Show Clip - Wicked - "Dancing Through Life" - Original Cast

"Wicked" original cast member Norbert Leo Butz sings "Dancing Through Life"

[@Arutha2321]

It's a sin that there is no full video recording of the perfection that is Wicked original cast.

[@davidknisely3003]

They are still making a lot of money off of the current Wicked touring performances, so they apparently have little incentive to release a complete performance video or movie right now. In any case, I would much rather experience Wicked in a live performance rather than watching it on the big (or small) screen. I got to see the current North America tour last week in Omaha, and they did a fabulous job.

[@trueromance300]

Or even a a dvd for the full cast recording, So many shows have one these days why not Wicked!

[@kjfilms784]

Arutha2321 preach

[@bettinap3288]

Arutha2321 yeah... 😃

[@chlorineii]

There is, tho I have one of Kristen's last performance.

[@meisinger5341]

Life is painless for the brainless... -the future Scarecrow

[@youroverwatchfriend5006]

Mei Singer strue

[@michaelparness2896]

I NEVER GOT THAT UNTIL THIS COMMENT

[@corneliushackl06]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@emilyjimenez1342]

The foreshadowing in this song is crazy

[@nicholasrobertson4418]

Emily Jimenez The foreshadowing just in the show is crazy. That’s what makes Wicked so amazing lol.

[@sofiahannah212]

Literally any dance move in the song

[@MsMisidolos]

it is? .-.

[@alemobra5747]

why so?

[@BigBadBlackMagicDaddy_1865]

@@alemobra5747Painless for the brainless? Fraughtless for the thoughtless? Dancing?? How he’s seemingly hanging onto the air with how he glided across the stage? Did you not get that Fiyero becomes ScareCrow? I mean he even gets strung up in a cornfield, beaten half to death and reawakened with magic from the big book of OZ’s spells during No Good Deed!

[@andreafaithchong3333]

cast requirements elphaba: cheekbones and jawline that can slit someone's throat fiyero: bubble butt galinda: no one can replace kristin chenoweth

[@mellemadswoestenburg1296]

Can’t forget about the bubble butt. 🍑 🤤

[@weirdstream9572]

so i may not get to be fiyero anytime then :

[@gracieliz95]

For real, though.

[@Quackervoltz]

This is Brittany Johnson erasure

[@Rae.Harper]

I’m currently reading the book that lead to the musical (veeeeeery different to the musical much more adult) but idina fit the description of book Elphiba 100%

[@ivo3185]

I think Norbert was great. He didn't look too old for the part. If you can rock those pants, you're not old.

[@ivo3185]

Nevermind, he's old as fuck. Edit: Other than the age, he's a perfect Fiyero.

[@cjanyi]

+Youthro LMAO

[@reggaepotato7643]

how old is he

[@ceeeboleyn]

Lets continue the year apart... Or gaston

[@JBJones66]

Fair enough!

[@JAPelicano1]

God....I STILL have a crush on this Fiyero.

[@katiet1563]

Amanda P you won’t when you see him now lmao

[@celeste2025]

@@katiet1563 haha 😂 i think he looks fine. Granted he's older now but just my opinion

[@peerah]

Me too. Even now he’s still dreamy to me. And that voice.

[@JAPelicano1]

I think he looks great for his age. He was in his 30s here which is old for a Fiyero...but his voice is just so suave, so confident...that smile, that hair, those moves!

[@oceansjenny]

Can’t get over Norbert’s effortless confidence and swagger in this (and other) productions. PLUS that voice!!

[@user-jt6od7ig5i]

norbert literally has the voice of an angel...

[@ElectrolyteX]

Those are definetively the most swankified tight pants Norbert is wearing...something's about them, I don't know. :D

[@BeanBag343]

So if they have clips of this quality, then WHY CAN'T THEY PUT THIS SHOW ON A DVD!? OR MAKE IT DOWNLOADABLE!?!?

[@madikwechef]

Because that undermines and cheapens the integrity of this amazing piece of theatre.

[@chelnahtheegghead]

@@madikwechef But it also allows people who could never afford to pay to see Wicked on stage a chance to enjoy it, too.

[@kdeggraham895]

@@chelnahtheegghead Yep!

[@letstacoboutit._.]

"The're too old" Why can't they just do the wicked movie into animation adaption instead of live, So that the original cast can voice them.

[@ValD98]

I was thinking the same. Wicked actually has the feel of a more subversive Disney movie. The energy of the musical would be easier to convey in an animated movie.

[@juswakun]

@@ValD98 And also this musical is more like for kids (which is supposed to be) so it's more fit in animation than doing live.

[@elliotinit3626]

@kristinchenoweth

[@islandeatssand684]

Kristin sounds almost the exact same as she did before but Idina seems to struggle with the high F in Defying Gravity now, not sure if she’d be able to do it. I’m personally voting for either Lindsay Heather Pierce, the current Elphaba, or Amber Riley for Elphaba. I honestly think Amber would do amazing in that role.

[@kaitlynv2769]

HIS VOICE AHHH

[@xtinaroma]

He may not have been the greatest Fiyero, but, to me, he's definitely the sexiest voice that Fiyero has had!

[@_logastellus]

This ^^

[@caseanthony9950]

That hand shake with Galinda and her friend at 00:26 though

[@fd3]

1:05 Love how his arm is hanging in a Scarecrow position…..

[@rndhacker]

I have seen this show many times and no one even comes close to him. As someone else said, effortless portrayal. Or maybe he just seems natural.

[@tracyroweauthor]

Norbert Leo Butz' voice is life.

[@johnnysmith1845]

the original broadway cast will always be my favourite. come one, galinda is extremely lovely on this one.

[@ben_sings]

her name is kristen Chenoweth

[@markbeck8384]

Wonderful voice. I love this number and how it segues into the Ballroom, and gets SO many story points in!

[@orangebar2693]

Omg the original wicked cast is way to old for the parts but they nailed them😂

[@ethannavarro943]

Orange Bar not just me

[@doerayme28]

Orange Bar there not old. There older now besides broadway now adays cast people that are really young.

[@vilkomen]

Yep they were all in their mid to late 30s playing college aged kids. I guess they aged through the course of the play and probably were in their late 20s to early 30s by the end.

[@iares1346]

This song always gets me through the day and perks me up :)

[@KatieKo0223]

Norbert Leo Butz: the only man in the world who can dance in those pants.

[@MissDelanee]

Voice and singing wise he is my favorite fiyero

[@charlotteflade1354]

the “never look foolish” is so effortless i love it

[@mamaandbabybear09]

maaaan, I wanna be in this show so bad it makes me cry!

[@lei7414]

I love the foreshadowing of how he's going to become a brainless scarecrow its like a "be careful what you wish for" moment

[@dylanbasil4100]

Norbert!!! Anyone here from Bloodline?! I love his versatility!!!

[@katicasey4610]

i want norbert to be in the movie. he might be too old to be fiyero but i want him at least in the movie.

[@KatieT97]

+little lotte he might be good for the Wizard. Too old for Fiyero now. I really want Aaron Tveit or Kyle Dean Massey to play in the movie

[@cjanyi]

+little lotte Oh god no

[@cjanyi]

+little lotte tbh I don't think Harry Styles can even sing low enough

[@kkg1156]

If Harry styles plays fiyero in the movie I'd be surprised

[@AiyanaWolfe]

please...not Harry styles, I've never seen him act but he doesn't have the vocal skill to pull Fiyero off

[@pufflehuffs8055]

the backup dancers are amazing :)

[@livackerman6302]

B-b-b-but..... I wanted to hear him say swankified.... CURSE YOU VIDEO ENDING SO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

[@teeniebeenie8774]

he is one in a million!!!!!!!!!

[@Coopsartsandmore.]

Wow, I can't believe it's been twenty years since this opened (the og cast is the best cast ❤❤)

[@animalzamzam]

this is the most amazing broadway show ever! i know all the lyrics to all the songs and im going to see it in april but i can not wait my sister and i love this musical. she actually got me started on it. right now she lives in the marshal islands and when she comes to visit when we get home from the airport we stay up all night listening to wicked and singing the songs and she acts like glenda and i act like elphaba and we have so much fun so listening to wicked means a lot to me :D

[@amadeusamwater]

I have the CD of the original cast recording. all of the songs are great. Too bad the movie version won't have the original cast.

[@TheatreLover-c3r]

Norbert is the PERFECT Fiyero. He has an amazing voice!

[@lovestory8205]

I love the Scarecrow! He’s my favorite character in the movie!

[@halkyBebu]

it is so amazing to see norbert leo butz do this! and then after that see aaron tveit do this very number, and then see the two fiyeros in catch me if you can !

[@ellietolley9007]

HIS VOICE IS FUCKING BUTTER WOW

[@tonysmith3929]

You know who looks and sounds a *lot* like Nobert and would be absolutely amazing as Fiyero? Chris Pine

[@corneliushackl06]

Proof that Fiyero is a baritone

[@jojop72]

wonderful this is my fav in WICKED

[@yoyoeldas]

So the original choreography was different from the current version, am I right?

[@titoumusic4617]

Yes you're ;-) Like every musicals which run since few years, Wicked changes a little bit all the time ! They add or remove this or that. As you can see, Glinda's dress and hair style are also different from the others :-) Sorry, I'm not an english speaker but I try :-p

[@ethannavarro943]

TitouMusic that was great

[@JoshuaOrro-MustangPrinceOR-YTB]

The Wicked SUPERBOWL trailer brought me here

[@whateverbruhh]

im new being into wicked yet i love this fiyero

[@theonlinemusicalig8962]

To Katie Ko: Norbert's amazing, but no, there have been so many Fiyero's in the world:Derek Klena, Aaron Tveit, Kyle Dean Massey, Taye Diggs. So yeah, Norbert's not the only one!

[@theonlinemusicalig8962]

Right?? I wish I could have seen him...

[@nikkosalvador3374]

people forget the original casts are part of the process of developing a character. they are the benchmark. if later actor can do better, so be it. But do not take away the efforts of the original casts of creating characters we enjoy up to this day.

[@aidenkelly8588]

And now Jonathan Bailey

[@nickneime_]

got a little distracted by the pants but he's great

[@TheatreLover-c3r]

Same

[@nicolecoleman9837]

Why dont they do like what they did with Hamilton?

[@tinkeremma4456]

I WANT THE ENTIRE THING MAN!!!😤😡

[@MrPinker321]

Damn you Norbert! I keep looking for you / this performance in Gerardo but I just can’t see it :// hoping overtime his performance grows on me like this song / your interpretation has

[@aiieeee5166]

he reminds me of harry in AVPM

[@deadliestchic8768]

Oh Norman!!!! Love you!!!

[@cheyy420]

norbert*****

[@Sam-em7co]

1) norbert is so cute oml 2) i feel like the line "life is painless for the brainless" is significant in 2 ways. the first way is that he obviously becomes the scarecrow. 2nd, i feel like sometimes he treats glinda like she's just an object and at the beginning he kinda thinks she's brainless and just a hopeless romantic anyways that's my analogy thanks :)

[@boredstranger7522]

Does anybody know where I can find a recording of the last part of this song (when Elphie and Glinda were dancing awkwardly until everybody else joined in)? It's not even included in the album version of this song

[@christinemorin5238]

I loved that part!! My sister and I were laughing so hard when we saw it because we had no idea it was coming - did you ever find an online version with it??

[@boredstranger7522]

Christine Morin This is all i found: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5PQdompnJpklbM

[@Ascalon94]

This is Kevin before all the lines of coke

[@idawik7126]

I feel happness in muscals make my life better

[@olivialennox8395]

What was Glinda doing at 0:26?

[@shyelledvir5674]

Him: life is fraughtless No one: Literally no one Me: WHEN YOUR DAUNTLESS

[@GingerKat3]

Well, he originated the role so obviously the casting directors and creatives thought he was right for the part.

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

original Fiyero reminds me of Seymour from Little Shop Of Horrors, also I'm not a big fan of his portrayal of Fiyero. I know there's nothing like an original, but in this case there is (atleast in my opinion anyway) I saw the touring cast in Bradford (UK Tour) 2 months ago and it was INCREDIBLE and the guy who played Fiyero then (Bradley Jaden) has to be my favourite portrayal of him! He also played Enjolras in Les Miserables in the 30th anniversary cast on the West End (he was a great Enjolras too!)

[@McFatteh]

I suddenly have the desire to see Michael C Hall doing this

[@parthxus]

Better than the Australian one

[@Ellie-px2nf]

RoyalWolf 2000 the Australian Fieyo's voice gives me a headache

[@Niqhtmusic]

When I saw it I thought Fiyero was gonna be a snotty prince XD

[@Jmtracey]

That's exactly what I think!

[@doomslayer1984]

Any reason why they ended up changing the original choreography?

[@beccalloydpoetry]

It can't end so sooooon

[@pongo7695]

He looks so much different now omg

[@palmettosiucra4687]

Scarecrow and Tinman knew each other long before they met Dorothy.

[@Niqhtmusic]

GOD I LOVE KRISTIN CHENOWETH SO MUCH!! 😍😍😍

[@ztslovebird]

Hey, he did an awesome job as the first Fiyero! . . . . though I guess he is a bit too casual about his dancing in this scene.

[@blossomzoie7269]

ztslovebird this was the first show

[@tristonanan]

Years late to the party, but I think it fits the character. Just my opinion tho

[@ethannavarro943]

Fits the part

[@marleygreen3866]

norbyyy!!

[@michaelcoogan7413]

Was it ever confirmed if they shot this specific entire show or has everyone ignored knowledge of it?

[@marilon]

I take it no Glamberts have discovered this video yet :).

[@Allmusicals13]

I noticed that too. XD

[@taragrace2603]

Aaron Tveit is just...the best in general! xD I mean, come on, he played two of my favorite characters in two of my favorite musicals and that boys got moves! 8D ,

[@JoeySkellington17]

I think he messed up a line :0

[@264aub]

Foreshadowing...

[@joshgutierrez7380]

He messed up when he was on the statue. He said “worry is rife” instead of trouble is rife. You can hear him hesitate before he says it a little

[@mf370490]

Dare I ask about Ana Gasteyer in Chicago?

[@palmettosiucra4687]

Fiyero becomes Scarecrow. Boq becomes Tinman.

[@two-handpianist4517]

Wow the choreography changed. I didn't know that

[@BeaBuilds_legoisawesome]

this is the original cast version, so the choreography changed throughout the years

[@jellybean123789]

Jeremy taylor is my favourite 😏

[@HannahEsquenazi]

@GingerKat3 That's true and I don't think he did a bad job or anything on fact I really like his acting and singing I just think he looks too old for the part that's all. It's a school and he looks like he hasn't been in school for at least ten or so years. I like him but I don't think he looks the part. Idk it's just my opinion probably cause all the actors I've seen since him did have that look I was looking for. Still like him tho

[@JB-fd2ot]

It works with the story though. He’s been kicked out of schools and isn’t progressing or even has to keep starting over,…makes sense that he’d be older than the rest of them.

[@JB-fd2ot]

It works with the story though. He’s been kicked out of schools and isn’t progressing or even has to keep starting over,…makes sense that he’d be older than the rest of them.

[@anonymousposter6671]

I must have gone to the bathroom during this part, cause I don't remember this at all....matter of fact, if Chenoweth wasn't in there I would have doubted that this was even Wicked!

[@zoeyhughes5328]

She is in this song just not that part

[@joaquin7619]

yes yes is the original cast, but they are literally dinosaurs, idk they represents high school students xd

[@MissLizzay01]

IDINA MENZEL IS NOT OLD! She's only 46 now!

[@1993lieke]

This cast is quite old.. The 3 main role's at least..

[@skzip888]

Norby Kitty kinda sounds like Cher.

[@DavidJPont]

:59 its trouble not worry

[@MsRossella23]

I think Aaron Tveit is the best Fiyero...

[@liviacohen419]

YES

[@Max-my6rk]

No kyle dean

[@ThePercyJacksonDude]

Make sure you’re where less worry is rife? Not trouble? Weird.

[@awhellyeah12]

This fiyero seems too old is it just me Also I love the constant foreshadowing in this show

[@arkoprobhochattopadhyay0370]

Just keep tracing Glinda and the things she is doing😁😁😁...in an act everyone deep into their roles

[@maryprice6090]

She is only 42.

[@abigailsarmiento2650]

Life is painless for the brainless... Foreshadowing perhaps?

[@guiltyonsundays]

maybe this is weird, but i always feel like norbert leo butz is too manly...

[@eyeguy759]

Is the person on the left at :46 a man?

[@HannahEsquenazi]

I think he has a good voice and i like him, but he looks too old for the part to me... idk it's just my opinion that he should probably at least look younger - they are at college aren't they?

[@evan523]

norbert leo butz was not a good casting fit for the original fiyero. someone like kyle dean massey is the PERFECT fiyero. he should have originated it.

[@hjinjeo3545]

뭔가 외국인 이라 근가 나이가 많아보이시네

[@IRBFGW]

Fiyero seems too old. like he's really good but he seems old.