Sentimental Men
Sentimental Men is a podcast hosted by Kevin Bianchi and Quincy Brown.[1] The podcast is devoted to the musical Wicked and specifically to the actresses in the leading roles of Elphaba and Glinda.
Background
Brown and Bianchi started the podcast in 2020.[2] The title of the podcast comes from the song "Sentimental Man" in Act I of Wicked, which the hosts admit they would often skip when listening to the cast album.[3]
Episode structure
Almost every episode of the podcast features an interview with a Broadway performer. Originally, the guests were actresses who had portrayed Elphaba on Broadway or in a touring company.[4] Since its debut, the show has expanded to featuring interviews with other current and former Wicked cast members or Broadway actors who have not been affiliated with the show.
Most episodes include some of the same standard questions for the guest:
- When and how did Wicked come into your life?
- [For actresses who have portrayed Elphaba]: Are you a "The Wizard And I" Elphaba, a "Defying Gravity" Elphaba, or a "No Good Deed" Elphaba?
Podcast history
As of 2024, Bianchi and Brown have interviewed nearly all the actresses who portrayed Elphaba on Broadway.
In October 2022, Theatrely, a Broadway news outlet, announced that Sentimental Men would be hosted on their platform.[5]
In October 2023, for the 20th anniversary of Wicked, Bianchi and Brown moderated a panel about the musical at New York Comic Con.[6]
Episode list
| Episode Number | Air Date | Title | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | April 14, 2025 | The Sky Is Not the Limit | Mandy Gonzalez |
| 69 | March 24, 2025 | The Man Behind the Second Curtain | Gregory Maguire |
| 68 | February 24, 2025 | The Last Elphaba of an Era | Mary Kate Morrisey |
| 67 | February 4, 2025 | Elsa and Norma and Karen, Oh My! | Caroline Bowman |
| 66 | January 17, 2025 | The Yellow Brick Road to Broadway | Trisha Paytas |
| 65 | December 27, 2024 | Glinda Controls the Weather | Marty Lauter |
| 64 | November 15, 2024 | This Story Deserves the Best of Us | Cynthia Erivo |
| 63 | November 1, 2024 | It's Wicked! It Has to Be Earned! | Ariana Grande |
| 62 | October 9, 2024 | We're Off to See the Movie! | - |
| 61 | September 27, 2024 | Vouchin' For the Wicked | |
| 60 | September 1, 2024 | The Authenticity of Elphaba | Laurel Harris |
| 59 | July 4, 2024 | A Bright-Eyed, Bushy-Tailed, Hydrated Elphaba | Saycon Sengbloh |
| 58 | May 17, 2024 | How Absolutely Remarkable | - |
| 57 | February 13, 2024 | Consider Us Teased! | - |
| 56 | November 3, 2023 | The Evergreen Audacity of Stephanie J. Block | Stephanie J. Block |
| 55 | October 27, 2023 | The 20th Anniversary Elphaba | Alyssa Joy Fox |
| 54 | October 13, 2023 | When All Your Dreams Come True | McKenzie Kurtz |
| 53 | September 29, 2023 | Witch From the East Country | Kimber Elayne Sprawl |
| 52 | September 15, 2023 | Amber, Galinda, and Elle...Oh, My! | Laura Bell Bundy |
| 51 | September 5, 2023 | I'm Going to Get Nerdy About This | Emily Kristen Morris |
| 50 | August 18, 2023 | Janis Is Very Elphaba Coded | Mary Kate Morrisey |
| 49 | July 14, 2023 | The Friend-Ship of Dreams | Nicole Parker, Lindsay Heather Pearce |
| 48 | June 30, 2023 | It's Not "No Nice Deed Goes Unpunished" | Olivia Valli |
| 47 | April 23, 2023 | There's A Drone On the Lam, Sir! | - |
| 45 | February 24, 2023 | I, Glinda | Jennafer Newberry |
| 44 | February 10, 2023 | Standing In Your Power | Lissa deGuzman |
| 43 | January 27, 2023 | It's All Coming Back to Me Now | Lena Hall |
| 42 | January 6, 2023 | Oh, It Was Iconic, Alright [sic] | Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer |
References
- ^ "Broadway Podcast Network - Kevin Bianchi". broadwaypodcastnetwork.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Celebrating the success of 'Wicked' with the 'Sentimental Men' podcasters". December 2, 2024.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "New Podcast SENTIMENTAL MEN to Feature Lindsay Pearce, Caroline Bowman, Stephanie Torns and More". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Feeling "Sentimental" on Wicked Day!? We've Got The Swankified Podcast For You! | The Daily Scoop". www.broadwaybox.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "SENTIMENTAL MEN Join The Theatrely Family". www.theatrely.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Photos: Go Inside Day 2 of New York Comic Con with Playbill Featuring Wicked and Back to the Future Panels". October 17, 2023.