Yes, many of you may be wondering what I'm talking about. (Based on my experience, not many people know this) In the original workshop production of Wicked, Stephanie played the character of Elphaba, which means she was the first to play the character, not Idina Menzel. She was just replaced. That's why I thought I'd start my analysis of the actors in Wicked with her. Stephanie's acting is good, and I like certain small unique features that she brought to it. Her voice is good, and she's a relatively typical witch. I like watching her, she exudes kindness to me. I really look up to her because even though she was not cast as an original (which is important), she later showed that she can play the role too. I don't think Idina is any better than her, in fact. Stephanie performed better in many moments and songs for me. I think she belongs in a "good" category than me. I would have really liked to see how he would have played the character in the original cast so that he wouldn't have had to follow the previous actors.