Wicked Das Musical Hamburg - Defying Gravity

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[@phamapollo3175]

This is the German production, the entire new arrangement, staging, special effects and some new choreography were altogether just phenomenal. The wire was not that visible in reality, and it was thrilling to see Elphaba flew away over the audience. People were like, "Wait, where are you going, we were not expecting this!!"

[@pinjunior]

Yes. And there's a new production. In Brazil with an even more amazing flight, in the middle of the audience. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaQmXijaJ6Dg7M

[@pinjunior]

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[@romanarendt-ij2sg]

👍👍👍

[@caydengreenblatt8568]

one small detail that I love and have felt that the original wicked that we know and love hasn't tackled that this has is the wind on elphaba's dress!! love that detail!

[@tylertremallose]

they do the effect with her huge cape thing to give the impression of wind

[@andrewleeadkins93]

I’ve always wanted to see what an Elphaba flying would look like I really like it and adds to the “magic” of it. Yes the wires are exposed, but with a little tweaking this effect could be really neat

[@ryanstauffer119]

It’s cool how in this version, we get to see her actually fly

[@jynckx]

This one is the next level of the show. I think she should be lifted up a bit higher initially. But the flying away (and there are other videos where it casts an impressive shadow of a witch on the wall) is how it should be. Loved how countries are trying to evolve wicked!

[@pinjunior]

Take a look at the recent Brazilian Production: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaQmXijaJ6Dg7M

[@pinjunior]

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[@macrent2]

I love how they made the "Wizard Head" look like a giant green Trump.

[@doomslayer1984]

would be more realistic if it was Biden though.

[@xandercrew6088]

@@doomslayer1984exactly 👏👏

[@vicentehizon6202]

​@@doomslayer1984 facts!

[@TeresaESamuel]

Sir, I came from the future to say they were right with the Trump head and you, with your reading the situation.

[@VanessaDMusic]

Love it or hate it, those instrumentals are TOP notch

[@florianschneider561]

Seeing this live was so amazing. As a fan of the original show I was a little skeptical in advance if I would like this version or not.... But I really loved it - it really put more magic in the show. Flying out of the scenery over the audience was really amazing. I saw the alternate Elphaba and her high note at the end was better. I watched Wicked several times in London before (which is like the Broadway show) and now that I have seen this special version I do not want to see the original production again because this was really amazing!

[@samuelking9343]

I know, right. She literally says "Tell them how I/ Am Defying the Fourth Wall"!

[@CakeKitty135]

I've never seen anything other than the original Broadway production, so I'm probably biased, but to me, the original seems more magical. Of course, you are just as entitled to have your opinions as I am to have mine. What you think is valid

[@salina7407]

Unfortunately never saw this version of Wicked. I love the special effect at the end. I have read before that there was something special about "what's happening in the background what not many would notice" and just now when this show has ended I found out all of it 😂. If you don't want to know it, please don't read on from here). SPOILER! So at the moment Elphaba is about to go upwards, you can see Glinda and the guards securing themselves in the back of the platform. I did not notice this until watching videos last week. Then when she sings: "... erreicht mich oder oder fängt mich ein.…" you can see the platform is tilted. It is a brilliant effect! Wow!

[@benclouse3297]

It looks so awesome!

[@brianobrien7983]

I loved the end where she flies off on that broom!

[@Muddy_aSh]

this is not an effect on tarzan you also had to secure and well she is in the background and it happens with the guards where the audience looks on it then they can secure in a short time twice

[@salina7407]

I was talking about the effect of the platform moving.

[@Muddy_aSh]

@@salina7407 oh sorry then I misread💚💚💚

[@willlyon7129]

Love how they emphasize on the Orwellian aspects of this production on how they use screens.

[@mithramusic5909]

Wires look fantastic, but they make it harder for the singer to get enough power in their singing because they're not standing on solid ground. I always notice that the singing is gentler and a little more fragile in this song in productions like this one or in Brazil compared to the original staging. No fault of the amazing singers of course! That's the reason Broadway chose to do it with a lift.

[@NeedANewName]

Wow! I completely forgot that Vajen was going to play elhpaba and she is doing such a great job! I wasn't sure it was her at first but that voice is so recognizable. Such a talent! And i agree the flying into the audience looked so cool! And before that when she is levitating and you see the white in her skirt from al the lighting so cool!

[@IHARumor]

I hope they bring this production of Wicked to The Netherlands so she can do it in Dutch as well some day!

[@musicalsunlimited3740]

this is how I imagine the flying portion will be in the movie

[@AlexMires21]

The instrumentals of this version are sensational.

[@AlexMires21]

@@pablocapuchino7839 Thousands of animals and their homes were destroyed so you would have a device to watch this video. Think carefully before using one like this.

[@AlexMires21]

@@pablocapuchino7839 You're the one complaining, not me.

[@AlexMires21]

@@pablocapuchino7839 Nowadays people are looking for meaningless reasons to be offended and to offend others. What you're talking about is an unnecessary questioning. If you have 9 players instead of 17... It's simply because 8 weren't signed. Nobody is losing their job. This production is different in every way and has always made that clear from the beginning.

[@johnrupert5606]

@@pablocapuchino7839 I agree, it's just sad.

[@Banjo_Tails]

@@pablocapuchino7839 Why use 8 more people when a laptop and keyboard does the same thing. That's not cost effective. A production I directed listed 22 band and we did 6 and had the same sound if not better. Welcome to 2022.

[@sheismymom]

thanks for sharing clips from this production

[@HarasFenrirHagarra]

Leider habe ich Wicked nie gesehen, keine Version davon. Bei der Originalversion kriege ich bei diesem Lied Gänsehaut von Kopf bis Arsch😂, wenn Elphaba so dynamisch in die Höhe schnellt, das ist selbst bei einem Video mit schlechter Qualität sowas von beeindruckend für mich, hier packt mich das so gar nicht. Irgendwie ist alles so lasch, ich mag den Wind in ihrem Rock und dass sie tatsächlich fliegt, aber sonst überzeugt mich das leider überhaupt nicht... muss man vielleicht einfach live sehen.

[@yippedoodah]

Ooh that ending actually gave me chills!

[@ClipsByLaura]

They lift her up on wires during the hardest part of the song? That's criminal! While it sure is a cool effect, I'm pretty sure the original production used to platform to ensure the performers have the physical support needed to belt those notes out. Now, the notes sound thin and strained and not because she can't sing them. She has a powerful voice and has always had good control of her upper register. You loose so much breath support when singing like this, it puts an immense amount of strain on your voice and throat. I hope this won't give her long term damage, cause it sure isn't healthy for her voice.

[@boxcowfish]

She isn’t straining at all, she’s using mixed voice on the F and the belt sounds clear and open to me on the rest.

[@redpenda99o]

She’s not on wires- she’s standing on a platform with a waist belt… at least in the broadway version. You can find a clip of the today show with one of the first few elphabas on YT that shows the whole mechanism

[@opinionatedindividual8146]

@@redpenda99o this is not the Broadway production, this is a completely different and new production

[@alejandrotello9453]

this is just another level!

[@obifey]

I know we are all used to the original staging and effects, but I love this "Make-over"! It's chilling and magical! And she really does fly off the stage! . . . Broadway, are you listening?? I think a re-staging and "magical makeover" could change this musical . . . . "For Good"!

[@samuelking9343]

And save it from closing "all too soon" too...

[@Jakeybakey5]

@@samuelking9343 dude. Wicked will be open for many more years 😭

[@Nobobase5068]

I was stressed for that 2nd guard. The clip on the harness must’ve been stuck or something cuz they clearly were late getting him locked in compared to the other two. You can even see the crew behind the wall working on him lol

[@MisterMagikarp]

I'm not crying... you're crying...

[@Jakeybakey5]

Some of the rearranged orchestrations here are divine .. like wow

[@mikesteele05]

The Broadway staging was thrilling when the show opened because it was a completely unique and unexpected way to create the illusion of flying. No matter how you stage it, audiences know the actor isn’t actually flying. The staging in this video is fine. But it’s nothing we haven’t seen before in other live shows.

[@Musical_fan46]

Vajen ist einfach MEGAAA

[@prp134]

I think Wicked needs an update on the lift. There has to be new technology.

[@tarinblanding1584]

They should put this flying scene in the Broadway show🤩 it’s SO AMAZING and it actually looks like she’s flying, like I’m literally gagging

[@Broadwayfan1999]

FACTS

[@jaychristiaans2177]

Actually you can see the wires quit clear in real. So the original stage is way better in that way.

[@veraelphie0306]

I'm sorry, but putting the broom up in the last note like Idina did is a must... It can't be done with this setup :/

[@justin3132]

No, they should not put this on broadway. If I saw those wires I'd think I was at a high school performance and walk out

[@veraelphie0306]

@@justin3132 I do not care about the wires as much as I care about the acting and motions, but yeah it does look a little unprofessional

[@shobslovesari]

In my opinion, the german productions flying portion isnt as powerful as broadway and such, but it defo is more magical than the original..

[@ColtonMyers1]

I didn’t know Elle Woods was in Wicked?!

[@samuelking9343]

No. She isn't.

[@acoop7959]

*woooosh*

[@HARRYZUKO]

Oh I didn't know Elle Woods was in the show! 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@pedroneto4145]

for me, the thing that really bothers me about these new non replica productions is the Oz head, because none of them have the same impact as that big expressive and terrifying puppet 'til now. I really hope they do it better in the new brazillian non replica production in March, but let's see...

[@sokseyhara6013]

Wait... the new Brazilian production that's about to open in march 2023 is a non-replica production?? ⊙⁠.⁠☉

[@pedroneto4145]

@@sokseyhara6013 Yes... It says in the official website that it's gonna have a new set, new choreography, new light design, effects, costumes and direction. The set and the costumes are gonna be designed by Morgan Large, and the production is gonna be directed by John Sefaniuk.

[@imthatchickyoulike98]

@@pedroneto4145 I'm looking forward to the new Brazillian production. I hope it gives justice to the replica production with additional new things. This new German one is nice but it seems that they added some modern elements and it gives off a cartoony style.

[@LoneDragon3188]

Hättest mal lieber quer gefilmt, wäre mehr drauf gewesen. Aber der Abend war schon unglaublich, ich habe quasi links von dir gesessen in der Mitte.

[@MadameChristie]

Is she flying out into the audience or offstage?

[@BroadwayOnScreen]

She’s flying into the audience! It’s live a great effect in my opinion. She’s free (“frei”) and literally flying away from the Wizard and Ozians.

[@justin3132]

Just watch the wires that you can clearly see holding her, they will show you where she's going.

[@lukepevensie]

why didn't they let Willemijn in the Hamburg show, but this one was just as good

[@world_of_wicked]

💚

[@thewiz2003]

Is there a full recording of this show?

[@BroadwayOnScreen]

Unfortunately not! All videos of the show can be found on my channel. 💚

[@samuelking9343]

1:42 Is it me? Or does Vajen here almost sound like Kerry?

[@VanessaDMusic]

I hear it

[@Galande-u1x]

Is this a non replica show? Coz even the lyrics are different from what Willemijn was singing for the official German version.

[@acoop7959]

The wizards head… is it meant to look like Trump? If so… what a choice.

[@나크리]

위키드 오리지널의 그 웅장함이 안느껴져서 아쉽;; 역시 논레플리카 무대가 좋지만은 않다는 걸 보여주는 그런 무대;;;

[@lulana9545]

It was actually really good? I mean I saw it in July at Neue Flora and a crappy smartphone vid just doesn't capture the real thing at all? Also, don't forget, we still had super strict anti-Corona measures even on stage back then, so many musicals that actually managed to end up on a stage in Germany reflected that.

[@나크리]

@@lulana9545 I'm not saying that non-replicas aren't great, I'm just saying that replicas are my preference.

[@sheismymom]

9:35

[@sheismymom]

Love how she does that

[@antoniochumillas3110]

Why the people of stage doesn't move? I mean: where are their emotions? Elphaba is singing about the freedom and flying magicly afront the guardians but they don't reaction!! It's so anticlimatic xD

[@tonycommodore8929]

because the three on stage are tethered to the scenery, you can see G'linda attach a cable to her back, as stage is tilting forward causing the effect that she is floating higher than she actually is during the climax of the song, before she flies off during the war cry.

[@Muddy_aSh]

@@tonycommodore8929 no she is at the beginning not fixed to the ropes the ropes she makes when the guards come to her belt which is secured at the hip on both sides in a short moment where the audience is distracted by the guards hooks both ropes a the scenery is driven from the back to the stage and when the scenery is arrived at the end come the 2 ropes from the top down

[@tonycommodore8929]

@@Muddy_aSh I am talking about G'linda. You can clearly see both her and one of the guards attach cables to their backs at 8:19. From that point on, as Ephaba rises, the stage tilts forward creating the effect that she is flying higher. above the heads of the cast, than she actually is. Yes, Elphaba goes behind the set and gets her cables attached when the guards run in. Just as she does in the original production....where she gets on the boom lift behind the scenery.

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Totally agree! The guards look stiff and awkward. So what if they are tethered to the stage, they can still put emotion in their bodies and faces.

[@lulana9545]

Most likely because this is a Corona production? Casting and rehearsals even started during lockdown, so many productions reflect German anti -pandemic measures to a degree.

[@davidgourdoux2293]

This version isn’t the best. You can see the wires when she goes up which makes it look cheesy. The he guards just stand there when she goes up like a bunch of idiots. Glinda looks like Elle woods from legally blonde. Plus it drives me absolutely BONKERS when there are lengthy pauses between lines when all the action is happening. The performances on the other hand are very well done. This elphaba is spot on with her notes

[@Banjo_Tails]

You can see the wires in Mary Poppins as well. You know people don't actually fly right?

[@actorjulion101]

@@Banjo_Tails Shhhh 🤫. It's illegal to be smart in this world lol.

[@Hellosidney123]

I would like to see the west end try wires I love the platform idea but wires are cool

[@contafakedocoelhonaotaofake]

Kkkkkkkkkkk a elphaba vazando no final

[@sonitaberoog5233]

00:56

[@davidschmidt6587]

Meiner Meinung nach klingt es echt super, jedoch sind für mich-->Willemijn Verkaik und Lucy Scherer die einzig wahren Sängerinnen von Elphaba und G(a)linda.

[@fernandabluntkrasinski9026]

Is Donald Trump the wizard ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@samuelking9343]

No.

[@josephmogavero1355]

I don’t love the flying in this production and the Brazilian production. It is amazing technically, but the original choice of making her stationary on the cherry picker added to her power over everything onstage.

[@saskiaj.993]

Wer war Madame Akaber?

[@BroadwayOnScreen]

Lois van de Ven! 💚

[@samuelking9343]

Saskia J. Akaber (Morrible) stands on the opposite side of the stage when mispronouncing Elphaba as a "Wicked Witch".

[@saskiaj.993]

@@samuelking9343 Yes, I know. I saw the show myself haha. I just wanted to know who played Akaber :).

[@PaulBenjaminUK]

Call me a traditionalist, but I really don’t like the idea of this version being a non-replica version of the broadway show 🥴🧙🏻‍♀️

[@jaysadventures8887]

Lol this whole thing feels like blasphemy

[@knuffelbeer96]

Am i the only one who thinks Valjean is one of the worst elphaba’s?

[@IHARumor]

I think she did a pretty good job actually. Definitely not one of the worst ones. Though obviously you can’t even compare her to the original German Elphaba Willemijn Verkaik, who is absolutely amazing.

[@simpleshow5571]

@@IHARumor And you can’t compare Willemijn with (in my opinion) the best Elphaba Indina Menzel. Though watching van den Bosch live in Hamburg was quite a fantastic experience for me too and I really think each Elphaba has her good sites and in the end, personal preference is decisive whether Elphaba A is better than Elphaba B or Elphaba C for yourself. Edit van den Bosch

[@luker.918]

She wouldn't be Elphi, if she couldn't handle it. But i don't like her singing voice. Think there are so many better Elphies out there. So that's only my opinion and there are people who love her which is also ok.

[@babyshark154]

nope

[@jjdenison]

Nah she isn’t very good. Her vocals are strained and her acting is iffy.

[@xandercrew6088]

This was terrible. The climax was so ANTI CLIMACTIC. Ufffhhh so sad to see my favorite part of the show get MURDERED. Even the guards behind her seem bored lmao. They took the magic away by using a string and going this route. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙅‍♂️🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@shaunmoran9004]

This is surely not a professional production? The staging is awful

[@princepeterwolf]

Yeah not a fan, this staging is not good for the performer, and it doesn't any better tbh

[@geisteswissenschaft]

Cringe.

[@Aquamontana26]

Oh Gott ist das furchtbar. Diese Inszenierung hätte es niemals geben dürfen und ist eine absolute Frechheit, der original Inszenierung gegenüber. Ich weiß gar nicht wo ich anfangen soll. Gesang, Schauspiel, Kostüme..... 😳😳 Die Dialoge sind fast das schlimmste. Runtergerattert und ohne Gefühl und Dramaturigie. Es wirkt wie eine Schulproduktion aus der Aula und hat lediglich Stadttheater Niveau. So schade.

[@stgt24]

Ist ganz schön übergriffig und arrogant dein Kommentar. Was erlaubst du dir eigentlich? Du machst die Arbeit von Menschen im Musical nieder, die ihr ganzes Herzblut da reinpacken. Dein Kommentar ist eine Frechheit, Stefan. Schäm dich einfach.