vloggers are silly. It doesn't hurt that he's brothers with the very talented Ben Platt either.

[@cardinalcardisun7666]

Not matter what suit he’s wearing I always love his shoes

[@Sara-sk7jj]

The giver is my favourite book - maybe we'll be on Broadway together (:

[@thomasezzy]

YES! another Wicked series!

[@888tho]

He looks like a hybrid of Matthew Morrison and Aaron Tveit!!

[@gabrielleelaine4093]

I saw wicked. Wow. Then I'm obsessed with DEH. Why is my life obsessed with the Platts

[@emmahosey5664]

I just went today! You were amazing!! Bravo

[@tenillen4191]

YES, YES and YES! Love these vlogs!!!

[@kmasucci]

I kinda want a Lion King vlog!

[@enjolidesiree6804]

SAME!

[@Lara-sr7jr]

yeay finally, i waited so long for this. I can't belive you sing to the german songs because I'm from Germany😊😍

[@rebeccalucysmith904]

Yaaaaasssss! More Wicked Backstage! 😆

[@HannahElise00]

I laughed so hard when he said "I'm gonna get into my dance belt, which I'm gonna let you Google."

[@hannahedithrose]

thE GIVER MUSICAL HOLY SHIT

[@urboi2585]

waiT THEY'RE MAKING A GIVER MUSICAL ASJFKMYL

[@emiliah3830]

I literally just saw him this Saturday!

[@queenofrandomthings4920]

OMG!!!!! When I saw Rachel, I nearly died!!! 😍

[@mayaharrison3138]

I love Broadway I hope I get to be on the stage in 20 years time

[@rinar0se]

OMG!! SARAH RUHL!! THE GIVER!! I LOVE THAT BOOK SO MUCH!! I can't wait to see the final product.

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

YAAAAS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME

[@trippsayswhat]

OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS

[@gabbycostanza9569]

We need an Evan Hansen vlog

[@kenzie2354]

Wrong brother

[@jordanoulela8103]

This has really inspired me to pursue my own Broadway dream! Keep up the good work!

[@MABACTS]

Loved it! I also spent 10mins researching dance belts... 😂👍🏾

[@everettdixon8055]

I go hunting for this performance every now and then. It's elusive. 😭

[@violetta7853]

Kara is so beautiful omg!

[@lilyargent8674]

“I’ll get outta my dance belt, which I’m gonna let you google” Hahahaha

[@cardinalcardisun7666]

He was talking about the stage directors and I thought it was really funny how that guy popped up behind him