the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, who help Dorothy defeat the witch in the original story The Wizard of Oz by author L. Frank Baum. Despite mostly being absent in their iconic forms ...

Entwined with the compelling origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked showcases several other Wizard of Oz backstories, including that of Dorothy's "Cowardly Lion." Wicked primarily ...