PART 2!

(slight Act 2 spoilers from 54:15 to 57:11)

Tangent episode #17

REFERENTIAL rings in the new year with a 2 parter on the latest film adaptation of Act 1 of Wicked!

Welcome back to the ‘Session of The Witch’!

I’m joined by returning guest Miss Sundi to talk about the 20 year history Wicked the musical and its most recent film adaptation!

Directed by Jon M. Chu, ‘Wicked: Part 1’ is a film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

The original musical featured music and lyrics by Stephan Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman and starred Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. The musical itself was an adaptation of Gregory Macguire’s 1995 revisionist retelling of L. Frank Baum’s Wicked Witch of the West character (renamed Elphaba in tribute) from 1900’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz children’s novel.

[Part 1- 'The Music'

We recap of the story of Act 1 + a music commentary delving into the music of the musical track by track and note by note!]

Part 2 - 'The Movie'

A conversation about the history of the book, the shows musical origins and more of our thoughts on the recent film adaptation!

A 120 year 'Ozian' history - from book, to musical, to movie)
Interpretation
Colour grading
Vocalists.
The war on terror
Avengers level talent - A vocally demanding musical
A roll call of musical titans who played Glinda and/Or Elphaba including: Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Nikki Bentley, Rachel Tucker, Annaliegh Ashford, Brittney Johnson, Louise Dearman, Shoshanna Bean, Megan Hilty, Eden Espinosa, Alice Fern, Kerry Ellis, Jessica Vosk (...)
Holding space in queer media
CGI animals and zoology girlies
Black Elphaba
Rudity
Practical effects
Janet Jackson's turn as Aida
Lesbians
The racialisation of Elphaba
The racialisation of Glinda
Yuh
The 'G' slur
Act 1 vs Act 2 - soft spoilers
Give us Hadestown the adaptation
Jill Scott
BOQ

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This one is for the musical nerds who found themselves awake at 2 am listening to Elphaba and Glinda high note compilations.

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Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

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