Thread:Quickrydina/@comment-4919485-20170414170102/@comment-4919485-20170510043348

Elphaba's vocal range: F3 - F5

Glinda's vocal range - G3 - [B5] C6 (there are, actually, quite a few higher notes for the part, but those are optional. For those who can reach it Eb6-G6).

Anna's vocal range: F3 - B5

Lea Michele's vocal range: D3 (F3) - E6 (D6) [possibly higher]

They'll most likely hire Anna Kendrick, indeed. Whic is a MESS. Because, despite the fact that she can (ish) belt up to a E5, her belts lack power and projection live, and she strains a lot after D5. Sure, it's a movie, so they'll boost it up digitally, but, still, she (barely) has the range for Elphie, but lacks the masterful control the part requires.

She has range, but Elphaba requires athletic belting. Anna doesn't have enough power for the booming belts. She strains at D5 (Elphaba's highest is an F5, in DG), and any note from that point on is shaky and hit or miss. Her highest recorded belt was an E5, and that was a 1 second note; she could belt higher than that, if she mixed, but her head voice is underdeveloped. Her falsetto is weak. Elphaba has a few falsetto inflections, but it's a reinforced, vibrant falsetto. Her vibrato also bothers me. It comes in at innappropriate times, sometimes gets wobbly, and makes her run out of breath and stamina quickly... A soaring vibrato AND continuous and vigorous breath are the hallmarks of Elphaba. On top of all that, her voice is waaaaay too sweet to be Elphie.

She could be placed as Galinda, since her soprano would be more fitting of that... Here are the problems: Galinda's highest note is a B5, which is Anna's top note. You might think "If it's her top note, then, she can do it," but that's risky. As her top note, it means that it's the hardest note for her to produce with quality, not to mention that she achieves it with falsetto. The character also has a very robust C6 to sing, which is kinda optional - being sometimes replaced with a B5 - but it's kinda NOT optional. (Kristin Chenoweth done fcked anyone who tries to sings this part up). It'll be VERY hard to find anyone outside of the very trained Broadway community to play this, if they're seeking a Hollywood gal or a Pop singer. It's too demanding.