About this episode

The episode discusses the classic film The Wizard of Oz and its modern musical adaptations Wicked and Wicked: For Good with guest Summer Moran.

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, and Ray Bolger. It is an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Wicked and Wicked: For Good is a 2024/2025 musical directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathon Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. They're based on the book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory McGuire. Follow Summer on Instagram and Tik Tok @summermoran.

Topics covered

• film analysis
• musical adaptations
• character studies
• classic cinema
• modern theater

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