This is particularly the case when it comes to one of two leads of the Wicked cast, Cynthia Erivo and her perfectly green ...

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

Instead, she’s forced to go it alone, even as Madame Morrible calls her a “wicked witch” across Oz’s radio waves. Elphaba is villainized simply because she’s attempting to stop powerful people from ...

Almost 30 years after the publication of "Wicked," novelist Gregory Maguire offers readers Elphaba’s origin story in a new ...

The author caught up with PEOPLE about his new book, creating his iconic protagonist and his reaction to the 2024 movie ...

Elphie, a new prequel novel exploring the childhood of Wicked's Elphaba Thropp, is now on shelves. In an interview with the ...

Erivo, who stars as Elphaba in the much-celebrated “Wicked” movie franchise, is nominated for Best Actress, and if she wins, she’ll achieve EGOT status, becoming the youngest person ever to ...

I knew Wicked was coming, so I was able to really ... Cynthia Erivo has also spoken in depth about the process of landing the role of Elphaba, for which she went on to receive an Oscar nomination ...