Elphaba vs Èponine

Holy cow, andrew lloyd webber broke down, and so did i.  When the audience got up to clap - it was incredible

Sam seems to operate well as the underdog who proceeds to knock the socks off the competition.  She was the youngest in this and made it past the seasoned veterans all the way to the finals, and now she's the new face on the silver screen in Les Mis who I've heard completely steels the show. Go Samantha!!

Looking at this years later, Rachel, Samantha and Jessie have all had massive careers.

Rachel looks like she would make an AMAZING Elphaba.

Rachel acted this so much better than Sam, she seemed like she really had been through the experience Grizabella had.

Also, did anyone else feel that Sam had more to sing that Rachel? o.o Odd.

Both were great - brought Andrew Lloyd Webber to tears.

I really felt sorry for Andrew for having to make this decision. You can see the agony in his face... it's heartbreaking.

Sam may not have won but she was sally(cabaret), eponine x 3, and eventually was actually nancy

Rachel looked and sounded tense, while Sam looked serene and ended the song with a smile. I think that influenced Andrew's final decision.

they were both incredible. Samantha was my preference but this was probably the most epic sing off out of all of the seasons. Andrew could have picked either of them and either would have been brilliant

I could def see the heart wretching emotion of Sam's voice/facial expressions in this song that she translated into being Eponine wow just wow
Cats is one of my faveorite musicals too

I don't know how much ALW can see of their faces, but if you look at their eyes near the end of the song, Rachel seems to be showing fear, while Sam is showing determination. If he could see that, I wonder if that's what swung it for Sam.

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I'm a big fan of Samantha Barks but in terms of this role, I felt at the time, and still feel, Rachel Tucker should have taken it. May be controversial 👀

I found this very emotional to watch the two girls sing together as this is my favourite song ❤❤

Rachel would actually be fabulous in Cats if you judge by this performance. Judging by personality though, if I see her as anyone in the West End, I see her as Rizo in Grease. That role would be perfect for her.

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i totally agree, susan's opening was like a flat land if you get what i mean - with no musicality.
This was so much more progessional

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Just re-read this and had to laugh at the "Good luck with that!". That's good sarcasm and it made me laugh...even if it was aimed at me! :-)