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Emerald City Month continues with Grace and Scott easing on down the road and bringing no bad news to talk about Sydney Lumet's adaptation of The Wiz (1978)

Tune in next week for our discussion of Wicked (2024)

Connect with us on Instagram @bigwhiteelephantspod and send emails or voicemails to bigwhiteelephantspod@gmail.com so we can share them on future episodes!