Chu, is a revelatory prequel to “The Wizard of Oz," and the first of a two-part epic. It follows Elphaba and Glinda, who "meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and ...

Gregory Maguire’s original Wicked novel and its Broadway adaptation from Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman depicted the duo ...

The backstory of Glinda the (Not-So) Good Witch and Elphaba the (Not-So) Wicked Witch of the West certainly makes us all look at our childhood classic fave The Wizard of Oz (1939) a little ...

Or will be very shortly,” Maguire told Paste Magazine. “And I’m not done thinking about the character of Elphaba. She is still a mystery to me. She is as much a mystery to me as you are ...

Elphaba’s Promise Elphaba makes a pledge ... After encountering The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads, and their lives take very different paths.

Anything set in the same magical world as classic The Wizard of Oz has failed to fill its sizeable ruby slippers - but Wicked ...

which stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, is an adaptation of the Broadway musical. The musical is, of course, connected to the 1939 classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” ...

The logline for Wicked reads, “Elphaba (Erivo), a misunderstood young ... After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.” Forbes2025 Oscars: Where ...