Down the Yellow Brick Pod

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 Kyle Branzel, rabbit holes include breaking down the structure of "I'm Not That Girl" (including that iconic low note!), a shocking reveal of a could-have-been Elphaba casting moment, discussing Fiyero a...

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 and former Glinda Kate Fahrner, rabbit holes include recapping Kate's journey with the show in multiple companies, highs and lows of performing "Popular," onstage mishaps and so much more! Show Notes: Oz...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay take a Wicked-related detour to recap their BroadwayCon 2023 experience! Reflections include diving into the history of Anthony Rapp and Melissa Anelli's co-creation of the Con, sharing highlights from panels attended, recapping the iconified OzDust Ballroom, and so much MORE! Thank you so much to Tori of The Oz Vlog for helping to make our attendance happen, a...

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 Jimmy Larkin, rabbit holes include celebrating the entrance of Elphaba's iconic hat, appreciating Wayne Cilento's fierce choreography, and breaking down one of the most beautiful moments in musical theatre, E...

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 Jimmy Larkin, rabbit holes include unnecessary early Playbill articles on cast members being out of the show, detailing the evolution of "Dancing Through Life," a deep dive into Norbert Leo Butz's career...

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 playing a round of "Is this a Gershwin tune?" which EmKay doesn't exactly ace, diving into the writing process of "What is this Feeling?," celebrating the history of the Gershwin Theatre, and more...

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 discussing the "Queen of Broadway" Idina Menzel, welcoming new featured actors, and breaking down one of the most iconic "I Want" songs in all of musical theatre. Show Notes: Oz and the Musical: Perfor...

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 discussing riffing throughout the show, cut song "Making Great" sung by one Stephanie J. Block, Stephen Schwartz's writing process for "The Wizard and I," and so much more! Show Notes: Oz and 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"! Rabbit holes include discussing the challenges of casting Elphaba and Glinda, breaking down musical motifs set in play in the opening song, highlighting Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, featured actors, and so much more!  Show Notes: Oz and the M...

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 how the first seeds of the musical's creation were planted in Stephen Schwartz's mind, breaking down book writer Winnie Holzman's career, outline the trajectory of the workshops/out of town tryout/readings/...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay begin their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical"! Rabbit holes include first memories/encounters with the musical, a round of "name that Stephen Schwartz musical," a quick breakdown of Mr. Schwartz's career and more! Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping Wednesday! Show Notes: EmKay &qu...

Send us Fan Mail Alongside our East Coast good witch Tori of The Oz Vlog , your girls will be attending and promoting BroadwayCon , the "comicon" for theatre nerds to mix and mingle with their favorite performers and shows on the Great White Way right in Times Square, NYC! Broadway Con will be Friday July 21st through Sunday July 23rd with full day events every day.  We hope to see you a...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay attempt to wrap up their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by sharing their final thoughts (for now!) on Gregory's Afterword, book reviews, favorite characters, and even write a quick little fairytale of their own! Show Notes: Yvevation StarryHomeCrafts Wicked Wouldn’t Have Been...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay attempt to wrap up their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by sharing their final thoughts (for now!) on the nature of wickedness, societal issues, character development and more! Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping this Wednesday. Show Notes: Withy Workshop Of Slippers and Spindles Insta...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay finish their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the book's final chapter "The Murder and Its Afterlife" with special guests Garrett Kilgore and Dan Horrigan! Rabbit holes include discussing possible origins of the Grimmerie, questioning Elphaba's moti...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the book's final chapter "The Murder and Its Afterlife" with special guests Garrett Kilgore and Dan Horrigan! Rabbit holes include discussing public figures who undeservedly received the "Wicked Witch&...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the final section of the chapter "In the Vinkus" (Uprisings). Rabbit holes include discussing  the power of the silver slippers, Elphaba's attempts at Animal activism, Elphie and Nessa's complicated re...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the first part of the chapter "In the Vinkus" (Uprisings)! Rabbit holes include discussing mistrust of authority figures, unpacking the mystery of Liir and more! Stay tuned for Part 3 dropping Wednesday. Show No...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the first part of the chapter "In the Vinkus" (The Voyage Out & The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko) with special guests Kate Obedzinski and Daisy McCarthy Tucker! Rabbit holes include giving encouragement to Liir,...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the second part of the chapter City of Emeralds! Rabbit holes include discussing issues of morality via the Trolley Problem, the attempted murder of Madame Morrible, fight/flight/freeze responses, and the mysterious retur...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the first part of the chapter City of Emeralds! Rabbit holes include sharing stories of reconnecting with old friends through social media and beyond, diving into the nature of Elphaba and Foyer's relationship, quest...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the second part of the chapter The Charmed Circle with special guests Nate and Christian! Rabbit holes include discussing Madame Morrible's powers and intentions, diving into confusion over the Philosophy Club, and m...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the first part of the chapter The Charmed Circle with guests Nate and Christian! Rabbit holes include discussing making new friends, sharing some love for Miss Greyling, presencing L. Frank Baum characters, and more! Stay...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the Boq section of Chapter 3: Gillikin. Rabbit holes include discussing the process of unlearning social stigmas, figuring out how to pronounce character names LOL, and more! *Sidenote: Please enjoy EmKay's allergy-i...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by discussing the Galinda section of Chapter 3: Gillikin. Rabbit holes include picking which religion of Oz feels most relatable, unpacking Galinda's complex personality traits, discussing the trials of entering new friendship gro...