Down the Yellow Brick Pod

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay wrap up their journey in Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical"! The hosts discuss confusion over the Badlands, society's fascination with women as witches, the lasting message of the story, and more! Stay tuned for post-production episodes coming your way the next few Sundays to finish out Season 4. Sho...

Send us Fan Mail Wicked icon Julia Murney joins DTYBP's series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Julia shares her Wicked journey as Elphaba on Broadway and beyond, the importance of generosity, tackling the challenges of the role, and so much more! Audio note: Please forgive the occasional sirens and radiator noises! #NYClivin Show Notes: StarryHomeCrafts Julia's Instagram @pepamama...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Kyle Branzel! The hosts discuss the meaning of the lyrics of "For Good," Schwartz's journey to write the song, origins of "girl power," and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Performing th...

Send us Fan Mail Wicked icon Jennifer "Jenny" DiNoia joins DTYBP's series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Jenny shares her decade+ long Wicked journey on Broadway and in multiple countries, navigating the eight show week, playing Elphaba while pregnant, being a supportive onstage partner for Glinda debuts, and so much more! Show Notes: @JennyDiNoia The Evergreen Elphaba (with...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest, and first Elphaba to join the pod, Lindsay Heather Pearce! The hosts discuss Lindsay's favorite "No Good Deed" moments, the sisterhood of Elphabas and the fandom, insight into Elphaba's Act II dress, and...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest, and first Elphaba to join the pod, Lindsay Heather Pearce! The hosts discuss Lindsay's journey with Wicked, the complex nature of good deeds, favorite moments from performing this song, and so much more. Stay tuned for...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay drop a special bonus episode to recap  their epic weekend celebrating Wicked's 20th Anniversary on Broadway! Revelries include the 20th anniversary performance, standby celebration, the Defying Gravitea at The Plaza, the Gershwin block party and more! Plus, friends and patreons share their takeaways and highlights! *Note: Please pardon EmKay’s radiator going of...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Conor DeVoe! The hosts discuss good vs. bad witch energy, confrontation songs, favorite acting moments, the evolution of the scene and MORE! *Please be advised this episode touches on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, as well as as...

Send us Fan Mail Multi-hyphenate Jen Waldman joins DTYBP's series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Jen shares her Wicked journey playing Nessarose on tour and being in the ensemble on Broadway, what led her to bring Jen Waldman Studio to life, insights into Nessa's character, the first ever no fly show, and so much more! Show Notes: jenwaldman.com jws.community The Long and The Shor...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Constantine Rousouli! The hosts discuss their love for Stephanie J. Block, break down favorite moments of "As Long As You're Mine," and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Performing the American Fai...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Constantine Rousouli! The hosts discuss Constantine's 13 year history with the show as Fiyero (and more), Schwartz's writing process, and more! Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping this Wednesday. Show Notes: Oz and the...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay are joined by special guest (aka third roommate), Patrick Roberts, to recap September's retreat to the Land of Oz in Beech Mountain, North Carolina! The hosts answer listener questions, discuss highlights of the trip, and share all about what to expect when visiting this very special park. Show Notes: Land of Oz GoodWitchofNYC Etsy Home From Oz Instagram: @down...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Brie Leftwich! The hosts discuss Brie's love of the show, the musical style of "Wonderful," Elphaba and the Wizard's relationship, and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Performing the American...

Send us Fan Mail New Yorker turned UK dweller Christina Bianco joins DTYBP's series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Christina shares memories of singing "Over the Rainbow" as a little kid, how she went viral on YouTube for her iconic "diva" impressions, breaks down the highlights of the London Palladium's recent production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Patrick Clanton! The hosts discuss Patrick's first memories of Wicked,  knowing when it's time to move on, ableist themes in this scene, and so much more. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Barbara Katz. Sh...

Send us Fan Mail Pauli Pontrelli and Barnaby Reiter join the Friends of the Slipperhood Series to share all about Geva Theatre's recent queerified production of “The Wizard of Oz”! The duo shares their individual journeys with Oz, how they got involved in the production, highlights from Geva's interpretation and so much more! Show Notes: Geva Theatre @pauli.amorous @barnabyreiter Instagr...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Chad Colacurcio! The hosts discuss favorite acting interpretations of this song, break down the "bridge" of the song, beauty standards, and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Performing the American Fair...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Chad Colacurcio! The hosts discuss Chad's memories with Wicked, break down iconic lines/lyrics from the scene, question the timeline of the start of Act II, and so much more. Stay tuned for part 2 dropping this Wednesda...

Send us Fan Mail Hey listeners! Please enjoy an intermission on the main feed this week as Tara and EmKay break down their favorite iconified bootlegs of Act I courtesy of YouTube, only available over on Patreon, dropping this Wednesday. Act II will resume next Sunday! Show Notes: DTYBP Patreon Instagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod #DownTheYBP Tara: @taratagtickles EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net Patre...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Michael Kushner! Rabbit holes include celebrating Eden Espinosa, special effects, the mechanics of the flight, and so much more! Correction: As of September 2023 there have been 24 full-time Elphabas, not 25! Show Notes: Oz...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical" with special guest Michael Kushner! The hosts discuss the iconic music behind "Defying Gravity," Michael's first memories listening to this track on the cast recording, backstory on Glinda's role in this scene, and so much...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay talk all things "Wicked" with hosts of the Sentimental Men Podcast, Quincy and Kevin! The group shares Wicked origin stories, podcasting journeys, character theories, Broadwaycon highlights and so much more! Show Notes: Sentimental Men Podcast I Heart Theatre Instagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod #DownTheYBP Tara: @taratagtickles EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical"! Rabbit holes include a deep dive into Joel Grey's family and career, shouting out inspirational father figures, detailing the history of cut songs, and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Performing the American Fairy Tale by R...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical"! Joined by special guest Ryan Jay, rabbit holes include Ryan's memories as an audience member in previews of Wicked , designing dream immersive Wicked experiences, discussing costume color schemes in "One Short Day," sharing fav...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay fangirl as authors and ruby slipper experts Rhys Thomas & Derek Lajeunesse kick off season three's Slipperhood series! Rhys and Derek share about their respective journeys into the entertainment and film industry, Derek shares about co-creating "The Slippers" documentary, Rhys shares of writing his book "The Ruby Slippers of Oz," and so...