Phillipa Soo's Take on the Famous 'Hamilton' Gasp
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2020
- Broadway actor Phillipa Soo, Jess, and Julia share their theories about Eliza’s famous gasp at the end of 'Hamilton.'
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phillipa gives me such teacher vibes
Actually tho
YESSH
She’s literally a twin of my 4th grade teacher.
Omg
Why did that Van Halen song just pop in my head?? Lol
I think the gasp is for sure her seeing the audience and what she had done how how her legacy and her telling Alexander’s legacy had changed the world and how people want to hear there story
Samee :)
She broke the forth wall
tbh, i think its eliza as she dies seeing Phillip inviting her to the other side
Yeah
Valery Flores that could be for sure! I just really like this theory haha
I agree with people who think at the end, Lin is playing himself, and he, as the person who has carried on their story after Eliza passed, brings Eliza to the front of the stage and shows her how many people care and are now sharing their story. I think it’s her realization that she has done enough and that her story was told. It’s beautiful and inspiring and I love it.
I liked this thought, too, until Lin himself debunked it, saying it doesn't hold water as soon as he is not playing Hamilton and other Eliza's have the same reaction.
@@emilystutts5530 Agreed! Also this theory leaves out the fact that Hamilton was played by dozens of actors across six different Broadway and touring casts of the show, so it's not just Lin telling the story. I think this theory only really exists because people have only seen the movie version and only know Lin as Hamilton, when there are so many other amazing actors who have played the role! Phillipa's explanation of breaking the wall and seeing the audience at the end translates more to the fact that this is still a stage performance!
AGREED!👏🏽
I think it's actually Hamilton showing her that she made this happen
yes 100% AGREE
Damn y’all all deep and I’m over here like “I thought she had a heart attack”😂
BOii
Lmaoooo
NOOO HAHAHA
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lmfao! that probably happened too! lol
The truth: she realized that she forgot to feed the cat before she left.
Andrew Lewis yes 😂😂😂
she forgot her face mask 😂😭
She left him uptown
And peggy.. LOL
Its dead anyway
It’s captures the moment that she found out a Hamilton t-shirt costs $45
This comment brought me back from ashes just so it could kill me again.
why is this comment allowed to exist
Pippa is so talented!! Who Lives Who Dies WRECKS ME every time😭
*phillipa lol
I’m guessing that was a typo or autocorrect
Elise McLeod her nickname is Pippa x
Elise McLeod Pippa or Pips is her nickname
Elise McLeod people call her pippa
OK but can we talk about how freaking gorgeous Pippa is?
yeah shes bad
She's so pretty I wish I had her beauty
@@Dylan-oy3ch 😠
Queen Sassy ?
Dylan Trevino go up and left dylan 😈
heres what i think about what eliza saw
towards the end of the song, alexander comes up to eliza and walks behind her. as he does that, he breaks character and is now just lin. but thats still eliza, he takes her hand to let her know its okay, and they walk downstage, lin lets go of eliza and she looks up. I think the gasp is her seeing that not just lin but people have told his story.
That's the theory I like the most
Lin has already addressed this theory on Twitter. He disagrees with it because it falls apart if Lin isn’t playing it
Sword Weeb yeah I agree! This theory would only work when Lin was Hamilton but then it wouldn’t make sense after he left
I don’t think this theory falls apart at all. I believe every person playing Hamilton conveys this very concept of showing Eliza how Hamilton’s legacy has been carried on throughout America’s existence.
Melinda Mercier well that part of theory holds but it’s not lin anymore is it
Y'all stop commenting about how incredible she is, I'm tired of liking all of them!
had us in the first half there
Nicolette The Baguette *then don’t*
@@jin_cotl how can I *not* like them if every single one is the truth?
Nicolette The Baguette *IDK* CHECK YOUR FACTS WITH YOUR HISTORY BOOKS >:D
@@jin_cotl 👁👄👁
I think the gasp is either: she sees Hamilton and knows she is dead, or Lin (playing himself instead of Hamilton) lets her know that he told her story
I go with #2. That's the most poetic. Plus, if it were here seeing Hamilton, why wait until after he leads her to the front of the stage and is standing behind her?
but this theory doesn't work if it isn't lin playing alexander :( i still definitely love this theory though!! i personally think it varies from each performance whether it's lin or alexander leading eliza to the front to see all that she's accomplished
My interpretation was always that that was her last breath because in the song: ‘who lives, who dies, who tells your story’ she has this line: ‘And when my time is up have I done enough’ and then she sees that she has done enough and can peacefully die.
Also, if we think about it musically, Eliza never holds a note on “do” until the end of her big solo.
For anyone who has NO clue what I’m talking about, “do” (pronounced “doh”) is the note that is considered to be the root/home base of a key. For example, in the key of C, C is “do”. In this case, she never lands on “do” until the end of her solo when she says “It’s only a matter of time.” She bounces around the note on multiple occasions during her solo, but she never holds out that note until the end. Kind of going along with her “Have I done enough?” thinking, huh? ;)
All in all, Lin is a musical storytelling GENIUS. (Not that it needs repeating or anything.)
I agree. And I totally understand you @HannahHonoka
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I know this was posted months ago, but I just wanted to say that I agree with you and I also think that Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story is a fast-forward song because Alexander died at the age of 49, and Eliza was 47 when he died…..in the beginning of the song she says “I live another 50 years” which means that we’ve gone into the future because 47 + 50 is 97, and if you look it up……that’s how long she lived to be and within the time period, she did so many things which were also mentioned in the song. So I think it’s a mix of her last breath and when someone is dying……that sounds like a breath that they would make, and she’s seeing that her story as well as Alexander’s story has been told.
@@NaviNeku24 Thats so smart
The person that disliked this was mad because she didn't give them a solid answer😂
Kaylee i accidentally liked this and i totally agree. it’s like my subconscious knew XD
Correct
Exactly correct
I see no dislikes .O.
SAME THO! The first time I watched i just assumed she was taking her last breath... but after reading the thoeries of the gasp, i was like "oh, so it's actually deeper".
awww she’s so down to earth! literally an angel and babey.
I love how much of an amazing actor she is and expresses her passion through it! and question answered too (´꒳`*)!!
I know right, she's such a cinammon roll
Pippa is a cinnamon roll and must be protected at all costs
i think she broke the fourth wall and found out 'she told her story'
The fourth wall you mean?
She gasps and the backdrop to her right just suddenly crumples in on itself. 😂
@@marsxoxo1110 oh yes sorry i'll edit that right now
Me: "We will probably never hear the TRUE complete answer"
Also me: *TELEPORTS to this video to hear her answer*
The plays name is “Hamilton” not Alexandre Hamilton, just “Hamilton”. It tells the story about Alexandre, Eliza, and Phillip. At the end, it’s Eliza realising that their family story got told.
“Alexandre” lol
Chris Smith You cannot say that for sure. The play is called "Hamilton" not "Alexander Hamilton". Unless Lin himself confirms the only Hamilton it is about is Alexander this theory is perfectly fine if not correct 🙄
Bear Hyung it’s primarily focused on him though. yes, eliza and phillip are important but in the words of Lin himself, “it’s a musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton,”.
Chris Smith As if I haven't watched and read everything and more lmao. Unless you are Lin himself you have literally no right to tell people what is or isnt true. Period. That's just facts.
Chris Smith Because you keep replying LMAO
*Everyone*:So, what does Eliza’s gasp mean at the end of Hamilton?
*Them*:Yes, but no but also yes
The person who disliked this is mad because they thought the gasp was because she left her hair straightener on.
LMAO
RainHuffle rob BAHAHAHAAHAAH LIN MAKE THIS HAPPEN
Its Me Hailey LMAO
I as about to make a joke that that was why she was gasping then I saw this so thanks
I low-key have a crush on Phillipa she's a goddess 😭💗
I think the gasp was a final realization of the weight of the story (i.e. Hamilton’s Legacy, The Birth of Nation, Eliza’s own contribution, etc)
to be honest my theory was that she was going into heaven and seeing everybody she'd lost, including Hamilton, and then looking down at Earth and seeing Hamilton's legacy protected, and then seeing all the people that spent at least three hours of their day just to gather around and listen to his story being gold
the way she stares genuinely and listens to them it really shows her character. she seems hella cool
Her answer is so touching and precious but the real question for me isn't why she gasps but how she gasps so PERFECTLY! Phillipa is so remarkably talented, as is the rest of the cast!
i always thought the gasp was eliza being relieved, shocked, amazed, etc. at the fact that she could finally be at peace, having her story be told rightfully
Much love to Lin....he said “it varies from Eliza to Eliza (the actresses) what it means” which is a great answer cuz he’s not like I’m the creator this is what it means - but part of me wanted an official answer!! Lol - so I’m so happy she actually answered the question (it wasn’t clickbait for example) and for all the amazing interpretations she gave
I feel like the gasp is Eliza seeing what our country has become. About the bad and the good of America. And, happy that people are being remembered and recognized.
edited
my sweet prince not really, honestly it was a pretty good interpretation.
@@supernovahhcos Thank you.
@@supernovahhcos no its such a boomer answer
Eh idk no offense but that’s probably like the worst interpretation of it I’ve ever heard.
It’s so weird hearing her talk instead of sing. Her voice doesn’t sound like what I imagined 😋
when i was this early, hamilton only punched the burser
*y e s*
lmaoo
you know you're hamiltrash when you get excited over a new five minute interview because you have new content
Tru dat
hahaha hamiltrash--love it
There's the full disney stars and stripes slime tutorial on corn hub.
Dude I’m UGLY crying thinking about the gasp
Yeah who lives who dies is one of my favorite songs. Great job Ms. Soo!!
I love when you can hear in actor’s speaking voices that they have wonderful singing voices
i always thought the answer was how she breaks the 4th wall and she sees everyone gathered there to watch her husband's story so many years into the future
she’s so cute
every time hear philippa's gasp at the end or when philip hamilton's death i actually cry
Oh, I thought the gasp was Eliza discovering that everything is made of cake
YOU DIDNT
•Trouvaillx • I think they did... :O
You seem very lonely
This would be impossible, the cake is always a lie.
So glad we're getting more interviews
When ever I re watch it and when I hear her gasp almost made me feel sad.
This cinnamon roll is to pure for the world
I think it is breaking that fourth wall. But during the life of the play, “Eliza” would have seen exactly two completely different modern day Americas. Phillipa, to put it frankly, played Eliza when she got the privilege of seeing an America moving forward. Maybe that was a gasp of relief. A few short months after Pippa left, “Eliza” looked out on a different America; dark and scary for a lot of members of the audience. Maybe that was a gasp of horror.
Eliza is overwhelmed and gasps because she sees her story is finally told, and she can't believe how much we love it!
Philipa is so nice and sweet!
Edit: ty for all the likes ik it’s not a lot but it’s the most I have ever gotten
lol 😂
I was fully not expecting to cry my eyes out watching this at 9am but here I am
i always saw it as breaking the 4th wall
I thought is was her finally being able to grieve his excellence & legacy beyond his failures in their relationship & yet even having gratitude for that as well because thwt past presence was a historical gift
After doing a broadway show twice a day for months, most actors will tell you their actions on stage are automatic. She might as well be thinking of her grocery list while doing that gasp and still have it executed perfectly. As for the gasp itself, when you ask Lin, he has a very nonspecific almost evasive answer so I think the gasp was added just as a nice theatrical flair to wrap the whole thing up.
Um, no. There is nothing superfluous in this masterpiece. LMM doesn’t need to resort to such tricks as to “throw something in.” And actors of this caliber don’t phone in their performances.
@@courageousmisfits just say lin u absolute idiot
@@courageousmisfits Seeing as it has created a bit of a controversy, I think it was meant to be mysterious, and was a way to end the show, albeit a bit of a cop out. As much as I love this show, I refuse to blindly worship. The lack of explanation and them telling us it is up for interpretation kind of tells me it was, as you say, done to "throw something in". And we have to remember that these actors were not "of this caliber" when this was shot. Pippa in fact was straight out of college. It was this show that propelled all of them into their status now, except maybe for Jonathan Groff who was already famous even then.
@@chishiy4 why u so mad in every comment you write
@@potatogg440 Haha. I don't think they are okay.
4:23 gosh, when she was talking about the potential in the moment of filming, it made me realize that Pippa only played the role before number 45. We were still on 44. And when the musical was filmed, we were in the middle of a really messy, frightening election, but there was still hope. Nobody in the audience or on the stage in that Disney+ version knew that they’d find themselves in a living hell five short months later. Those are moments we’ll never get back. Ever. We will never have a country that is pre-45th ever again.
I think that it meant that after all the work she did to continue his legacy she sees where that work got her and the impact it made
Yes!!!!!
Shoot this was just uploaded todayyyyyyy
I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Yeeeee
Ms. Soo is so wonderful, I cry everytime I watch her performance on Hamilton on Disney+
I thought it was the proverbial last-gasp. The gasp we might all experience in some way when we are able to “zoom out” before death and see all, and see the space we occupied and what we did with it in the relatively short span of time we had - and saying goodbye.
she is so cute I want to give her a hug 🥺🥺🥺
when i had seen the gasp, i had thought it was Eliza, breaking that 4th wall, and looking out onto the wave of people.
She had told his story, and hundreds of people spent their time, watching his story unfold, and that she had done what she set out to do.
She told his story. and I just thought that was heartwarming.
the gasp is 1 of 3 times that i cry during the show,
she’s magical, this whole musical and everyone involved just takes me every time
I always thought the gasp was her finally seeing Hamilton in the afterlife, and then looking around and being able to see the impact their story had on world.
Pretty sure this was it.
her cheekbones cut deep into my soul😍😍😍
I have been waiting for this! Phillipa Soo is amazing! 😁🥳🥳😊
I love her Soo much she inspires me Soo much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
i always thought that when she gasped that was her dying but i like the breaking the fourth wall theory too
Exactly LOL
At the very end of the performance, it was actually me that guided her to do all the amazing things she did and so that's why I hold her hand and then I let her go at the very end of her life so she can see that all the work she did in her life was something and our story was indeed told!
alexander yOuR aLiVe?!?
AlExAnDeR dun dun dun ALEXANDER
@@kiwimaverick4126 look around look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now
@Olivia Mazzola HE WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED
Thank you for explaining that, sir.
I think it's Alexander taking Eliza's hand, and then letting go, and letting her be in the spotlight because she truly is the hero of this story. She sees the people in front of her and the lives she has touched, that this story is finally being told. She put herself back into the narrative, and it's all worth it. She breaks the fourth wall, and she feels a sense of accomplishment, and as she dies, she sees that thanks to Alexander, who she now understands is Lin, she will never truly die. She is at peace, she is being let go, and she knows she will never be forgotten.
Also, check out my name! I feel very blessed to share a name with this great woman.
I love phillipa so much. Her voice is like amazing
I find it fascinating to listen to people like Philipa talk about their experiences. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum from a creative where I'm grounded to a fault. What got me was when she brought up doing it 8 times a week for a year and she got something different out of it each time. That's magnificent. And a little frustrating because I can't quite grasp what she means.
I always thought it was her seeing her family and son again greeting her as she crosses over
It's cool cause leaving it up to interpretation gives people the opportunity to fill in the blank with whatever would be most meaningful in that moment to them. The second time I watched it I thought "oh she's seeing Philip." because that would be my reaction to being reunited with a child I had lost. And that made me cry all over again from remembering the scenes following their son's death.
She’s gorgeous!
Phillipa Soo is absolutely STUNNING 🥺
I think it was like happiness of realization that she saw that his story got told.
*i love Phillipa sooo much* 🥰
Another case why forms of art in our society are so vital to us and our journey through life. Human creation opens many paths to comprehension and love.
phillipa is such a queen!
She's stunning! 🥰😍
I’ve always wondered about the gasp. I like these answers
Excellent interview. 8 shows per week for a year sounds so demanding yet rewarding.
Aww she so awesome
I'm a drama teacher and I use this moment as a lesson on how actors make choices while performing. There is a video of several different Elizas gasping and, I show how different actors can interpret the same moment differently. I am totally on the 4th Wall break team. Such a beautiful moment.
She is so beautiful, stunning and talented woman.
Philippa did amazing, her voice is beautiful and I honestly thought a mixture of stuff.
I think the gasp is not only Eliza seeing the audience and knowing they’re there to hear his story and his legacy and well she was able to tell it but also in the moment Lin is leading her to the front as Lin seeing how he also told her story and just how they’ve all told and performed the story of the Hamilton’s
I wrote a letter to Phillipa like 5 years ago and she never wrote back. It broke my 10 year old heart, but now I know that she probably gets thousands of letters and doesn't have enough time to respond to every piece of fan mail.
❤️
ugh she's too cute >
She broke the fourth wall. It was so impactful after singing “who lives, who dies, who tells your story”. Every character gets to tell his/her own story as told by Eliza, and her concern was who will get to tell her story, so Lin-Manuel Miranda told hers.
when i first saw it, i thought the gasp was her last moment in her life, like a final breath? i was guessing that eliza was already very old or about to die in who lives, who dies, who tells your story. she was reminiscing the things she did in her life and she said he can't wait to see alexander again. i thought that in that moment when she held alexander's hand, she saw him for a brief moment before dying then when alexander led her in front of the stage, she woke up and realized she has done enough (like a flashback of the events happened before her) and then that was her final breath and she saw everyone she loved again.
i know rhat's like a cliché answer lol i even thought that was how everyone saw it but everyone has a different interpretation XD
The thing about feelings is that you can never perfectly explain them and it originates from so many possibilities. I do think it’s a mixture seeing Alexander and the legacy (in terms of the country, hers, Alexanders, and even the show with the audience itself). Amazing. I don’t think that gasp even has a singular word that can encompass everything it meant. What an amazing amazing musical.
Love Phillipa!
I always interpreted the gasp as Eliza passing away then seeing the crowd and gasping because she saw that her story was finally told.
When I saw it twice in person before the show came out (I saw the tour version not on Broadway) I had interpreted it as she was entering heaven and seeing Alexander there again. I really like the other versions I've seen people talk about though.
girl u got me helplesss
I always interpreted it as Eliza taking her last breath, knowing her work was done, and going to heaven to be reunited with Hamilton.
When she said that the she founded the orphanage, I cried like I had never before.
When I saw that part of the scene, I was reminded of the "1776" scene where John Adams, in song, sees the future celebrations of a free nation that he and his fellow founding fathers helped to create. Sometimes, not often,, we are allowed to see what our actions in this life have done to impact the future. A gasp of wonder and awe is a worthy response to that gift.
She is stunning
3:02 I think the meaning of the gaps on that last part of Hamilton is the someone actually tell her/there story because on the who lives, who die who tell your story song she hope/wish that someone could tell/ keep spreading the story of the founding fathers and the people who help them be who they are at that time.
Sitting here in 2020 looking back in time to the 18th Century ... That suggests a wormhole or time warp ... well, Eliza is coming to the end of her life (50 years as a widow) and the play is coming to an end ... To me, Eliza's poignant gasp suggests that she is able to see today wherein we are struggling still as a nation and the world is in the web of Covid ... her gasp suggested deep angst for me. Very amazing ending to a very amazing creation ... thank you all!
Finally! The answer to my burning question!
This reminds me of when you're reading a book for school and a teacher asks what you think a section means
I see it as hamilton meeting eliza in heaven and taking her to God....the gasp is her seeing the face of God, bc in the disney video, she looks up at one spot and gasps....had she looked all around and acknowledged the entire audience, I could see it being interpreted as seeing the story being told....also, Lin isn't the only hamilton, so if he isn't playing it, it can't be interpreted as Lin meeting eliza and showing her he told her story....I do love that interpretation though....and I love there are many ways to interpret it!
I love her
I fell in love with her help
"We've all chosen to sit in the dark together, and hear this story"
-Phillippa Soo