'Popular' - Wicked 20th Anniversary Edition | WICKED the Musical

Over the last 20 years, more than 50 people have dawned Glinda's crown and been our pal, sister and adviser on Broadway. Celebrate WICKED 20 with us as our current Glinda, McKenzie Kurtz is joined by former Glindas Alli Mauzey, Kara Lindsay, and Amanda Jane Cooper in a special rendition of "Popular."

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”

With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade.” Time Magazine cheers, “if every musical had the brain, the heart, and the courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place.”

The Gershwin Theatre on 50th Street and Broadway is that magical place. From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. It will send your spirits soaring to heights you’ll never forget.

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[jonahgilmore]

It's crazy how they sound so much alike, yet so different. They blend so well!

[Sangsstuff]

20 years later and the perfect Glinda is still some sort of version of Kristin Chenoweth's voice and personality. I love it! 😄

[jessicamayne]

Oh my goodness for a moment this kind of felt like Elphaba’s worst nightmare—to have four Galindas surrounding her 😂

[SheilaTseng]

0:48 i love this part cuz it's like i'm watching from elphaba's POV as she's desperately trying to find a way out but every way she looks, there's another glinda

[BeauAutin]

Kara and Alli being in this together makes me smile - pure COMEDY during their runs as Glinda that I go back and watch often!

[debraseiler]

The faces they can make while singing fast catchy lyrics and Melody spot on is amazing. Love people who achieve such perfection! Thank you!

[jacksonhoopah]

they sound AMAZING
the way they reengineered this song for a quartet is so funny. the backround vocal 'pop pop popular' just makes me giggle.
I love Alli Mauzey SOOOO MUCH!!

[FrazJ]

I honestly think McKenzie Kurtz is the best Glinda since Kristin. So beyond talented.

[blytheanneliese]

2:24 THAT HARMONY. Goosebumps. They're fantastic!!! 👏👏👏

[katiegarcia]

I just saw McKenzie and Alissa in Wicked this past week and they literally took my breath away. The talent, humor…was just beyond comprehension!

[Official_Meshay]

No one cries because of the harmonies, right?😭 So beautiful ❤

[amakosbear]

How can you not just smile from ear to ear while listening to this?

[MacTheSnack]

Alli and Amanda are literally my favorite Glindas in like the entire run of the show, glad to see them in this video

[vsstud]

MINDBLOWING! I saw Alli, Kara and Amanda on Broadway ❤️❤️❤️ Now only Mackenzie is left and I will have this amazing quartet complete! Beautiful recording! ❤️❤️❤️

[AlexMires]

It's so good to see Alli again. She is my best! They are wonderful!

[ameliafriebel]

I would love to see this arrangement in sheet music! The transition between the main part of the song to where Glinda sings after Elphaba has left her is so clean and I would b=never have thought to cut and arrange it to sound like that but now I have heard it it makes so much sense and I just love it so much!

Also... anyone get really strong emotional reactions from harmonies.. just me... okay

[dominiquewong]

seeing Glinda mature with all of us gives me so much joy ❤❤❤

[bree_nicole]

Kara
This is so phenomenal! The harmonies! This just looks like so much fun!

[narial]

I love how you can tell that all the Glinda's have a certain tone to their voices, even if they're all different voices. Same with Elphie's Defying Gravity!

[rosepratiwi]

Amazing voices, amazing women. This is the kind of song that wherever and whenever you hear it, it will make you smile from the beginning to end. The magic of Wicked.