This week, the boys are chatting with an Elpha-vita for the AGES: Laurel Harris, who was kind enough to call up the boys between shows at the Gersh'! Together, they talk about Laurel's first time seeing the show from the balcony, bringing more of herself to the role each time she returns, and what keeps people coming back to Wicked. PLUS, SJB singi…

When considering the most iconic Elphabas, one name is bound to come up: Saycon Sengbloh, the first Black actress to play the role on Broadway. This episode, Saycon tells the boys all about her unexpected musical theatre career, why a can of Sprite is her secret weapon and knowing exactly what she brings to the table. Plus, why she can’t wait to be…

Can you believe it's finally here! The official trailer for the Wicked movie has dropped and the boys are over the moon. Listen in as we chat about Cynthia's breathtaking performance, Ariana's comedy chops and the swoon-worthy-ness of Jonathan Bailey. Plus... Chistery is kinda scary, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

The best way to bring folks together is to give them a REALLY GOOD TEASER TRAILER. We’re back and we couldn’t be happier to have our first look at the Wicked movies. From Cynthia’s green contacts to Ariana arriving at Shiz by ballet slipper… listen in as we get Sentimental about every last wonderful detail. Plus, we keep dreaming up our perfect Dr.…

Hey, Sentimentals! Don’t forget that Sentimental Men Live is on December 11 at 7PM. We’d love for you to join us in person at The Green Room 42 or by livestream! You can purchase tickets at thegreenroom42.venuetix.com. To celebrate the end of an Oztastic year for the Sentimental Men podcast, Quincy and Kevin are live at Green Room 42 to talk (and m…

As the patron saint of both our friendship and our podcast, SJB has an open invitation to join us on mic at any time. And this week, she’s come hooooooooome at laaaaaaaaaaast! Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block is back on the pod to talk (and maybe scream) with the boys about tackling Norma Desmond and the Baker’s Wife back to back to back. Plus,…

The last time we spoke with Alyssa Joy Fox was just a few weeks before it was announced that she would be leading the Broadway company of Wicked for its 20th anniversary. So this Wicked Weekend, we’re going to revisit that interview. You’re definitely going to get a little Sentimental hearing her talk about how much the show and the role means to h…

It’s good to hear her on the pod, isn’t it? McKenzie Kurtz is here to talk all about growing up with Wicked, getting The Call on Thanksgiving and reuniting with Alyssa Joy Fox for Wicked’s 20th Anniversary. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Barbara Streisand’s Broadway album the Wicked to HAIR pipeline and the “waterfall synths” in As Long As Yo…

This week, the Sentimental Men are joined by triple threat Kimber Elayne Sprawl – and we do mean triple threat. You’ll hear why. She had a chat with the boys about imagining Nessarose’s backstory, sharing a dressing room with the standbys and making history as the first Black woman to play Nessarose. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about The Little …

Omigod you guys! Broadway legend and OBC Galinda standby Laura Bell Bundy is on the pod! Not only is she on the pod, she’s in her dressing room! No, seriously, LBB had the boys giggling, gasping and clutching their pearls while she was getting ready for a performance of The Cottage. Listen in! Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Lilli Cooper, Brit…

Our favorite voice nerd, Emily Kristen Morris, is sitting down for a chat with the boys this week. Emily talks about not knowing if she was an Elphaba or a Glinda, thinking about the show as Shakespearean theater and her incredible journey from a paralyzed vocal cord to conquering one of the hardest sings in the biz. Plus, the boys get Sentimental …

This week, the boys are chatting with Broadway’s current Elphaba standby Mary Kate Morrissey about seeing Shoshana Bean and Megan Hilty in the show as a kid, singing for Julia Murney in college and her absolutely wild audition for Mean Girls. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Barbie, Beyonce and BroadwayCon – oh, my! Learn more about your ad cho…

Please welcome back to the pod, Nicole Parker and Lindsay Heather Pearce! These two green girls have a decade-long friendship of their own dating back to a Baz Luhrman tribute in Los Angeles. Now they’re together again, “belting their tits off” in Titanique off-Broadway. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Here Lies Love, relistening to old episod…

We’re joined by Olivia Valli today to talk about falling in love with storytelling, the need for consistency when playing Elphaba on the road and why she doesn’t look at her hands in act two. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about set leaks of Cynthia, classic Stephanie J. Block-isms and the potential for a Wicked to Titanique pipeline. Learn more ab…

Can someone pick up that mic? I think Ms. Ariana Grande might have dropped it. We’ve got our first looks at the Wicked movie and there’s lots to catch up on, besties! Could Ariana be a NOMTW Glinda? Would it work for Elphaba to have Cynthia Erivo’s hair? Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Laura Bell Bundy and seeing Talia Suskauer and McKenzie Ku…

It’s good to see her, isn’t it? Jennafer Newberry is here to chat about being in a waiting room with a bunch of girls wearing pink, setting the tone for the show with Glinda’s epic entrance and the texting in character with Lissa deGuzman. Plus, Kevin gets Sentimental about the No Breath Bridges You’ve Crossed. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

The Wicked tour’s current green girl, Lissa deGuzman is joining the boys to chat about self-tape auditions, cinnamon rolls and how being a mixed race woman informs her performance as Elphaba. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about the AUDACITY of Stephanie J. Block to do that at The Kennedy Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

This week, Lena Hall joins the boys to talk through her incredible journey from understudy to Tony winner, but not before spilling some tea about The Search for Elle Woods. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Lena’s unparalleled performance as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Omigod you guys! This week, Quincy and Kevin are joined by Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer to chat about cut songs from Legally Blonde (you know the one), coming back home to Beetlejuice and the craziest onstage mishap story the boys have ever heard. It’s the new year, besties – let’s get Sentimental. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…

There’s only a few clock ticks left in 2022! And what a year it has been. To wrap up, let’s get Sentimental about the Idina Menzel documentary, the magic ofI’m Not That Girl Elphabas, our go-to YouTube videos and more. Plus, who in the name of Oz is Miss Coddle?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Is she a No One Mourns the Wicked Glinda, a Popular Glinda or a Thank Goodness Glinda? This week, Quincy and Kevin were joined by Alli Mauzey to chat about auditioning for Wicked in a church, her physical comedy skills and why she’ll always feel like a soprano at heart. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Kimberly Akimbo and Michelle Yeoh. Learn m…

We have lots of Wicked news to catch up on, Sentimentals! With Mother Elphaba in full press mode, a historic West End cast dropping and new actors joining the movie cast, we’ve got a lot to cover. Shall we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

Hold for applause because we are in the presence of a legend! Today the boys are joined by Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee to talk about nurturing all sides of her creativity, the many iterations of her track in A Strange Loop and the expectation vs. reality of attending the Tony Awards. Plus, Quincy and Kevin get Sentimental about Into The Woods c…

Oh, what a celebration we’ll have today! To celebrate nineteen years of Wicked (and two years of Sentimental Men), Kevin and Quincy are joined by Alyssa Joy Fox to chat about cattle call auditions, put in rehearsals and her journey from a non-theatre kid to one of Wicked’s most reliable leading ladies. Plus, the boys get Sentimental about Wicked’s …

Giant? Slain. Wish? Granted. Beans? Justified. Let’s get Sentimental about high school productions of Into the Woods, having our minds blown and our hearts melted by Sebastian Arcelus, and the spectacular return of Broadway’s Stephanie J. Block. Plus, we’ve got exciting news about what’s next for the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…

Our pulse is rushing, our head is reeling and our face is flushing because Broadway’s newest green girl is joining us on the pod! After months of obsessing over her tour bootlegs (shhhh), we had a chat with Talia Suskauer just as she was starting rehearsals for her Broadway contract. She told us about what she learned on the road, her expectations …

For the first time ever, we’ve got a friend of the pod back for a second episode! Lindsay Pearce was our very first guest – back when we tried to keep interviews to 15 minutes. Now, she’s back to get the full SentMen treatment! We chat about the respect the role deserves, Big Theater-Kids-at-Denny’s Energy and the importance of leading with kindnes…

The Sentimental Men leave Oz for the second time and are joined by the Tony Award-winning Beth Leavel! Listen as the Broadway legend talks all things Drowsy Chaperone, her career roads not taken, and slipping into the heels of the iconic Miranda Priestly in the musical stage adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada. Plus, she’s got an Angela Lansbury st…

You know the drill, Sentimentals! Wicked drops a bombshell piece of news, we jump on the pod to break it down. Let’s get Sentimental about our two new favorite movies, shall we? You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or following us on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

How's it going, Green Circle? Let’s get Sentimental about concert FOMO, all star concert casts and who we’d cast in a benefit concert of Wicked. If you haven't guessed yet, the theme of the episode is CONCERTS. You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or following us on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok! Learn more abou…

Live from the star dressing room at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, today we’re sitting down with the West End’s current Elphaba: Lucie Jones! Listen along to hear about how she discovered our podcast, how being a musical theatre fan has helped her career, and the eleven years (yes, eleven!) she spent auditioning for Wicked. Plus, a surprise appearanc…

For the first time on Sentimental Men, we’re headed over the rainbow and out of Oz. This episode, we’re thrilled to chat with living legend: Daphne Rubin-Vega. She’s gonna tell you about Jonathan Larson singing “Out Tonight” on a demo tape, share the musicals she did (and did not) grow up exposed to and spill some tea from a, uh... time gone by. Pl…

Oz’s favorite team is back with a new batch of episodes and we’re kicking off our new era with the talk of the town: Carla Stickler! You’ll hear about Carla’s first time seeing the show, her absolutely wild Elphaba debut story and why she’s just used to doing the show under unbelievable circumstances. Plus, get the scoop on all the cool stuff we’ve…

Cynthia Erivo. Ariana Grande. Wicked (20??). What else is there to be said? Listen in as we gush over the just-announced casting of the Wicked movie! You’ll hear which song Quincy is most eager to hear Cynthia sing. You’ll nod in agreement as Kevin lays out the case in defense for Ms. Grande. And you’ll hear them bicker about who the rest of the ca…

This week, the SentMen are joined by the lovely, sunny, history-making Brittney Johnson! You’ll hear about Britney’s adolescent confusion over the plot of Wicked, making the creative team laugh and the “great responsibility” of being the first Black woman to play Glinda in any production of Wicked worldwide. It’s good to see her, isn’t it? Plus -- …

Each episode, you hear the stories of how Wicked came into our guests’ lives and why it stayed there. This week, we wanted to hear from you: the listeners. This episode has some of our fellow Sentimentals (from all over the world!) geeking out about Wicked, gushing about SJB and sharing their craziest stories about the show. Plus, self-proclaimed E…

L. Frank Baum’s Wicked Witch of the West was an unnamed old crone who was blind in one eye and happened to be a perfectly normal color. Elphaba, as she’s written in Wicked the Musical, is a complex and vulnerable young woman with glowing green skin. When did this witch turn green? When did she start singing? Did she always fly? Settle down, class! …

Not a day goes by when someone doesn’t ask us when we’re gonna have Jessica Vosk on the pod. Well, today’s the day! In this amazing conversation, Ms. Vosk tells us about the special relationship she has with her ENT, being a bit of a rebel inside a machine like Wicked, and whether or not the score was as easy for her as it sounded. You can also sup…

Oz’s favorite team is back! And we’re throwing a month-long celebration of all things Wicked! To kick off Oztoberfest, Quincy and Kevin are spilling the tea from Wicked’s invited dress rehearsal, going full fangirl over the current cast and reliving the show’s unforgettable reopening night. There’s no place like home! You can also support us by lea…

Jennifer DiNoia has been in Wicked for over fifteen years. From the Chicago sit-down to the current Broadway company, Jenny’s journey with the show brought her to four continents across three different decades as she racked up more performances as Elphaba than any other actress in the world! In this episode, she chats with the boys about chasing go…

We are thrilled (and swooning) to welcome our very first scandalacious Winkie Prince to the pod! West End and Broadway regular Mark Evans tells us about his journey from understudy to leading man, explains how playing Elder Price is like playing Elphaba and looks ahead to Mrs. Doubtfire’s return to Broadway. You can also support us by leaving a rat…

Ain’t you TIRED, girl? This week, #SummerWithSentMen continues with the history-making Dee Roscioli! Not only has she performed the role of Elphaba in North America more times than any other actress, she was also Quincy’s first green girl and (famously) The Fourth Cher. Dee logged on with us to chat about all of this and so much more. You can also …

Yes, you read correctly! This summer, we decided to get to know a few of our fellow Sentimental Men from within the Wicked-verse. First up is Wicked stan and Rat Track legend Danny Quadrino. We sat down and talked about understudying Boq, remembering to have fun onstage and the Wicked singing contest that started it all. You can also support us by …

Is it hot in here or is it just #SummerWithSentMen? The boys are back and kicking off their next batch of episodes with Wicked royalty Eden Espinosa. Together, they chat about whether or not Broadway is ready to reopen, what it’s like to be an offstage company member of a Broadway megahit and finding the stamina to do a contract as Elphaba every ye…

Quincy and Kevin are joined by Wicked’s very first Elphaba, Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block. She takes the pair through her journey with Wicked: from sharing a piano bench with Stephen Schwartz to almost making her West End debut as an emergency replacement. Stephanie recalls her time roller skating through the Emerald City in San Francisco, t…

What would a deep dive into Elphaba Thropp be without taking a moment to degreen and debrief? The Sent Men take a moment to chat about lessons learned, what comes next for the pod, and play two truths/one lie with their favorite green gals. You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or following us on Twitter, Instagr…

Fancy a little fly across the pond? Wicked’s first international green gal, Kerry Ellis, joins us for a chat about Elphaba’s accent (or non-accent), her infamous lift malfunction audio and where that glorious growl on “look to the western sky” came from. You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or following us on Tw…

What is the No Good Deed equivalent of a No Fly Show? This week, the Sentimental Men sit down with Nicole Parker, the very first woman to make her Wicked debut as a principal Elphaba on Broadway. They talk about technical difficulties, red eye flights and being the witch who knew too much! You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on …

The Sentimental Men are joined by Broadway’s longest running Elphaba, Jackie Burns! Listen as she discusses seeing Wicked in previews, standing by for Idina Menzel in If/Then, and the one life hack that she wishes every Elphaba would adopt. You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or following us on Twitter, Instagr…

As one of only a few “Nessarose (u/s Elphaba)”s out there, Jenna Leigh Green is certifiable Wicked royalty. In this episode, she talks to the boys about the first ever “no-fly show”, that infamous No Good Deed tour entrance and why Nessarose deserves more love from the fandom. You can also support us by leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcast…