Idina Menzel - No Good Deed (Broadway)

[@andrewdittmar361]

I'm so incredibly tired of reading comments about how Idina "wasn't good" or some BS. I saw Idina live numerous times at various points throughout her Wicked run. Some of her richest vocal performances were in December 2004/January 2005, and I NEVER, NEVER saw her give a performance that was lackluster. The "narrative" that she was lackluster over time seems to be accepted as truth these days, but trust me when I say it wasn't true. Maybe people can point to criticisms about vocal technique, but goddammit armchair criticism gets old real quick.

[@realiteaparody9198]

You’re so right! Also I’d like to point out that it seems like the people creating this narrative NEVER witnessed any of Idina’s live performances, or ANY live Wicked show for that matter. The only reference points they have are old KZbin videos with not the best quality. I will never understand people’s need to diminish someone’s talent and legacy just because they favor another performer.

[@Jokaanan]

People gotta remember these bootleg recordings have awful audio quality. Including the audio peaking (cutting out/sounding flat) during the most magnificent belted notes - because they are literally too much for a camcorder mic to handle.

[@Skuzuf]

You got to see Idina live?! You are so lucky! That would be my dream! I am going to see Wicked soon when it comes to my city. I can’t wait to see it. I have been wanted to for a long time, and I never have yet. So I’ve been bingeing all the songs lol. And why would people give h@te to Idina?! She is amazing ❤

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Her version seems the most natural of the ones I've seen. Many of the other ones don't seem to have the right emotional impact across the singing.

[@mattb953]

​@Leto2ndAtreides you should look up eden espinosas last no good deed performance. The emotion delivered was right on par with great vocals!

[@jesicaperalta9835]

She ate that role. She totally nailed it. Her stage presence is impecable. Just look at the madness in her face during this song. When I see Idina playing this role I see ELPHABA telling her story through music and songs, instead of women with green make-up singing really hight notes on the stage. When I see Idina I see ELPHABA transformation from the green girl to the wicked witch of the west. I think a lot of Elphabas have failed to portrait that, because they were too busy trying to sing the perfect note and totally forgot about the acting part in musical theatre. That's what make Idina's performance so special and memoreble and, in my opinion, the best. No one can beat her when it comes to acting skills and stage presence. One of the most deserving Tony ever.

[@real90sjesus]

this comment should be shown before every performance of Wicked

[@khfan4life365]

The things you don’t see when you listen to the soundtrack: Elphaba getting more and more manic and crazed during this song.

[@crystall.411]

so true I always pondered getting the soundtrack for this but then I am like; “but..but..I cant see Elphaba go insane..” its like anakin turning to the dark side in the Star wars prequels but if it was written and acted well.

[@hymnofthenightingale]

Acting wise, Idina Menzel's performance as Elphaba is unmatched. Her mannerisms, her expressions, the way she delivers the song, all the emotion she conveys is all so phenomenal and spectacular. I am and always will be in complete awe of her.

[@Unknown-h7q7h]

The OG!

[@a_king32]

I completely agree! That’s why she got that Tony! She acts the song.

[@Neosoul_prima]

Those that talk about technique, have to remember... Indina's on stage execution, work shopped score development, and album delivery... created the technique that performers push to execute! Her delivery, made her the only one to receive a Tony the first go round, for a reason!

[@ComputerGeek1100]

The conductor was FLYING through the beginning of this song that day, wow.

[@rosin_eater]

if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly 🐝

[@if3359]

And you can hear Idina trying to have them slow down when she starts with the "No. Good. Deed. Goes unpunished."

[@nmanon4960]

It’s all on a click track these days…

[@justinsperanza3673]

What I enjoyed about Idina's performance is that it was "balls to the walls." It was intense and the vocals were not always sung. A lot of the other Elphaba's sounded pretty and more technically perfect but they lacked the drive, intensity, and excitement!

[@lizh2539]

You should listen to the version by Willemijn Verkaik as well!

[@justinsperanza3673]

@@lizh2539 Willemijn Verkaik is incredible and technically a MUCH better singer than Idina. What I like about Idina's voice is that it is unpolished and flawed. When she sings the end of Defying Gravity there is so much weight in her voice, bordering on screaming. That is what makes her Idina Menzel.

[@lizh2539]

@@justinsperanza3673 Yes I agree! I visited a lot of musicals when I was in London last week and my main criticism of Wicked was that the songs weren't being performed with all that much emotion, more like look how I amazing I can sing. Other smaller productions I went to like & Juliet and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe were less afraid to sing flawed at moments it would fit in the story. Because if you're for example heartbroken you don't sing perfectly. I think that's what makes Idina great

[@bcbdrums]

She’s…she’s just so incredible! 😭😭😭 Never seen an actress portray the character change from The Wizard and I to here like Idina. Just outstanding!

[@Maria_Xiao]

My favorite Elphaba. A perfect in-character performance.

[@micahlee4625]

I mean, no actress can surpass the goosebumps you get at 2:26 🥺 she's so incredible

[@kielabadeaux3135]

I still get chills every single time I hear this song. She poured both her singing & acting talents into her performances, as well as her heart, & she wasn't afraid to "get ugly" (I use that term metaphorically because that woman was absolutely stunning every step of the way).

[@real90sjesus]

she was BORN to play this role!!!!!!!

[@katiehelms8903]

People can get all technical about the singing, but she’s still amazing and what really makes her the best Elphaba to me is the way she acts, and the way she really shows the development of the character over the course of the show. In this performance specifically I want to point out that she sounded very screamy with “FIYERO!!!” but I think that’s right… she’s literally crying out to her lover in agony over the thought that he is being tortured and she can’t save him. That’s a scream and it needs to sound it. She put all the right emotion into it. Idina goes more for character over vocal technique, and while I’m glad she has improved in that area some over the years (since it will help her not harm her voice), I really appreciate not being afraid to throw all of the emotion of the character into a note, and not holding back in fear that it won’t be your best singing quality.

[@Neosoul_prima]

You can't out due the original! There's a reason why she was the only one who got a Tony the first go round! Technique, can't replace raw feeling & emotion! Kind of like a baker that does everything by hand, compared to someone who does everything by machine! The spirit they have when they sell it to you, or when you're curious about what they've made, is truly unmatched!!!!!!

[@donnadull7962]

Idina was the best in my opinion

[@1207_0]

Love her, she's amazing, best Elphaba ever

[@AngelRodriguez-ff9vs]

i have no doubts, idina is THE elphaba 🤌

[@chadmax-eh4rj]

She had me in tears multiple times during this play

[@Luckycharm318]

I've been listening to the recorded songs on KZbin and even in the there you can hear the heartbreak. I don't care if idina isn't the "best vocally" I've always been of the opinion that showing so much emotion in a song will always go over better than just hitting the write key or note. I feel her pain, her anguish, her realization and acceptance that's really only accomplished through fantastic acting. And she sounds pretty damn good anyway

[@kalihia]

This is my favorite song from the show. I love every version of it.

[@pilotavery]

I'm sure that there are people that can sing better than her, but I dare you to sing better than her for 4 hours straight while walking and dancing around on stage and acting, staying in character, with 100° of lighting pointed out your face and a thousand people watching. Yeah, didn't think so.

[@AlexHurleyMusic]

PERIOD!

[@cc-vn7qp]

Thats what hundreds of Broadway actresses are paid to do lol.

[@realiteaparody9198]

Point blank and the period!

[@Maria.Mirabella]

Don’t forget the fact that she had to do this 8 times a week

[@ohbatzzz]

Yea but this song alone is one of the hardest to sing in all of Broadway musical songs, due to the range you have to be capable of in order to even sing this song in the first place. Idina is a rare gem in a box full of rocks, and she's one of the only musical actresses in History like theres very few actresses that could pull this song off, but because of her sheer talent alone she's able to and she still rocks it better than 95% of actresses, not hundreds of Broadway actresses have that or are even remotely close to how well she handles herself when under pressure. She's a legend in her own right like I don't see all these actresses getting signed by Disney and stuff. Hundreds of Broadway actresses will never replace Idina @@cc-vn7qp

[@JulieDelahooke]

She’s absolutely iconic. And she started the role of once you play Elphaba, Elsa in Frozen is in your horizon. Multiple past Elphaba’s have gone on to play Elsa.

[@kayin7954]

Idina Menzel was amazing, i love her l, she did so good and its got to be hard singing a song like that in full costume and things so she definitely did amazing.

[@asharadaynedragonblood1803]

She should be in the upcoming movie!!!! She wanted to do it! To me she will always be the Original.

[@Iamkori000]

She’s a bit too old now, and her vocals are a bit past their prime (no disrespect to her or course)

[@ajrobinson729]

There have been many elphabas who sang better than Idina, but none have come close to her acting in this role.

[@amazingstarzz]

Odd comment but I like how prominent Idina’s cheekbones are here

[@ethandoyle4978]

Her performance is amazing and sad because this final act of cruelty pushes her to becoming the wicked witch.

[@Tomdaya1123]

I loved Idina’s performance me and my boyfriend loved it was like actually being their. I wish I was their though😢 but me and my boyfriend have got tickets to see it 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@Disney65Fan]

The film version is gonna make me cry so hard, and I never even saw the musical .

[@jeff.fliehman]

too bad we wont get this song until next year cause this is a act 2 song and it will most likely be in the act 2 movie🫤

[@Cinny_Em]

Oh most def! I cried at the broadway show. It was amazing

[@nathanjoerndt8804]

Flawless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hell5309]

Keep this uploaded as long as YT will let you! We need this for future generations!

[@TaylorBrown13]

shes amazing.

[@thomas965o]

I want to say this is the same day of the partial no fly show with Idina, and how the conductor is completely rushing through the songs here?

[@sheismymom]

yes

[@thomas965o]

@@sheismymom Yeah, i figured - the video is the same as the DG

[@Broadwayriah]

yes this was a messy day for that conductor

[@stephenthompson3348]

👍 👍 Thank you for posting Very talented Idina

[@danielstewart6509]

did Elphaba fail to save Fiyero's life alongside Nessarose , Dr. Dillamond and Boq then why she declared herself Wicked . eventhough she is trying to save their lives

[@jamirgordon9745]

Boq hated her because he just believed anything the wizard said, he also probably didn’t realize he died and thought Elphaba just randomly turned him into a tin man, the lion I don’t understand why the lion hated Elphaba, Elphaba defended the lion and I guess because he’s a cowardly lion he blamed it on Elphaba, Boq also probably just said she was evil because Nessa was pretty ruthless and he just compared alongside the stuff the wizard was saying. They also probably just concluded Fiyero was evil and even then nobody knew Fiyero was alive except Elphaba, everyone probably didn’t recognize him as the scarecrow cause he looks different. Also Oz just needed someone to be evil so I guess it would make the wizard look better.

[@SpiderMan10340]

@@jamirgordon9745 I know you commented this a while but whatever lol but I think the lion hated Elphaba because he was too little to remember exactly what happened and he was told that Elphaba was evil and was the reason he's such a coward

[@moonlightfitz]

Best song.

[@MysticMermaidVA]

HOW DOES SHE HAVE NO VOCAL STRAIN HARDLY AT ALL 😭 WHEN I TRY TO SING THIS SONG I SOUND LIKE A DYING COW 💀

[@Disney65Fan]

She's a trained Broadway singer .

[@tapioooca5182]

i think donna vivino's acting in this scene is definitely superior, i recommend watching her performance if only in "no good deed"

[@gigiisaweirdo8175]

She’s so cool

[@shinrin-yoku3877]

Super wow

[@JohnThough]

Best singer? Maybe not. Best Elphaba? Definitely yes.

[@asharadaynedragonblood1803]

Now tell me, why was she NOT casted for the movie?! I don't get it?! Age? No excuse. She really SHOULD BE in the movie to complete her Elphaba legacy! She can still sing it like that. And she can act!

[@real90sjesus]

I think so too

[@camara1194]

I wish I could find the slime of this entire show.

[@wildwitchwest]

it exists bc that's how i watched it

[@camara1194]

@@wildwitchwest WHERE??? i can’t find it A N Y W H E R E

[@wildwitchwest]

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[@siregne4343]

isnt it the girl who sang let it go in frozen?

[@Broadwayriah]

yes she is :)

[@Jarcovancapelleveen]

She didn’t just sing Let It Go, she’s the voice of Elsa.

[@marianperez96]

💚💚💚

[@arigoodfriend1762]

oye Idena

[@smiggles6963]

Remember this was the early 2000s. Looks were still important and although Idina isn’t the best vocalist, her acting and her look makes her perfect for the role. She’s beautiful but also has elements of Margaret Hamilton in her expressions. They wanted an image and Idina fits that mould

[@nevermore380]

I'm perplexed by this comment. If anything, things have become *more* looks conscious in the casting process on Broadway since then.

[@PatsyEull-xb1wp]

I knew along Elphaba would be to be out ragged and do crazy things like killing dog and capture Dorothy over Elphaba doesn’t have good deed

[@cfrench61995]

Sure I meant well, well look at what well meant did

[@arkoprobhochattopadhyay0370]

Yeah she is definitely not the best vocally. But I guess not a single elphaba after her could ACT out ELPHABA like she did. I mean no one. They were vocally on point though.

[@Matt-qk8kv]

This was really not a great performance... people just like her cuz she was first she's not the best at all

[@notmyducks3]

We know

[@katiehelms8903]

She is amazing… her acting literally cannot be topped for this character!! I also really like SJB though, and Eden. But Idina is my all time favorite!!

[@jalon24]

I’d love her wether she was first or most recent. Don’t call yourself a fan of this show if you can’t respect every actress who’s played this role.

[@zentryii]

"She may not be the greatest vocally wise, but she's a great actress." Some comment in another no good deed.

[@vitorhugosantana7053]

What’s not great about this?? She sings every note, sounds just like she did in the cast record. Much better than the awful riffs the singers do in this song now.

[@gilda_2012]

she's amazing