Based on the Broadway musical, it serves as a backstory to the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, casting that film’s villain, the Wicked Witch of the West, in a positive light, as a misunderstood and ...

Maguire's novel reframes the popular plot of the original book and 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" around the book's main villain, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba, as she's christened by ...

the origin story of prominent characters in "The Wizard of Oz." The "Wicked" musical is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," which ...

Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz universe. They are self-involved and often corrupt, using magic to get their way and defeat their enemies. In Baum's novel, the most famous witch is the Wicked ...

The next chapter will also delve into the events leading up to The Wizard of Oz, revealing how Elphaba ultimately becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and how Glinda transforms into the Good Witch.

The next chapter will explore the events leading up to The Wizard of Oz, including how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and how Glinda transforms into the Good Witch. Watch the officia ...