She gifts the shoes to Elphaba, portrayed by Erivo, promising her she’ll do everything she can to help make the future Wicked Witch of the West the most well-liked girl at Shiz. It turns out the ...

a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the East. Glinda and Elphaba reunite and fight over Glinda giving Nessa’s shoes to the girl who has arrived in Oz, Dorothy. Eventually, the pair make up after Glinda ...

Ah, springtime. The sun is no longer a stranger. A gentle rain, and a downpour or two, to foster flowers. Our boots put away ...

The first Black playwright to stage a play on Broadway has roots in the Port City. And a theater group that started in his ...

5. IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN Concluding our backstage tour was my transformation into Elphaba, stepping into the shoes (literally) of the wicked witch of the west. Elphaba transformation. (Photo: ...

The Alan Seeger Trail might be the most beautiful easy hike in Pennsylvania that doesn’t require you to train like you’re summiting Everest. And the best part? It’s been hiding in plain sight, waiting ...

Maguire’s “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” first published in 1995, is a retelling of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” from the Wicked Witch’s point of ...

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” Gregory Maguire’s original “Wicked” novel. A previously released recording of the audiobook was narrated by John McDonough in 2005.

the green-skinned ‘freak’, who goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the West in the much-loved classic The Wizard of Oz (by L. Frank Baum). The daughter of neglectful parents— her father a ...