Megan Hilty's Best Popular (Wicked)

Megan Hilty's last Popular in the Broadway company of Wicked. This was THE Popular back in the early KZbin days. Eden Espinosa is Elphaba. May 28th, 2006.

[@coolness06]

The thing that makes Megan Hilty's Glinda so astonishing is the transformation of her character throughout the show. Compare this hilarious rendition of Popular in Act One to her breathtaking performance of Thank Goodness in Act 2. Truly magnificent.

[@gstone8255]

Having ADHD and being autistic feels like being both Elphaba and Glinda at the same time 😄😅❤️👏❗️

[@evaramsey1736]

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[@jamesosullivan6055]

I love this performance because Megan is HILARIOUS but she knows balance. The sequence where Elphaba is telling her secret is played STRAIGHT which is so important. It gives some rich depth to what is otherwise uproarious comedy.

[@CaseyBlizzard]

I agree. None of the laughs are at the expense of the story, which is great. I also love that she gives us some really nice vocals during the song. A lot of Glindas just set the vocals aside on this song in favor of humor alone, but it's a great tune. I appreciate that Megan gives the music some love in this scene.

[@stevenklenk]

This was so chaotic and I loved every second💀

[@bkwrm10]

Her ballgown is ENGRAINED in my mind for all eternity.

[@patr0clus]

"this was THE Popular" YES!!!! also this was pretty much the clearest of the earliest bootlegs it was either this or cheno's final show taken on a hot potato HAHAHAHA

[@BonBon-su9dz]

This was my first bootleg and first time I seen wicked in full

[@fruitlion8]

5:28 I adore her, especially that last "Like MEEEE" which made Elpheba's actress break character xD

[@JLBSICS]

I saw her in the first Toronto run of Wicked and was so happy with the performance.

[@brightsunshine]

I miss hearing that BALLGOOWWWWNNNN!

[@sophiemazal]

THIS IS SO COMEDIC OMG I LOVE HER

[@masterbate9948]

i absolutely LOVE how Elphie is super into it

[@IMournTheWicked055]

"Veryvery popUlar...like!...MAAAYYYYY!" A legend.

[@scottc4199]

Alli Mauzey and Megan Hilty kill this!!!

[@roniyakolev7901]

Yess and they also so different, i love alli version better

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

So lovely! The “toss toss toss” bit reminds me of “bend and snap” from Legally Blonde - G(a)linda, Elle Woods, Emma Woodhouse - such rich characters...they make mistakes and hurt others but have golden hearts so it makes me ache so much more for what happens to Elphie and Glinda...

[@jovindsouza3407]

Funny you should compare Glinda tp Elle Woods, considering that Laura Bell Bundy (originator of Elle's role on broadway) was Kristin Chenoweth's original standby as Glinda.

[@leannehaddock6254]

“BALLGOWWWWWWWN!” Poor Elphie! Lol

[@CryptidBeasts]

Next to the original actress Kristin Chenoweth Megan was one of the best Glinda's of the century. She is very excitable and she fits the role of Glinda 100%. I love it how Megan acts like she drank a can of Red Bull just before this scene because she acts so hyperactive.

[@ZoraTheberge]

Winnie Holzman is a genius. In this scene, Glinda deconstructs every single thing Elphaba doesn’t like about herself. She tells Elphie that her mother’s death and sister’s disability aren’t her fault, that she deserves nice things, and that she’s beautiful and worthy of love.

[@bcoleman519]

Entertaining AND efficient!

[@Korenski23VO]

Chilling performance! Brava!

[@MarinaY12356]

For those of you saying she reminds you of Kristin, no. No. She reminds you of Megan Hilty. She has her own, honestly perfect version of Glinda.

[@kristinehatkinson7323]

Maybe you haven't seen Kristen's Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide: even the same dress!!!

[@breezingby2611]

Calm down, nobody’s gonna pretend to be reminded of Chenoweth and that’s not remotely insulting or an implication that Hilty didn’t give her own spin on it. Chenoweth originated the part and actors are still directed to play out what she did in it, there’s gonna be a resemblance and people are gonna notice it.

[@rosiemair-qx9zi]

Oh my god how loud her second Ballgown was! LOL😂

[@snides712]

5:19 PLEASE

[@KiwiKow24]

The jokes are NEVER ending!😂

[@julietamonge9959]

She was great OMG

[@JerkyPuck]

Best I have seen. Hands down.

[@lexa9786]

Finally another actress that can do Glinda justice. She’s my next favorite after Kristen Chenoweth

[@sophiemazal]

"very very popular like... MEEEEEEAAAYYYY"

[@Mark_R_Tho]

Megan is an Aries and I love imagining that she played this as her, but as a child😃

[@Korenski23VO]

She does such a good job of sounding and acting just like Kristin Chenoweth in this role , which I assume is what they wanted her to do since everyone wants to see the original Broadway cast. But she does add a few little changes that are really cool! She does an amazing job!

[@quinnaddison420]

Lol her Glinda is nothing like Kristin’s

[@tomgallowitz]

She was originally Kristin and Jennifer’s understudy and after they left they gave her the role, she might do some things Kristin created but like Jen made it her own. They don’t want carbon copies

[@CaseyBlizzard]

She stood by for Jennifer, but not Kristin.

[@astro.2029]

This is EPIC!

[@EmilSchwarzYT]

She is by far the best Glinda I've ever seen! She makes the character really likable.

[@laylayoung322]

I personally think Kristen Chenoweth was better because she excelled in all aspects, the classic Galina energy, the peppy voice, and especially the sad parts.

[@BrianBorges-ez3ls]

Ms. Kristin is my fave, but Megan really does have an energetic likeability that is absolutely necessary for the role. I think she's excellent.

[@Lizzy_Mermaid]

Megan Hilty is truly a good actress I love her

[@notazula]

i love her interpretation of galinda!

[@gstone8255]

I love this 😍

[@sophiemazal]

MEGAN. HILTY.

[@Dennhunt1]

I saw Megan and Eden at the Pantages in Hollywood and both were genius. Megan was born to be a Broadway star. ❤

[@Kuromi949]

Oh I know her megan Hitly. She’s the Disney voice actor from T.O.T.O

[@ashleyjakekirk]

Megan Hilty is THE BEST G(a)linda

[@camara1194]

I was wondering why they changed Megan’s wig? i loved the straight haired wig and got she whips it in Eden’s face. Cracked me up

[@CaseyBlizzard]

She had this wig first. All the Glindas had curls at this time. Kristin had a straight wig, but subsequent Glindas were curly until they brought the straight back in 2007.

[@camara1194]

@@CaseyBlizzard Yeah, Kristin I remembered had the straight wig. Like i love the straight wig more than the curly haired wig. So it was straight and then made it curly and then brought it back to straight?

[@CaseyBlizzard]

@@camara1194 yes, that's right. They've done a lot of different styles for this wig over the years, but the tightly curled style Megan has in this video hasn't really come back. I agree, I like the straighter one with a bit of curl at the bottom. It's a nice contrast to the curly bubble gown wig and the regal updo that starts the second act. It's like Glinda's youthful look.

[@smmrgal]

Your very first party, ever? Do funerals count?

[@BBOOwangMagaretz]

She is the best.

[@benschaeffer8102]

I think Megan's chemistry with Shoshana was BEST, but Eden and Megan were DEFINITELY my personal top second best favorite. Megan was DEFINITELY my favorite Glinda after Kristin.

[@carljungkook]

She reminds me of Fabi Bang's Glinda 🥰 they have such energy in common

[@terrimyers3337]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PatrickMcNealPuppets-n-Things]

My first Wicked cast! I saw them in the tour in Hollywood in 2007. Pretty sure it was both of them, but Megan was there for sure. Now I've seen it 8 or 9 times; I've actually lost count!

[@evangelinemae3112]

"LAAA LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LAAAAAAAAAAA'" E: u ok? G: LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I AM HELPING YOUUUUUUUUUU NOT MEEEEEEEEEEE LAAAAAA LAAAAAAAAAA LAAAAAAAAA

[@jimlassiter749]

too bad MH's performance (the complete show) wasn't recorded on dvd..... i would love to see the entire show.....

[@lewism1847]

Wait…. Is she wearing her bubble dress wig with the clips in it?… like is it due to her quick change or smth????

[@CaseyBlizzard]

No, that's the style that the Glindas wore back around 2005ish-2007ish. It's a separate wig from the bubble wig.

[@hyojin1370]

왜 한국인 없냥..

[@ponny2948]

Because it’s broadway, where the show originated…

[@danjehvjusayan8083]

That is one overhyped Glinda XD I LOVE HER

[@evangelinemae3112]

E: I have to go. G: Well your WELCOME!

[@Nicole-ic7zv]

Is Elphie here Eden?

[@CaseyBlizzard]

Yes it's her

[@JamesBrown-pf8tq]

Megan Hilty bodied this

[@omrihaze3000]

Do you have the full boot?

[@bethanybland7633]

She nearly gave it all away at the end of 9:06, but saved it as she sat up 🤣🤣🥰

[@juliass2000]

But Glinda instead of Galinda its bc of the Goat. I didn't watched the musical yet hehe (any links for the slime tutorial?)

[@everythinanythin1340]

3:00

[@awickedwolf]

Personally, I feel like her performance as Glinda on Broadway was better than when she performed again in L.A. When she returned to Wicked in Los Angeles, I wasn't getting the same vibe that she was here on her run on Broadway, When she performed in Los Angeles, Megan looked like she was trying too hard which kind of sucked the comedy and fun out of her performance as Glinda. Not to say she was bad, I just felt like her Broadway performances as Glinda were better and more in character than her performances in LA

[@CaseyBlizzard]

Yeah I would agree with that. I think she went a bit too far in LA and lost touch a bit. It became sort of toddlerish.

[@theangryambisextress]

luv u wammawink 🦙✨️