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A Fetching Fiyero

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Fiyero FaVorites: Aaron Tviet

Aaron Tveit

Fiyero: Broadway 2008

It wasn't Wicked that introduced me to Aaron Tveit, it was Next To Normal, the show he did the following year.  After catching Aaron on the 2009 Tony Awards, I was on the hunt for more.  On the Tony Awards, he did a weird mash-up with Stockard Channing who was starring in Pal Joey at the time.  Still, the sight of Aaron in his jeans, and hearing his incredible voice was enough to seal to the deal.

Nothing matters

 But knowing nothing matters 

It's just life 

So keep dancing through

When I began looking for more of Aaron's performance on Youtube, it was videos of his time in Wicked that I began to watch.  Although Norbert Leo Butz was the first Fiyero I heard, Tviet was the first I saw,  He was a sight in his boots and tight pants, especially dancing around in Dancing Through Life.  Oh how many times I watched that video!  

Problem was, Aaron's Wicked performances kept getting deleted from Youtube.  I guess the show, or someone connected to the show or Aaron, didn't want them up.  Finally I found them again, and downloaded them before they again disappeared.  I guess enough time has passed, and with the movie in the can, people aren't as concerned as they were.  

The videos have now mostly seem to have returned, including Aaron's Dancing Through Life performance, which you can find on Youtube HERE:  In fact, when searching for today's theme, I found videos of most of the actors featured, mostly in performances of Dancing Through Life and As Long As Your Mine.  If you fancy any of the actors over two Wicked themed posts, I'll bet you'll find them.

Although Norbert was my first, and will always hold a special place, I think Aaron's performances are some of my favorites.  I've never seen Aaron in person, although I was tempted a return trip to New York to catch him Moulin Rouge! The Musical, but the one thing about Aaron you can count on... Whenever he leaves a show, another one is waiting in the wings.

Aaron Tveit on Instagram

Pop Goes Fiyero!

Justin Guarini

American Idol runner-up

Fiyero, Broadway 2013

Among the many singers and actors who've put on the boots and tights to play Fiyero were a handful of pop-stars and reality singing contest winners.  Here are a few familiar faces, and bodies, you may know.

Joey McIntyre

New Kids on the Block

Fiyero: Broadway, 2004

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Adam Lambert

American Idol runner-up

Fiyero: L.A and Touring Productions, 2005

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Rob Mills 

Finalist: Australian Idol

Fiyero, Australian Production, 2008

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Ashely Parker Angel

Fiyero Fashions:

Oliver Tompsett

But you've got me seeing 

Through different eyes

Lee Mead

If you've seen Wicked, you know that Fiyero Tigelaar, is the Chieftain of the Arjikis.  In addition to catching Elphaba's eye, Fiyero was former Arjiki prince-turned-chieftain from Winkie Country.  You may also know that Fiyero only appears in a few of the musical's songs, with notable solos in two songs.

Derek Klena

In the first act, we see Fiyero in a red vest, and white, and very tight pair of jodhpurs.  Although normally worn for horseback riding, they also pretty hot on Fiyero during his big Dancing Through Life number.   In the second act, Fiyero dons a green shirt and pants, along with suspenders which he wears for As Long As Your Mine.

Richard H. Blake

Although Fiyero has a few other costumes, they are the two main ones, and the ones often seen in the show's promotional material.  From all the trailer for the movie, and all the promotional shots of Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, it seems the director or producer decided to change things up for the film. It's sort of too bad, as the original costumes were iconic, and became a part of the character. At least they kept the boots.  Bailey recently shared that he took a nude selfie of himself in just the boots, which I know most of us would kill to see!

Liam Doyle

'As  I got there, nothing arrived. So all I had was my Fiyero boots. There's an amazing photo that no one's ever gonna see of me in nothing but my boots, which sort of felt right for Fiyero somehow.'

Jonathan Bailey

Jon Robert Hall

Fiyero Favorites: Off With His Vest!

Curt Hansen

Curt Hansen

Fiyero: Broadway, 2018

Taye Diggs

Fiyero: Broadway, 2003

One of my goals of featuring so many Fiyero's, wasn't just to compile a list.  There have been thousands of actors who slipped on the tights over the years, but the Fiyero's featured over the next two pages fit into two categories.  I either knew them from other projects, or saw them performing in the role on-line, and liked their performances.  Sorry to any Fiyero I left out!  Given this is FH, I also wanted to find an image or two with them showing off what was under their red vests! 

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Kyle Dean Massey

Fiyero: Broadway

On and off from 2011 through 2019

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Matt Shingledecker

Fiyero: Broadway 2015

Also in International Tours

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Alistair Brammer

Fiyero: West End, 2019