Matt's So-Cast Pod: Wicked's Connection to My So-Called Life
Stepping out of the wood, out of the dark, out of the night, the so-cast pod is back for a chat about the surprising parallels between Wicked and My So-Called Life! Sure, Winnie Holzman is one of the main writers behind both projects, so it makes sense that they'd have some things in common -- and we go deep on all of it, from the costumes to the music to the original novel.
Guests this week: Costumer Samantha Rei; Scottish comedian Scott Pirie, and media historian Terrence Moss. Plus, from the Sewers of Paris archives, my 2019 interview with Gregory Maguire -- the author of the novel on which the musical Wicked is based! And then James and I share some of our own Ozian experiences.
Also, here's a link to the Wicked video that Samantha Rei mentioned in our conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd7bOTZCYT4
And here we are with Gregory Maguire and some friends at Gaylaxicon in 2019! I have no memory of the yellow druid.
Comments (5)
Hey Matt, I've been kind of taking my time on my first watch through of My So-Called Life, really digesting it and having a good time. Because of this, I have yet to listen to the So-Cast Pod so I can avoid spoilers, but I have noticed that the podcast has now exceeded the number of episodes of the series. Should I speed up my watch through so I can listen to the podcast while it's still relevant, or will it be going for a while yet?
I find it annoying that with the Dear Evan Hansen film everyone criticising Ben Platt for playing the lead role (that he originated onstage) because of his age and yet with this it just seems a passing note or not even talked about. And given how much of US based media has used older actors to play teenagers for decades.
thank you, as always! You provide an amazing amount of amazing content.
Never seen the show, but I saw this today and thought you might like it…https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-12-02/my-so-called-life-30th-anniversary
Oh yes this was part of my research for the YouTube video that I did!