The Worst of All Possible Worlds

166 - Wicked

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The lads grab their broomsticks and defy gravity as they cover Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s megahit musical: Wicked. Topics include the twisted mind of Gregory Maguire, the highs and lows of Stephen Schwartz, and how to reckon with a show that is simultaneously trying to tackle the horrors of fascism and the inherent melodrama of wanting to kiss a hot Winkie.

Media Referenced in this Episode:

  • Wicked. Book by Winnie Holzman, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Dir. Joe Montello. 2003.
  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. ReganBooks. 1995.
  • Before 'Wicked' was a smash, it was stumbling in San Francisco by Jenny Singer. The San Francisco Standard. November 23rd, 2024.
  • "Defying Gravity": Queer Conventions in the Musical "Wicked" by Stacy Wolf. Theatre Journal, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Mar., 2008). The John Hopkins University Press.
  • “Gregory Maguire on Wickedness Post-Bush” by Erika Milvy. Clamour. February 27th, 2009.
  • “John Bucchino and the Origins of Wicked the Broadway Musical”
  • Still Popular: Chenoweth and Menzel Talk ‘Wicked’ by Jackson McHenry. Vulture. October 24th, 2023.
  • “THEATER REVIEW; There’s Trouble in Emerald City” by Ben Brantley. NYTimes. October 31st, 2003.
  • “‘They changed my ending, I felt aghast’: how we made Wicked” by Chris Wiegand. The Guardian. September 27th, 2021.
  • “Wicked Review” by Charles Isherwood. Variety. October 30th, 2003.
  • “Wicked Review” by David Finkle. Theatremania. October 30th, 2003.

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    Interstitial: “Baritone” // Music by Stephen Schwartz // Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. // Featuring Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. as “Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S.” and David Armstrong as “Stephen Schwartz”.

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