Wicked features many overt references to The Wizard of Oz, but there are a variety of more subtle Easter eggs from the 1939 ...

Elphaba is green in Wicked because her biological parents drink a “green elixir” while pregnant with her. In fact, they state ...

In the original Wizard of Oz novel by L. Frank Baum, Nessarose is known as the Wicked Witch of East, the sister of Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo), and her fate is sealed when ...

Frank Baum book and the Broadway production of Wicked ... Wizard of Oz likely know Nessarose's ultimate fate, which will come in Wicked: For Good (in theaters Nov. 21). As the sister of Elphaba ...

The story, adapted from Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. The movie musical chronicles the story of the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba) and Glinda the ...

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," it seeks to re-imagine the Land of Oz. It serves as a prequel to the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." According to the New York Theatre Guide ...

We found the best Wicked-themed books that will give fans a deeper understanding of the major motion picture. From novels to ...

Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Credit: Universal Pictures) Erivo leads the larger-than-life film adaptation as Elphaba. The witch (who was ... plays the illusive Wizard of Oz.

Wicked serves as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, telling the backstory of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. The film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch ...

Cynthia Erivo will star as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande will star as Glinda the Good Witch. Jeff Goldblum plays The Wizard of Oz, and Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible.