"Wicked The Musical" - Act 1, Scene 14: "Defying Gravity" with special guest Michael Kushner (Part 2)

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 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
• Michael Kushner
• Withy Workshop
• How Elphaba Defies Gravity (CBS News)

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader