Down the Yellow Brick Pod

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay take part in a podcast SWAP! Emilio, Madeline, and Julian from The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast join DTYBP to deep dive into "Wicked" Director Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy Rich Asians" to explore stylistic connections, favorite directorial moments, and hopes for the "Wicked" films. Check out DTYBP on The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay deep dive into Todrick Hall's new album "OZ the Musical"! Rabbit holes include breaking down performers on the album, envisioning what the script could entail, how this might translate to the stage for school productions, and more! Show Notes: Todrick Hall Launches First Black-Owned Theatrical Performance Rights Company; Releases Recordings from First...

Send us Fan Mail The OFFICIAL WICKED MOVIE TRAILER has dropped and your gingham gals are SAT! Tara and EmKay break down every detail of the official trailer including favorite visual moments, background details, potential opening shot theories, and so much more. The Passion Project Teaser is also broken down.. is it November yet? Show Notes:  Wicked - Official Trailer Wicked - Passion Project Octo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, listeners! Tara and EmKay welcome Allie Trimm to the pod, who recently ended her 2.5 year run as the Glinda standby in the Broadway company of the musical "Wicked"! Rabbit holes include Allie's journey to Broadway in the original cast of "13," navigating the standby life, highlights of her time in Wicked, and so much more! Show Notes: @alliet...

Send us Fan Mail From former Disney College Programmer to easing on down the road as The Wiz Historian, Von E. Lampley joins the Slipperhood to share all about his love of Oz! Rabbit holes include attending Opening Night of Broadway's Revival of "The Wiz," earliest Oz memories, the good and bad witches of social media, and more! Show Notes: @thewizhistorian Danielle Paige Elizabeth...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, listeners! Tara and EmKay continue easing on down the road by welcoming Melody A. Betts and Allyson Kaye Daniel to discuss all things "The Wiz" on Broadway! Melody (Evillene) and Allyson (Addaperle) share their respective theatrical journeys, break down their characters in this revival, shout out favorite design elements, and so much more! Note: This episod...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, listeners! Tara and EmKay continue kicking off Season 5 with a debrief of their recent trip to "Wicked" on Broadway and the new cast, share "Wicked" movie updates, celebrate their New Jersey gig debut, and more! Show Notes: Hannah Isabel Lewis Jen's Pretty Pegs Justin Luciano, Peter Klein, Natalie Ortega, Emily Kay Shrader - "The Wreck&q...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, listeners! Tara and EmKay continue easing on down the road to recap their recent trip to see the Broadway revival of "The Wiz" in previews! Rabbit holes include background on the production, celebrating the cast and creative team, changes made in this revival, and so much more! *Keep in mind this is a recap of a preview performance of "The Wiz"! A...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, listeners! Season 5 kicks off with an interview with Kolby Kindle, current Ensemble member of Broadway's "The Wiz." Rabbit holes include Kolby's journey on the road with the national tour, updates and changes to anticipate in this revival, a brea down of Kolby's ensemble tracks and so much more! Show Notes: @kolbykin Danielle Paige Elizabeth...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay hop on the mic to break down the first official "Wicked" movie trailer!! Jump into this rabbit hole as your gingham gals talk about a one minute clip for over an hour. Oh what a celebration! Show Notes: Joli Creates Octopeaux Instagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod #DownTheYBP Tara: @taratagtickles EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Hop on over to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content including a breakdown of Amazon Prime Video's animated children's series "Lost in Oz," a deep dive into drag in Oz, and more! Join any tier at any time, we'd love to have you. Plus, a sneak peek behind the curtain of what's to come in Season 5 in April.. can you guess what we'll be covering?...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay poke their heads up from their winter hibernation to spread the news of "El Otro Oz," an incredible bilingual musical Oz interpretation at the Atlantic Theater Company. Director Melissa Crespo and Music Director Andrew David Sotomayor join the pod to discuss the creative process of this production, highlights of the music, themes of the show, and so much m...

Send us Fan Mail Drag Queen, actor, singer songwriter, and author Ginger Minj joins the Slipperhood Series! Rabbit holes include Ginger's time on RuPaul's Drag Race and All Stars, the journey to create their book Oz-infused book Southern Fried Sass , writing Oz fan fiction as a kid and so much more! Show Notes: Ginger Minj Elizabeth Wade Studio Octopeaux Joli Creates Marina V Art Instagr...

Send us Fan Mail The end of 2023 also means the end of Season 4!! Tara and EmKay take a moment to reflect on their year both personally and with the podcast. Rabbit holes include favorite technical mishaps, moments that brought tears, memorable events off the pod, gratitude, and so much more! A heartfelt THANK YOU to you, listener, for being by our side and letting us be in your ears this year! We...

Send us Fan Mail Actor and artist Kataka Corn joins the Slipperhood Series to chat all about their time playing Dorothy in the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of "The Wiz" in 2022! Rabbit holes include Kataka's love of Seattle, favorite creative choices of the 5th Ave's production, breaking down "The Wiz" lyrics, and more! Show Notes: Kataka Corn That Ol' Ga...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay wrap up their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into the upcoming movie! Rabbit holes include production background, casting announcements, teasers, new songs, personal hopes and dreams for the film, and more! *Correction: Danielle Brooks was nominated for the Tony but did not win. Show Notes: The Oz Vlog Las Culturistas - &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Derrick Williams joins the Friends of the Slipperhood Series to turn back the time clock dragon and relive his time in "Wicked!" Rabbit holes include Derrick's extensive Broadway career, Tara's memories meeting him at the stage door multiple times, Derrick's journey with balancing life as a performer, the twists and turns of his time in Wicked, and more! S...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay extend their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into the extensive International production history! Productions include the Dutch production, the Australian tour, the Asian tour, and Switzerland, Mexico City, and Brazil. Non-replica productions include Finland, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Brazil and Sweden! Show Notes: They Translated...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay extend their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into the extensive International production history! Productions include the West End,  Stuttgart, Universal Studios Japan,  Australia, and the Japan tour. Stay tuned for part 2 dropping this Wednesday! Show Notes: The ‘Wicked’ phenomenon: How the once-panned musical became the bigg...

Send us Fan Mail Kristoffer Cusick joins the Friends of the Slipperhood Series to share all about his time on Broadway and beyond in multiple productions of "Wicked"! Kristoffer shares his Wicked timeline, dives into the character of Fiyero and his experience playing the lead full time, memories from working with a plethora of witches, his yellow brick road off the stage and more! Show N...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay extend their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into the extensive National Tour and sit down history! Rabbit holes include the Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco sit down productions, as well as the Munchkinland and Emerald City National Tours. Show Notes: Two Dozen Witches and $790 Million Later, Wicked First National Tour...

Send us Fan Mail Ruby slipper aficionado and replica artist, Randy Struthers, join the Slipperhood! Randy shares his journey designing and replicating the most iconic shoe of all time, his search to track down an unaccounted pair from the MGM film, his work with the Smithsonian and more! Show Notes: Randy Struthers The Ruby Slippers have company; Glinda's wand on loan for temporary display Th...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay extend their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into anniversary celebrations, iconified moments in Wicked's 20 year history, casting headlines, and so much more! Friend of the pod Ryan Jay shares his  experiences at many of these Wicked events towards the end of the episode. Stay tuned for touring and international producti...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay extend their journey into Broadway's smash musical "Wicked" by diving into critical reviews after opening, award nominations and wins, the iconic red track suit, a round of name that Elphie/Glinda, and more! Show Notes: THEATER REVIEW; There's Trouble In Emerald City by Ben Brantley  -  NY TIMES Wicked - Variety -  Charles Isherwood  The Producer...

Send us Fan Mail NY Times Bestseller and author of the soon to be released "The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale," Virginia Kantra, joins the Slipperhood! Virginia shares her experience diving into the world of Oz and creating her own Dorothy Gale-inspired story, exploring the setting of the book in Ireland, her commitment to telling stories of women finding their voices, and more! Show No...