Referential

Wicked 'The Movie' (with Miss Sundi) (Pt.2)


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PART 2!

(slight Act 2 spoilers from 54:15 to 57:11)


Tangent episode #17


REFERENTIAL rings in the new year with a 2 parter on the latest film adaptation of Act 1 of Wicked! 

Welcome back to the ‘Session of The Witch’!

I’m joined by returning guest Miss Sundi to talk about the 20 year history Wicked the musical and its most recent film adaptation! 

Directed by Jon M. Chu,  ‘Wicked: Part 1’ is a film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

The original musical featured music and lyrics by Stephan Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman and starred Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. The musical itself was an adaptation of Gregory Macguire’s 1995 revisionist retelling of L. Frank Baum’s Wicked Witch of the West character (renamed Elphaba in tribute) from 1900’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz children’s novel. 


[Part 1- 'The Music' 

We recap of the story of Act 1 + a music commentary delving into the music of the musical track by track and note by note!]


Part 2 - 'The Movie' 


A conversation about the history of the book, the shows musical origins and more of our thoughts on the recent film adaptation!

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  • A 120 year 'Ozian' history - from book, to musical, to movie)
  • Interpretation
  • Colour grading
  • Vocalists.
  • The war on terror
  • Avengers level talent - A vocally demanding musical
  • A roll call of musical titans who played Glinda and/Or Elphaba including: Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Nikki Bentley, Rachel Tucker, Annaliegh Ashford, Brittney Johnson, Louise Dearman, Shoshanna Bean, Megan Hilty, Eden Espinosa, Alice Fern, Kerry Ellis, Jessica Vosk (...)
  • Holding space in queer media
  • CGI animals and zoology girlies
  • Black Elphaba
  • Rudity
  • Practical effects
  • Janet Jackson's turn as Aida
  • Lesbians
  • The racialisation of Elphaba
  • The racialisation of Glinda
  • Yuh
  • The 'G' slur
  • Act 1 vs Act 2 - soft spoilers
  • Give us Hadestown the adaptation
  • Jill Scott
  • BOQ

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This one is for the musical nerds who found themselves awake at 2 am listening to Elphaba and Glinda high note compilations.


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Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

All videos edited by Victor Alexander.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith


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*'Tangents' are bonus episodes posted more frequently than Main Episodes because they require less work/research/editing!

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