We cannot believe we’re saying this, but we just saw Wicked For Good! We were invited to attend a special screening and let us tell you, this movie is fantastic! Listen in as we chat about our experience at this amazing event and some early reactions to the movie. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about watching a movie in a room full of theatre people, coming to the end of this Wicked era and meeting Ariana Grande!! This episode is SPOILER FREE.

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We’re not crying, you are! With the release of the FINAL trailer, it really does feel like we’re coming to the end of an era and we are in our feels about it. This episode, it’s just us Sentimental Men and we have a lot to catch up on. Join us to hear about a witchy cabaret show, a NYC townhouse filled with Wicked merch and a small mishap that one of the boys had while belting out the battle cry.

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People may assume that, as a viral recording artist, Kelsie Watts had her Broadway debut in Six handed to her. But nothing could be further from the truth. This episode, the SentMen chat with Kelsie about her long audition process for Six, her time on The Voice (#teamkelly) and how she continues to grow as an artist and actress while making her Broadway debut. Not to mention – would she ever undertake one of the ladies in Wicked? Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Hugh Jackman’s residency at Radio City, Netflix’s Building the Band and the effect of social media on pop artists’ careers.

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Theatre Kid to Drag Legend to Broadway Star? That’s the plan. Fresh off her victory on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Ginger Minj is joining the Sentimental Men to talk about everything it took to get herself to this point and how Defying Gravity became a personal anthem along the way. And you know we had to ask her about that iconic lip sync in front of Ariana and Cynthia. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, Adam Lambert in that Ten Commandments musical and Wicked Brazil’s new herstory-making Madame Morrible. 

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It’s always a good day on the pod when we get to check a dream guest off our list. And today is one of those days. Among her other accomplishments, Ana Gasteyer originated the role of Elphaba in Chicago and later reprised the role on Broadway. Today, she tells Kevin and Quincy about her best and worst auditions, her parallel careers onstage and on screen and unlocking Elphaba’s sense of humor. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about shows closing, Rachel Zegler singing outside and Jennifer Lopez in the Kiss of the Spider Woman trailer.

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This week, the Sentimental Men are chatting with the breakout star of Real Women Have Curves, Tatianna Córdoba. Together, they talk about offstage community, standing ovations and what it’s like to make a Broadway debut in such a packed Broadway season. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Audra McDonald in the Gypsy revival, Mandy Gonzalez in Sunset Boulevard and Caissie Levy in Next to Normal.

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We saw the big-screen debut of the trailer for Wicked: For Good. And from Ariana’s first “Elphaba Thropp, I know you’re out here” to Cynthia’s final “I’m off to see the Wizard,” the trailer is nothing short of two minutes and forty-six seconds of glorious new footage to get Sentimental over. And we’ve got some questions too. Where are Boq and Nessa? What scene are all those gay rainbow lights in? And how is Michelle Yeoh the fiercest woman on the planet? All this and more in our official reaction to the Wicked: For Good trailer.

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Rachel Potter has a resume that reads like we made it up. She starred in the live shows at Disney World. She was on MTV’s The Search for Elle Woods. She was a Glinda understudy on the national tour of Wicked. She delivered one of our all time favorite cast recording performances as the Mistress in the 2012 Evita revival. And now her newest album, Stages, is giving the full symphony treatment to some musical theatre favorites. This week, Rachel joins the Sentimental Men to chat about magic auditions, motherhood and her musical legacy. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Real Women Have Curves, Dolly Parton and Diana DeGarmo.

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Myra Ruiz has starred in not one, not two, but three different productions of Wicked. After opening the original Brazilian production, she returned to the role in two separate non-replica revivals. She can also be heard as the voice of Elphaba in the Portuguese dub of the Wicked movie. This week, the Sentimental Men learn all about Myra’s unparalleled journey with Wicked and what life is like for a musical theatre actress in Brazil. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Tony nominations, descriptions of the For Good trailer and the music they’re most excited to hear in the new movie.

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Years before Mandy Gonzalez was taking the final bow in Wicked as Elphaba on Broadway, she was in the (absolutely stacked) ensemble at the show’s first reading. This week on the pod, Mandy talks the boys through her unmatched career and the journey with her own confidence that led her to guest starring as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. PLUS, the boys get Sentimental about Redwood on Broadway, the girlies of Skidrow and that video of Mandy singing Total Eclipse of the Heart. You know the one.

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