Innuendo & Outuendo Pozcast

We know it's been a while, but we have an exciting podcast for you this week, with special guest Lesley McKinnell! Lesley has some fantastic credits, including covering Glinda and Nessarose in both national touring companies of WICKED! She has performed regularly in regional theatre as well, including the roles of Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS and Elizabeth in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. She is now one of the stars of the new vlog TICK TALK BOOM, which we recently posted about. It's a hilarious vlog and we're sure you'll enjoy it!

Today, we are excited to share an exclusive pOZcast interview with Desi Oakley! Desi is the alternate for Eva on the national tour of EVITA, but previously was a universal swing with the North American companies of WICKED, where she was responsible for covering ensemble tracks in each American production of the show. She has also just released an EP called DON'T LOOK BACK, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon, among other places. The music is fantastic (all written by her), and she chats with us about it in her interview. Give it a listen!

Hi listeners! We have an exciting pOZcast to share today! As previously mentioned, due to busy schedules, for now, the pOZcast will be switched to having only our exclusive interviews. This week, we share an exclusive interview with Jackie Burns (former Elphaba - Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour), who is currently the standby for Idina Menzel in IF/THEN on Broadway! This interview was recorded during the preview process, before she went on for Ms. Menzel, but we hope to record a follow-up sometime soon! Check it out, and enjoy her chat about the role and her performing career!

Today marks the return of the pOZcast! After a brief hiatus due to the incredibly busy schedules of our pOZcasters, we return today with an exciting pOZcast! Most excitingly, we have an interview with Eden Pintos, who is a swing and understudy for Elphaba in the Mexico City production of WICKED! Our first international pOZcast interview is extremely exciting, and we're sure you'll love hearing about the differences in the production, rehearsal process, and more! We also have our usual sections, including WICKED News, Cast Update, Theatre News, and Media! Let us know what you think!

- An exclusive interview with Walker Jones, who just completed his run as The Wizard in the 2nd National Tour of WICKED! Hear about his exciting career, how he was cast in WICKED, favorite cities, and more! - The return of our panel, this time discussing different shows that should have done better or been more successful than they actually were. - Our usual sections, including WICKED News, Media, and the Cast Update!

- An exclusive interview with Sarah Schenkkan, former ensemble member and understudy for Glinda on the 1st National Tour of WICKED! Shira and Isaac chat with Sarah about her career, memorable stage door experiences, and several more exciting topics! The interview starts at 51:40 into the podcast. - The return of our "Sessions with Kristine" (with Kristine Reese, former Nessarose on the 1st and 2nd National Tours of WICKED), this time with a chat about the controversy about different touring agreements that is going on right now and about celebrities and pop stars being cast in major roles in Broadway shows. Kristine does a great job explaining what is going on with the touring agreements, so be sure to give it a listen if you're interested! The session starts at 7:04 into the podcast. - There is no cast update this week, and only one media article, so we will bring those back next week! Also beginning next week, we are going to alternate between having a panel discussion (as we used to do) and having theatr

Hi listeners! We have a special mini-pOZcast for you this week! We had the opportunity to chat with the lovely Mamie Parris (former Elphaba - 1st Ntl. Tour) about her concert, coming soon - Wednesday, March 12, at 9:30 pm at 54 Below in NYC. Click here to see more information and purchase tickets... but you might want to wait until after you listen, because there's a special discount code in the interview!

Hello listeners! Wow, the month of February has absolutely flown by — we hope everyone has been staying warm with this absurdly cold weather! We have an excellent podcast prepared for you this week, including: An interview with two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who currently portrays the role of Madame Morrible on the 1st National Tour of WICKED! Hear about her fascinating career, intense take on Madame Morrible, and much more! The interview begins at 28:45 into the podcast. We are joined for our introduction by Jeanna De Waal, former 2nd National Touring Glinda in WICKED, who is about to join the Broadway company of KINKY BOOTS as Lauren! Patricia filling in for Ryan, who is out with the flu, and Isaac covering his media section, though not nearly as well as he would! Our usual Cast Update, WICKED News, and Theatre News Sections As you can tell, it’s a full and exciting episode! Check it out!

- An exclusive interview with Joel Ingram, who is currently an ensemble member and understudy for Fiyero and the Witch's Father on the 2nd National Tour of WICKED. Hear about his time performing, how he booked WICKED, and more! - Our usual sections, including Cast Update, Theatre News, Wicked News, and Media!

- An interview with the hilarious Alex Wyse (Boq - 2nd Ntl. Tour), most well-known for performing as Boq in WICKED, but also in BARE Off-Broadway and in LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway & Off-Broadway. Listen to the interview to hear about his exciting career, his passion for cheese, why Boq (and therefore he) is the most beautiful character in the show, and of course, on a more serious note, some great advice for aspiring performers! - A new "Bloopers" section at the very end of the podcast, in which recording glitches make it sound like Patricia is having a stroke or a seizure or some other unpleasant happening! - A fabulous theatre news section with Ryan, Christina, and Jonathan, in which they discuss several recent theatre happenings, and of course, the idea of FROZEN being made into a movie. - Our usual WICKED News, Cast Update, and Media sections, all of which are packed with happenings this week.

- A lovely interview with the charming Meggie Cansler, who covered Glinda on the 1st National Tour of WICKED and was also a universal swing! Lots of great topics are covered — including Meggie’s thoughts on Glinda (and another role in WICKED she could see herself playing), some hysterical bloopers, and an explanation into Meglish — or Canslerisms — listen to the interview to find out about them and what her favorite (and Isaac’s favorite) is! - Theatre News has returned, with Ryan, Dana, and Isaac discussing several topics, including VIOLET’s upcoming Broadway run, Carly Rae Jepsen’s upcoming turn in CINDERELLA, and a musical adaptation of the movie FROZEN. - Our usual Cast Update, WICKED News, and Media sections!

Happy holidays, listeners! We hope you're excited for the last pOZcast episode of 2013! We have had a lovely year making these for you guys, and hope that we can continue it for another fun year filled with even more growth and improvements to the pOZcast! On this week's episode, we have: - Our biweekly exclusive interview, this time with the delightful Courtney Iventosch, who was the Witch's Mother and understudy for Nessarose on the 1st National Tour of WICKED. Additionally, she was a swing and covered the Witch's Mother on the 2nd National Tour. In the interview, we hear about a rather hilarious blooper that happened to her as the Witch's Mother, how she approaches roles, some great advice for future performers, and another role in WICKED she could see herself playing... give it a listen and let us know what you think! - A slightly hilarious intro with Isaac & Ryan, in which an exhausted Isaac attempts a British accent. - Our usual Cast Update, WICKED News, and Media sections! Theatre News will re

- An exclusive interview with Jennifer DiNoia, current Elphaba on the 2nd National Tour of WICKED, who has also stood by for the role and/or understudied Elphaba on Broadway, in Chicago, in Australia, and in South Korea! Hear her interesting thoughts on doing the show internationally, her greatest fears, and how she got the job as the Elphaba cover for the first time in Chicago! - Our usual Theatre News, WICKED News, and Media sections. - Patricia standing in for Isaac on the pOZcast, as he was in tech week. Thanks to technical editor Mathew Bradfield for putting this together!

Happy Black Friday, everyone! We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving -- and even more so, we hope you're ready to listen to Innuendo & Outuendo's 43rd pOZcast! Also, we thank you -- as always -- for being so wonderful and supportive of this pOZcast over the past year -- our first episode was on November 19, 2012! It's hard for us to believe that we've had this going for a year! So what do we have for you this week? * Ryan & Isaac have a great chat with Laurel Harris, who is currently the standby for Elphaba and understudy for Nessarose on the 1st National Tour of WICKED. Previously, Laurel has performed in the ensemble and as understudy for Elphaba and Nessarose on the 2nd National Tour, as well as in EVITA on Broadway as the Eva understudy! Check it out to hear about her CRAZY story of her first time on as Elphaba, her passions other than performing, and her advice to future performers! * Our usual sections, including WICKED News & Media -- no theatre news this week due to the holidays!

- An exclusive interview with Stephanie Torns (former s/b Elphaba – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) -- listen to her thoughts on performing, getting her equity card, WICKED experiences, and more! - Our intro is hijacked by a former Elphaba standby who has some exciting news to share! Check it out and give what she has to say a listen! - Excellent reviews of the Broadway & 1st National Touring performances of WICKED by Ryan and Shira. - Our usual fun sections!

* An exclusive interview with Donna Vivino, who is currently finishing her run as the standby for Elphaba on Broadway! Previously, she performed and stood by for the role on tour -- Donna chats about a lot of fantastic stuff in the interview, and we're sure you'll love it! You can look for Donna's upcoming album "Beautiful Dreamer" on Ghostlight Records available on itunes and Amazon beginning December 10th. Stay tuned for Submissions Only Season 3 coming soon as well! And finally, you can see Donna beginning November 13th in the off-Broadway show STARS OF DAVID opening in New York at the Daryl Roth Theatre in Union Square. Tickets are on sale now. And for any more information please go to donnavivino.com or find Donna on Twitter at @donnavivino! * We're joined by Mark Phillips, who won our 10th Anniversary contest, and is in the intro and WICKED News! Additionally, some of his questions are asked of Donna in the interview! Congrats, Mark! * Ryan gives us the media, and as always, does an excellent job!

* An exclusive interview with Hayley Podschun, current Glinda on the 2nd National Tour of WICKED! Learn about her experiences with WICKED, her experiences performing as a child in THE SOUND OF MUSIC on Broadway, her favorite things about touring... and there might even be a special guest: Jennifer DiNoia, who currently portrays Elphaba on the 2nd National Tour, joins briefly for a hilarious few minutes of impersonations! Check it out! * The announcement of our winner of our 10th Anniversary Contest -- who will join our pOZcast staff for next week? Listen to find out! * Boys' Week on Theatre News -- Isaac, Ryan, and Jonathan discuss the MAMMA MIA! move to The Broadhurst, Roz Ryan's record-breaking run in CHICAGO, and HIT LIST at 54 Below! * Our usual other sections -- including Cast Update, WICKED News, and Media!

- An exclusive interview with KJ Hippensteel, former ensemble member and understudy for Fiyero on the 2nd National Tour of WICKED. He now is the standby for the role of Elder Price in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway! - Our announcement of our 10th Anniversary Celebrations at Innuendo & Outuendo -- and how YOU can get involved! - A fun theatre news discussion with Ryan, Jonathan, and Shira! - A hilarious meet "Meet the pOZcasters" with our technical editor, Mathew Bradfield. Find out the biggest trouble he has gotten in and find out what happened after.

- An awesome interview with Anna Eilinsfeld (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose - 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba - Broadway) where she gives us great insight to the world of a performer -- and quite possibly the most hilarious blooper we've ever had on the show. - Meet the pOZcasters with Patricia, our standby pOZcaster -- Find out what the most spontaneous thing she has ever done, and also what her favorite guilty pleasure food is. - In this week’s theatre news: casting for ALADDIN also casting the movie adaptation for INTO THE WOODS and casting for the TV adaptation of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. - A hilarious introduction: what happens when Isaac and Christina go unscripted? Listen up to find out!

- An interview with Jesse JP Johnson, current Boq on the first national tour production of WICKED. (starting around 1:12:30) - A Session with Kristine Reese about a subject fans love -- riffs, alternate notes, and other vocal choices. (starting around 1:40:12) - A hilarious "Meet the Staff" section with Jonathan & Ryan -- find out what Jonathan did at Disney Resort when he was a little kid and find out what Ryan's secret dream is! - A review of NEXT TO NORMAL at Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago. - Our newly enhanced media section by Ryan. - An exciting theatre news discussion about Broadway on Broadway being cancelled, MISS SAIGON's record-breaking ticket sales, and casting for ROCKY.