Jeff Goldblum did the impossible in Wicked: Part I: He saved “A Sentimental Man” from being the worst song in the musical.

Like any normal musical theater fan and Wicked aficionado, I have passionate thoughts about how to rank the Broadway musical’s songs. And before the 2024 movie, I would’ve put the Wizard of Oz’s number “A Sentimental Man” dead last on my ranked list. It’s slow, it’s boring, and it doesn’t add much to the plot at all. Even though the original Broadway track is only 76 seconds long, it feels like a whole act on its own.

Listen — every musical has its duds. I often share “That Song In Every Musical That No One Likes” (as performed by Upright Citizens Brigade’s Sarah Smallwood Parsons) with other musical theater fans when........

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