I will prevail- Kate Shindle

[@JRDickens20]

I feel like this is Wildhorn’s answer to every girl who wanted a female equivalent of his male villain songs. And I am thankful it exists.

[@mahoganyk]

Yes, it really is and I love it. I love it so much

[@shelbybrasfield996]

This show is written so poorly and yet Kate's godlike vocals managed to save it. She is truly incredible

[@ms.blooddiamond3857]

Literally. The only parts I was super intrigued by were hers & her interactions with the March Hare. Kate Shindle truly blew me away🌹🌹

[@stateofgrace03]

this musical NEEDS to be rewritten. it has so much potential and it could be so good

[@magicamadeye]

it has been...arguably its wildhorns most rewritten musical to date

[@Ofinkandattics]

The mad hatter is more popular than Alice in this musical and, practically, everywhere.

[@kalindakelly2714]

Guinevere Dommeck I think it’s cause most people portray Alice as a victim of her circumstance, w/out personality.. and the personality is all provided by the side characters

[@saveeah8045]

Wait wait wait, HOLD UP! THEY MADE THE MAD HATTER THE BAD GUY?!?!?!

[@charcoalangel7536]

Yeah and sadly she's the best thing about this musical. Her songs are truly wonderful. By the way I'm surprised to see someone commenting on this video so recently.

[@Astrolionking]

Well, the REAL Mad Hatter is gone so she makes herself the Mad Hatter

[@coralroper6876]

And a woman

[@auggieanderson1036]

@@Astrolionking My head cannon is she killed the last hatter

[@dangosandlemons]

@@auggieanderson1036 we see him walking away sadly when she gets introduced so he is sadly not dead 👍

[@lexihoffman3974]

I'm obsessed with Kate Shindle. She is such an amazing actress/singer and all around performer. I know her from playing Vivienne Kenzington in Legally Blonde, (which is one of my all time fav musicals btw) so as soon as I saw this, I was amazed yet again, by her powerhouse voice. She's a real talent. The way the Mad Hatter is portrayed kind of reminds me of a super crazed, and totally more intensified Vivienne. Either way, she's great in this.

[@annikofirman7565]

OMG sameee!!! Kate Shindle is the best I love her...

[@Riley-yy7zj]

SAME I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@jacc.00]

SAME!!! (also fun fact! a "mad hatter" used to be an actual thing! hat makers back in the day would essentially go crazy because of the fumes of the adhesives they would use!)

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

She's playing Delia in Beetlejuice currently

[@theplantcantalk3029]

I've been obsessed with this song for a good year now and it NEVER GETS OLD.

[@Midnight_luan]

theplantcantalk yesss

[@DilutedH2SO4]

IKR!!! 10 years later, it still is AMAZING

[@cashette]

Same

[@LUXURI0US.G4CHA]

Are you still obsessed with it? ( 11 years later wow )

[@MSTe98]

Man, she could've had SUCH a great backstory! I always imagined that she was Alice's worst fear for Chloe, or maybe that she was Chloe's childhood, which Alice and her father took away from her, so young.

[@pixiequeen7148]

There was so much potential I agree. I wish she had more of a storyline in the musical honestly

[@maddiebohman8902]

Dramatic Irony I agree. This musical had a ton of potential, the music was great, but the storyline was very bad.

[@qzpmystik]

she was meant to be the Darkness inside of Alice, "I come alive when you're afraid", also she mentions that "two pieces may not occupy the same space at the same time" remember this is mirroring what is happening in her "normal" life with her husband (jack) leaving her and her Daughter etc.. the story is pretty much an internal struggle

[@MSTe98]

I even would've been fine with that, but they broke the biggest rule in writing 101: Show don't tell. Sure, they used some clever foreshadowing, but it all just built up her Mad Hatter just flat out saying, "I'm your alter ego." Much build up to a rather anticlimactic climax.

[@brooklynvivace9651]

She is Alice’s alter ego

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

I want her to play roles like Elphaba in Wicked, Elsa in Frozen, Carrie in Carrie.... She has the perfect voice for these characters!

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

Frank Wildhorn always writes the best songs for musicals with bad books, which is really unfortunate because these songs and actors deserve a better story

[@superstar4662]

Broadwaypuppet "bad books"?

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

Books meaning the scripts of the musicals he's worked on

[@kateokeeffe6111]

I agree with you whole heartedly

[@00rabbit7]

Except Pimpernel. After it closed and reopened with Rachel York and Rex Smith it came back with his best book and that show is his masterpiece

[@chazofalsa]

What do you think should be fix in Wonderlands book?

[@JAM24946]

OMG! Kate Shindle has an AMAZING VOICE and makes an awesome Mad Hatter

[@DestinyVargas]

She really makes the whole evil villain thing look good.

[@baileygracecolsh4145]

Great song, but WHO STAGED this?! Not enough movement, lighting could have done much more for the power of the song, there was a missed opportunity for GREAT choreography, the song was broken up with too many spoken interjections. It completely takes away from the magic this song could have done. Someone do this song and Kate Shindle some justice!

[@katiemorleyzachariasz6444]

No matter how bad this musical turned out to be, the music in my opinion I loved and the cast I thought were brilliant. I just wish this would have turned out so much better

[@lnas1892]

most underated musical in a long time

[@sarinahanai419]

PREACH!

[@Beyond_Fantasy1]

+Sarina Hanai yes

[@RatMaster01]

TOO TRUE

[@nat-oi2fh]

Id have to disagree

[@plutotheoverseer4213]

@@nat-oi2fh correct. Kate shindle is really the only stand out in my opinion

[@greenergrass4060]

Evil defying gravity

[@ThespianIntheTARDIS]

Wonderland. It closed after, like, a month. It's quite a good show, actually, too bad people see "Frank Wildhorn", and determine to hate it:(

[@Roadent1241]

ThespianIntheTARDIS I thought that was just because it was advertised badly. I'm going to see it this year since it's coming here and I think has been revived to do a tour starting from the UK. If I'm understanding correctly.

[@lx4108]

Roadent1241 it closed here (uk) literally just after it opened I was so looking forward to it 😭

[@carolineweaver76]

I don’t think it’s frank wildhorn I think it just was that the book was not good.

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

@@carolineweaver76 ship hatter x morris hare so hard

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

The only Wildhorn show I know is Jekyll & Hyde

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

5:24- end is one of the most brilliant moments I've seen in theater. Especially the white knight's line about cowards and the valiant.

[@rileymclellan8953]

I’ve been listening to this song a ton since discovering this musical 3 days ago, but wow seeing the visual kind of ruined how epic I thought it was. The plot seems really lacking. I’m just gonna forget I saw this and continue to enjoy the music.

[@nana.2360]

kinda same lol

[@outtacontrol8387]

I know she’s the president of Actor’s Equity doing important work but I want to see her on Broadway!!

[@natalies1624]

Who else was thinking about Regina, from Once Upon A Time?

[@mckenzievirga]

Me

[@rocknroll20024]

Yes she looks a little like her

[@Mira-gg2it]

Natalie S I

[@ladypossum1776]

My god your right!

[@Em10178]

As a fan of the show I defiantly agree

[@maddiebohman8902]

"Oh, you're looking at such a lawsuit!" -Chloe

[@sleepdeprivation8390]

man... she is fabulous!!!!!

[@scarletsoothill7193]

the last minute or two was genuinly overwhelming. it was incredible!

[@domd6711]

Holy shit. Her mix is UN FUCKING REAL :) x

[@autumnde-morette8883]

dom davies What's a mix?

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

A mix is when a singer is able to place notes between head and chest voice. It's healthier in the upper registers than full chest voice, and fuller than pure head voice. You know those wild gospel notes that ring the heavens? Those are usually somewhere in the mix range..... For a mezzo the mix is usually between C5-G5 depending on the singer. VERY FEW go above that. Kate Shindle does. For tenors the mix is usually G4-C5.

[@Caroh]

Kate Shindle is unreal ♫💙

[@conductenor]

Too many dialogue interjections. Let the song stand on its own. Frank is a better story teller than any book writer he has ever worked with.

[@00rabbit7]

Except Nan Knighton with Pimpernel. Her book with Pimpernel 2.0 is pretty much perfect

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

I know, but the slight rephrasing kept it fresh for a modern audience and still contained all the power and added a little in my opinion!

[@ZoraTheberge]

Wonderland was always one of those shows that could have worked. In a lot of ways it feels like knock off wicked. But also it's very OUATy and not in a good way. The plot needs help and so does the book. But the songs are pretty decent.

[@alexanderpage5185]

SHE BE UTTERLY UNHINGED I love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@huyhoangpham6237]

she so talent i can feel the character with her voice

[@adminofsugas]

KATE , is amazing so deserves a Tony. Always amazing

[@cashette]

That final belt. JESUS.

[@minsqi]

i remember this performance every few months to a year and i have to rewatch it.

[@구름구름-d6w]

A child believes The best in you. And the belief always makes the darkest lies Seem almost true. A sleight of hand, This almost truth can beguile the purest youth To Wonderland. Now every peice is in place And all that's left to erase Before I take over all the power Is every trace of dear Alice and the queen. She's been a thorn in my side And can run, but can't hide. We're fast approaching the Witching Hour And settling score is my routine. Oh well, all's well, ends well. Farewell Alice. Too late! Checkmate is your fate. It's over! I come alive when you're afraid. I write the ending of your tragic Fairy Tale. I will survive and you will fade. A whithered flower, small and frail While I prevail. This time it's gonna be me The last thing that you ever see And Armageddon of my devicing. There's no way you can escape from what I do. So leave you half-hearted souls For me to bully and rule A sly magician of compromising To conjure all that is false until it's true. Poor Jack, Blackjack sad sack Fallen hero. Bad news! You lose. Light the fuse. It's over! You die, I thrive And so it goes. I am the ending of your tragic Fairy Tale. I will survive, and Heaven knows There is no way that I can fail. I will prevail!

[@phoebegreaves4709]

It feels so unrehearsed. Kate and the ensemble keep coming in late and their not together at all

[@jaimeesummer5334]

I'm so gay for Kate Shindle singing this song with this costume

[@123jopsi]

She is so pretty :c

[@maddiebohman8902]

I love this song, and the scenery is really cool!

[@thecoldestgoodbye]

my program did this show, and half of it was rewritten, making it amazing. our mad hatter is amazing.

[@anonymoususer2271]

5:37 OMG KATE

[@DilutedH2SO4]

I wish this show had a better story… Kate Shindle is soo gooddd

[@fundipenthusiast5322]

She is literally a GOD

[@beancow4187]

I don't know why but this makes me so nostalgic

[@Ivanized]

She's a bit of a musical actress version of Lzzy Hale 😁

[@heyryanisonx3141]

Completely agree!

[@ms.blooddiamond3857]

THIS. This is who she's been reminding me of!!!!

[@chloeb4701]

Her speaking voice is so idina

[@ZoraTheberge]

Chloe B this role is so Idina.

[@norahidvegi846]

@@ZoraTheberge true, except Idina couldn't sing it...

[@nasirroper4011]

Nóra Hidvégi that’s the true tea

[@frostylunetta]

Kate Shindle is amazing as the mad hatter

[@stuartkofron6080]

I love Frank Wildhorn! How can people hate his work? I mean, Scarlet Pimpernel wasn't that awesome, but still his other work is incredible!

[@00rabbit7]

Um... Scarlet Pimpernel is his best one

[@ladypossum1776]

Garrett Gopen I absolutely love❤️ the Scarlet Pimpernel. The book and the songs are pretty solid

[@shoshannaweinstein7193]

She reminds me of an exaggerated Abby Sciuto from NCIS.

[@RatMaster01]

OH MY GOD YES

[@ky9591]

shoshanna weinstein omfg yesssss

[@cashette]

Epic cape flourish at 4:07

[@tyfanyadaka2736]

😂

[@anifan1311]

Frightened, but aroused.

[@exitedaardvark5480]

We all love a good villain song

[@oliviawang1550]

the best parts: 3:07 and 5:35

[@Mother4Jesus]

5:28

[@RosieTheWickedFangirl2007]

I love that they made this Mad Hatter is so different, they named her Madeline/Maddie and that it’s played by a female

[@isa-q2j8m]

I LOVE WONDERLAND ❤

[@davidelireacts7586]

Slay my life

[@islafairbairn4847]

Nice.

[@laurenvking]

fucking amazing

[@corinneeaglebridge]

It’s not the focus of the video but I love the entre’acte overture, I’m so sad it’s not on the album

[@dangosandlemons]

Staging could use some work, but her outfit is awesome.

[@lettucehater]

WOOO

[@blahblah3485]

She's good. What was she doing wasting her time with Miss America?

[@KiSeaKatikka]

winning a scholarship

[@silenthillmaster755]

show*

[@bloodreddragons4626]

Oh damn. I,, uuuuuhhh, might be a little gay.

[@austi1865]

Who is her character? Besides the Mad Hatter?

[@aminadaifi6762]

Sienna Archer She plays the Mad Hatter in this musical. Just the Mad Hatter, who’s the main villain in this. If you’re talking about who Kate Shindle’s played in other musicals, she was Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde some time ago.

[@superdisney5535]

@@aminadaifi6762 She also portrayed Mina in the 2011 Cast Recording of Dracula

[@marih_dias4774]

Vou Prevalecer --- Criança vê o seu melhor E acreditar nas suas mentiras é Muito pior Enganação Vai corromper a criança e levar À perdição! Está tudo no lugar Mas antes de_eu triunfar Tem a Alice e a Rainha Sei que_as duas eu tenho que apagar Duas pedras no sapato Isso não muda o fato De mim, vocês não vão fugir Seus destinos irei decidir Já deu, perdeu, dou um A- -deus, Alice Passou esse jogo Virou Acabou! Te ver chorar me faz crescer Vou escrever uma tragédia pra você! No fim, eu vou sobreviver! Se você desaparecer, Vou prevalecer! Hoje é a minha vez E já aviso vocês O Apocalipse é agora De mim ninguém mais vai escapar Com todo esse poder Ninguém vai mais me deter Sou a perfeita ilusionista Que toda enganação vai revelar! Herói? Só dói, playboy Derrotado Venci, baby, eu consegui! Acabou! Te ver morrer É especial Serei dessa sua tragédia o final! Você vai ver Eu vou viver! Não tem nem mais como eu perder! Vou prevalecer!

[@silenthillmaster755]

What shoe is this

[@islafairbairn4847]

silenthillmaster755 wonderland

[@aminadaifi6762]

The musical is called Wonderland: A New Alice, but normally just Wonderland for short.

[@adler923]

I love her voice - but she's always just slightly behind the beat. She needs to put her consonants in FRONT of the beat and her vowels ON the beat. She's got an amazing voice.

[@misspepper56174]

There's no denying her singing ability, except for those weird shrieking things she adds to the end of a third of her notes, but she's just so...*awkward*....

[@sushiredfang6190]

those "weird shrieking noises" aren't really shrieking and they are very much intentional it's a very popular flair that many actors like to add to their notes and I kinda agree but it's not her fault this musical just doesn't have a lot of movement

[@astrowiz3544]

its not shrieking.... its called vibrato, do you even know anything about singing technique?

[@misspepper56174]

I'm not talking about her vibrato -- and yes, I do know the difference. The "flair" that sushi mentions would explain it, but it's just not to my personal taste. No need to be rude.

[@autumnde-morette8883]

Samantha Preston it's because she's like 50 feet tall

[@RatMaster01]

yeah we gotta remember she is FUCKING HUGE ! a very tall lady needs to protect a fuckton of sound so i guess its just another way of coming off such a large song.

[@ryangerhard6180]

Tremendous soundtrack, bad show.

[@meganlongdon9202]

I definately prefer natalie mcqueen