In episode 2 of Broadway Overanalyzed, we travel to Oz to discuss the 2003 musical phenomenon Wicked with a score by Stephen Schwartz.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:03:18 - Sam and Lyd talk their experience with Wicked

0:06:25 - Background on Stephen Schwartz

0:08:00 - Wicked's trip to Broadway

0:11:49 - A brief synopsis of the show

0:13:23 - The musical influences of Wicked

0:20:28 - Thematic elements in Wicked

0:33:08 - 1990s pop

0:38:07 - Overview of the soundtrack

0:39:08 - "No One Mourns the Wicked"

0:49:12 - "The Wizard and I"

1:01:16 - "What is this Feeling?"

1:03:31 - "Dancing through Life"

1:12:11 - "Popular"

1:15:25 - "I'm Not that Girl"

1:17:02 - "One Short Day"

1:19:17 - "Defying Gravity"

1:25:59 - "Thank Goodness"

1:29:33 - "Wonderful"

1:32:26 - "I'm Not that Girl (Reprise)"

1:33:08 - "As Long as You're Mine"

1:34:51 - "No Good Deed"

1:37:28 - "For Good"

1:43:37 - "Finale"

1:46:09 - Rating Wicked

1:49:44 - Outro