We know it's been a while, but we have an exciting podcast for you this week, with special guest Lesley McKinnell! Lesley has some fantastic credits, including covering Glinda and Nessarose in both national touring companies of WICKED! She has performed regularly in regional theatre as well, including the roles of Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS and Elizabeth in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. She is now one of the stars of the new vlog TICK TALK BOOM, which we recently posted about. It's a hilarious vlog and we're sure you'll enjoy it!

Today, we are excited to share an exclusive pOZcast interview with Desi Oakley! Desi is the alternate for Eva on the national tour of EVITA, but previously was a universal swing with the North American companies of WICKED, where she was responsible for covering ensemble tracks in each American production of the show.

She has also just released an EP called DON'T LOOK BACK, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon, among other places. The music is fantastic (all written by her), and she chats with us about it in her interview. Give it a listen!

Hi listeners! We have an exciting pOZcast to share today! As previously mentioned, due to busy schedules, for now, the pOZcast will be switched to having only our exclusive interviews.

This week, we share an exclusive interview with Jackie Burns (former Elphaba - Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour), who is currently the standby for Idina Menzel in IF/THEN on Broadway! This interview was recorded during the preview process, before she went on for Ms. Menzel, but we hope to record a follow-up sometime soon! Check it out, and enjoy her chat about the role and her performing career!

Today marks the return of the pOZcast! After a brief hiatus due to the incredibly busy schedules of our pOZcasters, we return today with an exciting pOZcast!

Most excitingly, we have an interview with Eden Pintos, who is a swing and understudy for Elphaba in the Mexico City production of WICKED! Our first international pOZcast interview is extremely exciting, and we're sure you'll love hearing about the differences in the production, rehearsal process, and more!

We also have our usual sections, including WICKED News, Cast Update, Theatre News, and Media! Let us know what you think!

- An exclusive interview with Walker Jones, who just completed his run as The Wizard in the 2nd National Tour of WICKED! Hear about his exciting career, how he was cast in WICKED, favorite cities, and more!

- The return of our panel, this time discussing different shows that should have done better or been more successful than they actually were.

- Our usual sections, including WICKED News, Media, and the Cast Update!

- An exclusive interview with Sarah Schenkkan, former ensemble member and understudy for Glinda on the 1st National Tour of WICKED! Shira and Isaac chat with Sarah about her career, memorable stage door experiences, and several more exciting topics! The interview starts at 51:40 into the podcast.

- The return of our "Sessions with Kristine" (with Kristine Reese, former Nessarose on the 1st and 2nd National Tours of WICKED), this time with a chat about the controversy about different touring agreements that is going on right now and about celebrities and pop stars being cast in major roles in Broadway shows. Kristine does a great job explaining what is going on with the touring agreements, so be sure to give it a listen if you're interested! The session starts at 7:04 into the podcast.

- There is no cast update this week, and only one media article, so we will bring those back next week! Also beginning next week, we are going to alternate between having a panel discussion (as we used to do) and having theatre news! So be sure to listen for the return of our panel on the next podcast.

Hi listeners! We have a special mini-pOZcast for you this week! We had the opportunity to chat with the lovely Mamie Parris (former Elphaba - 1st Ntl. Tour) about her concert, coming soon - Wednesday, March 12, at 9:30 pm at 54 Below in NYC. Click here to see more information and purchase tickets... but you might want to wait until after you listen, because there's a special discount code in the interview!

Hello listeners! Wow, the month of February has absolutely flown by — we hope everyone has been staying warm with this absurdly cold weather! We have an excellent podcast prepared for you this week, including:

An interview with two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who currently portrays the role of Madame Morrible on the 1st National Tour of WICKED! Hear about her fascinating career, intense take on Madame Morrible, and much more! The interview begins at 28:45 into the podcast.

We are joined for our introduction by Jeanna De Waal, former 2nd National Touring Glinda in WICKED, who is about to join the Broadway company of KINKY BOOTS as Lauren!

Patricia filling in for Ryan, who is out with the flu, and Isaac covering his media section, though not nearly as well as he would!

Our usual Cast Update, WICKED News, and Theatre News Sections

As you can tell, it’s a full and exciting episode! Check it out!

- An exclusive interview with Joel Ingram, who is currently an ensemble member and understudy for Fiyero and the Witch's Father on the 2nd National Tour of WICKED. Hear about his time performing, how he booked WICKED, and more!

- Our usual sections, including Cast Update, Theatre News, Wicked News, and Media!

- An interview with the hilarious Alex Wyse (Boq - 2nd Ntl. Tour), most well-known for performing as Boq in WICKED, but also in BARE Off-Broadway and in LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway & Off-Broadway. Listen to the interview to hear about his exciting career, his passion for cheese, why Boq (and therefore he) is the most beautiful character in the show, and of course, on a more serious note, some great advice for aspiring performers!

- A new "Bloopers" section at the very end of the podcast, in which recording glitches make it sound like Patricia is having a stroke or a seizure or some other unpleasant happening!

- A fabulous theatre news section with Ryan, Christina, and Jonathan, in which they discuss several recent theatre happenings, and of course, the idea of FROZEN being made into a movie.

- Our usual WICKED News, Cast Update, and Media sections, all of which are packed with happenings this week.