Spectacle and Substance: Wicked's Warning cover art

Spectacle and Substance: Wicked's Warning

Spectacle and Substance: Wicked's Warning

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

This episode is dedicated to theatre, television and voiceover actor Kimberly Hébert Gregory (1972-2025). Kevin highlights the cultural impact of the Broadway musical Wicked; shares his memories of moving to NYC in the early '90s and seeing theatre in those early years; he tells a story about auditioning for Rent; gives a synopsis of Wicked Act One and offers commentary; explores one of the producers of Wicked 's heavy handed handling of an actress and draws comparisons to the silencing of capital A Animals in Wicked to the rise of authoritarianism around the world.

Ben Platt singing "The Wizard and I" for MCC Miscast '23

Hannah Einbinder's 2025 HRC acceptance speech


STAY CONNECTED:

IG: @kevinboseman

IG: @darkmondayspod

TikTok: @darkmondayspod

FB: kevinbosemanofficial

YouTube: @DarkMondaysPod
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.