That makeup took two people to do. It was myself and Addison Foreman, who did the special effects. He basically applied the ...

Wicked and its namesake musical and book have all taken major influence from 1939's The Wizard of Oz movie and the 1900 book ...

In an interview with GBH, the author decided to give the Wicked Witch of the West a name, something she didn’t have in the original book or movie versions of The Wizard of Oz. Maguire wanted to ...

There are many of 'Wizard of Oz' easter eggs found in 'Wicked's' music. The origin story is a hit Broadway play adapted into a movie musical.

Frank Baum book The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, is one of the most anticipated movies ...

later known as the Wicked Witch of the West. “Wicked” is a big musical. Big in its overstuffed plot. Big in its marvelous lead performances by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, two of the brightest ...

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” The book tells the backstory of the witches Elphaba and Glinda’s journey before Oz. Elphaba deals with misjudgment due to her green skin ...

Not only that, recalled Grande, 31, but each actress contracted the virus in the days before filming their biggest musical numbers: Erivo, who plays Elphaba, future Wicked Witch of the West ...

The two legendary stars of the theater, who portrayed Elphaba Thropp/Wicked Witch Of The West and Glinda The Good Witch Of The North, respectively, during the initial run on Broadway in 2003 ...

The singer uses what she calls her "little girl name," Ariana Grande-Butera, in the credits for 'Wicked' Eric Andersson joined PEOPLE as a senior writer in 2022. His work has appeared in TV Guide ...

Jon M. Chu had a pretty good excuse for missing the premiere of “Wicked.” The director of the two-part musical epic couldn’t make the starry Los Angeles event because his wife gave birth to ...