Episodes
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??
Published 12/30/22
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.
Published 12/16/22
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?
Published 12/02/22
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 cast recordings.
Published 11/18/22
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 new neighbor – KPOP!
Published 10/30/22
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!
Published 09/12/22
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 Broadway and the special relationship she's formed with Lindsay Pearce. Plus, if the SentMen were your current Elphabas – who’d be on tour and...
Published 06/10/22
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 kindness. Plus, a story about a levitator malfunction that you have to hear to believe.
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Published 05/27/22
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 story that had us in stitches!
Published 05/14/22
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?
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Published 04/29/22
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.
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Published 04/15/22
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 appearance from someone that was very "good to see!"
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Published 03/31/22
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. Plus, she’s got a connection to Wicked that we never saw coming!
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Published 03/18/22
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 got in store for you this season. We missed you, besties!
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Published 03/04/22
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 cast should be. The boys are back from hiatus for one episode only!
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Published 11/06/21
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 -- could Kevin pull off a Fantine/Eponine split track?
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Published 10/29/21
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 Elphie Enthusiast Quincy makes a shocking admission.
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Published 10/22/21
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! It’s time for a history lesson.
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Published 10/15/21
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.
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Published 10/07/21
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!
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Published 10/01/21
SenMenPod is officially back in planning mode, getting ready for our next batch of episodes: A Month-Long-October-Celebration of Wicked (we’re still workshopping the title). Listen to this quick message from Quincy and Kevin to find out how you can help!
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Published 08/18/21
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 goal after goal, being an International Elphaba and what keeps her coming back to Wicked time after time.
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Published 08/06/21
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.
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Published 07/23/21
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.
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Published 07/09/21
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.
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Published 06/25/21