Tara and EmKay continue their journey into "The Wicked Years" series with part 2 of Gregory Maguire's "A Lion Among Men"! Joined by special guest Robb Johnson, rabbit holes include a full plot breakdown, favorite moments, overarching themes and so much more!

Show Notes:

• @rbjc_art
• Harper Collins New Wicked Collection
• Joli Creates

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Music by: Shane Chapman
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Tara and EmKay continue their journey into "The Wicked Years" series with Gregory Maguire's "A Lion Among Men"! Joined by special guest Robb Johnson, rabbit holes include pop culture of 2008, Gregory's inspiration behind the character of Brr, reader reviews, and so much more!
Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping this Wednesday.
Note: Sexual abuse mentioned at 18:00.

Show Notes:

• @rbjc_art
• Harper Collins New Wicked Collection
• Elizabeth Wade Studio
• Maguire focuses on Cowardly Lion in return to Oz
• Gregory Maguire on A Lion Among Men
• 'Wicked' deep interview with author Gregory Maguire, who'll be in Portsmouth Tuesday
• Kirkus Reviews
• An Inside Look At Sendak's 'Wonderful Magic'

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Tara and EmKay are joined by Peter Glassman, Founder and President of Books of Wonder in New York City, to discuss the day to day of owning and operating "New York City's oldest children's-only bookstore" since 1980! Peter shares how he fell in love with antique books, the art of preservation, bringing faithful reproductions of Baum's original 14 Oz books to the Books of Wonder shelves, favorite Ozzy panels held at the store, a "You've Got Mail" shout out, and so much more!
Visit Books of Wonder any day of the week 11am-7pm at 42 West 17th St. in NYC.

Show Notes:

• Books of Wonder
• Danielle Paige
• Scenery Bags

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Tara and EmKay are joined by Brooke Jorden, Editorial Director at Familius, to discuss the new addition to the Lit for Little Hands Series, her adaptation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"! Brooke shares her journey into the world of publishing, the process of adapting Oz into an activity board book for young readers, working with her illustrator Olga Skomorokhova, and so much more!
Find this beautiful book in a store near you beginning July 9th, 2024.

Show Notes:

• Lit For Little Hands - Familius
• @familiusbooks
• Hannah Isabel Lewis
• Jen's Pretty Pegs

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Music by: Shane Chapman
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Tara and EmKay dive into Amazon Prime Video's animated 2017 series "Lost in Oz"! Joined by co-creator and writer, Jared Mark, and the voice of Dorothy, Ashley Boettcher, rabbit holes include inspiration behind the series, Ashley's audition process, twists and turns the story took, and so much more!

Show Notes:

• Marina V Art
• Octopeaux
• @boettcherashley
• @lostinozofficial
• Bureau of Magic

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Music by: Shane Chapman
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Tara and EmKay welcome Broadway's current Dorothy Nichelle Lewis to the Slipperhood! Nichelle shares her journey to the stage, highlights of performing the show across the country and opening the revival on Broadway, the developmental process, plays a game of Oz rapid fire, and more!

Show Notes:

• @iamnichellelewis
• Danielle Paige
• Joli Creates

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Happy Tony Season, listeners! Tara and EmKay peel back the curtain on the Tony Awards in honor of Sunday's telecast. Rabbit holes include history of the award personal favorite performances, Oz moments at the Tony's, and much more!

Show Notes:

• Scenery Bags
• Patti LuPone - "Gypsy" Tony Awards Performance
• The Life- "My Body"
• Andre De Shields 2019 Tony Speech for Hadestown - Featured Actor in a Musical
• Joaquina Kalukango – "Let It Burn" (75th Tony Awards Performance)
• Jennifer Holliday "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" 1982 Tony Awards (BEST VERSION)
• Fun Home Performance Tony Awards 2015
• Acceptance Speech - Best Score: Lin-Manuel Miranda (2016)
• Idina & Kristin - Tony's 2004 - Defying Gravity

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Music by: Shane Chapman
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Welcome back, listeners! Tara and EmKay continue easing on down the road by welcoming Director of Broadway's current revival of "The Wiz" Schele Williams! Schele breaks down her journey to directing this production, balancing directing two Broadway shows at the same time, highlights of the casting and developmental process, and more!

Show Notes:

• Schele Williams
• Scenery Bags

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Music by: Shane Chapman
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