melting her on the spot. What we learn through the Wicked musical, however, is that Elphaba actually falls into a trap door and flees Oz with word spreading of her death throughout the kingdom.

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

Was Elphaba really evil from the start? How did she become the infamous wicked Witch of the West? Recently these questions were answered when I had the opportunity to watch Wicked the Musical at ...

“It’s now about 30 years since Wicked was published. Or will be very shortly,” Maguire told Paste Magazine. “And I’m not done thinking about the character of Elphaba. She is still a ...

Just a few days after Black History Month ends, the Broadway smash "Wicked" will make ... in the Tony Award-winning musical's 21-year run to play the role of Elphaba full time.

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Ms. Kebede is new to WICKED and is the ...

Their chemistry, among other factors, is what has made “Wicked” a box office hit that perfectly encapsulates what a musical-made ... Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande-Butera (Glinda ...

By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Lencia Kebede will take over playing Elphaba on Broadway this spring ... Patrice in Jason Robert Brown’s 13: The Musical and starred as Kim MacAfee in the ...