In Gregory Maguire's original 1995 book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, there isn't any romantic relationship between Fiyero and Glinda. Not only that but Fiyero is only a ...

This isn't explored in the musical in any depth but trans fans have long identified with Elphaba. Now, Wicked author Gregory Maguire has addressed the ongoing theories about Elphaba's true gender ...

Wicked deviates from its Broadway musical origins, offering additional songs while splitting the story into two parts —which ...

Baum learned from Gage about the dual morality of witches, symbolized in “Wicked” by the beautiful Glinda the good witch and ...

Platt knew that Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked ... Although Maguire wasn’t sure if they all intended to play the part of Elphaba. “I used to say, I can imagine Demi Moore naked and ...

The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning entertainer reaches new heights in Jon M. Chu's film adaptation of Broadway's beloved trip ...

A deep dive at the intersection between girlboss feminism and the thorny tightrope of villain-centered prequels.

Platt was convinced that Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked ... Despite these names being thrown around, Maguire was interested in casting Moore as Elphaba considering she was one of the most ...

The 2003 musical and 2024 movie don't include all of the explicit elements in the book, though they do reference animal cruelty, xenophobia, and other dark themes. In November 2024, the movie ...

But this show was itself based on a novel by Gregory Maguire – and it was Gregory who actually came up with the name Elphaba. Speaking to GBH News earlier this year, the American novelist ...

With the big-screen's two-part adaptation comes an eye towards the past, and a respect by the filmmakers for the artists who ...