“‘The Wizard of Oz’ was definitely one of my springboards ... Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked’©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection For Elphaba, who possesses real magical powers, Tazewell ...

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 ...

The animal discrimination storyline and the expanded Elphaba backstory are just a few examples where Wicked succeeds over its ...

the musical offers a different perspective on the classic Wizard of Oz tale with a deeper backstory behind its beloved characters. It follows the unlikely friendship between Elphaba and Glinda ...

Wicked presents its world to audiences through a series of grand-scale musical performances, filled to the brim with colour ...

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

“‘The Wizard of Oz’ was definitely one of my springboards,” Tazewell ... “What I needed for her was to be able to appear as if she’s floating.” For Elphaba, who possesses real magical powers, Tazewell ...