Ep. 1 Wicked: For Good (Creative Shoehorning?)

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Episode 1: Wicked: For Good is the much anticipated second installment of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Wicked. Released in 2025, with a book by Winnie Holzman and music by Stephen Schwartz, the musical is itself an adaptation of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. But wait, Maguire's novel is a twist on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its subsequent 1939 film called The Wizard of Oz. Each of these properties are beloved in their own right and after a wildly successful first installment, Wicked: For Good had a lot of pressure to deliver. Did it? Today we ask: who was this for? Show Notes and projects referenced:Wicked: For Good https://boxd.it/AyfK (As of recording, streaming on Peacock)Stephen SchwartzJonathan BaileyReprises https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repriseScript Notes Interview with Dana Fox “Something Wicked This Way Comes” https://johnaugust.com/2025/something-wicked-this-way-comesRodgers and HammersteinEntr'acte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entr%27acte“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory MaguireEthan SlaterSpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical John M. ChuIdina MinzelHamiltonHadestownAriana GrandeKristen ChenowethGame of ThronesFrozenCynthia ErivoShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMap of Oz on Broadway (Elyse meant to say Winkie Country, not Winkie Land. Clearly, she stared at the map but didn’t internalize the map) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wicked_Map_%2821745639%29.jpegSaltburnFrankenstein https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htmSongs called out:https://open.spotify.com/album/3JUrJP460nFIqwjxM19slT?si=g1TghnrHQA2oMxv96bg9vQFollow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRiLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/kWtTVOr email us at [email protected]

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