Down the Yellow Brick Pod
Down the Yellow Brick Pod is a podcast community preserving and peeling back the curtain on the wonderful world of Oz and its irreversible impact on culture. Join good (trouble) witch co-hosts Emily Kay Shrader and Tara Tagliaferro over the rainbow for an escape! Past deep dives include the original 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the MGM Classic, The Wiz, Return to Oz, Wicked, and more! New episodes drop every Sunday evening and we thank you for listening!
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"Wicked The Musical" - Act 1, Scene 14: "Defying Gravity" with special guest Michael Kushner (Part 1)
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 more.
Stay tuned for part 2 dropping this Wednesday!
Show Notes:
- Oz and the Musical: Performing the American Fairy Tale by Ryan Bunch
- Defying Gravity The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz
from Godspell to Wicked by Carol de Giere with a Foreword by composer Alan Menken - Wicked: A Musical Biography by Paul R. Laird
- Wicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote
- Wicked the Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue by Kees Moerbeek & Greg Call
- Yvevation
- Michael Kushner
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Music by: Shane Chapman
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