The Wicked Witch of the West also wants the pair of shoes the Good Witch of the North has gifted Dorothy from the dead witch. ... How does ‘The Wizard of Oz’ connect to ‘Wicked’?

In The Wizard of Oz, however, the Wicked Witch and the Scarecrow are enemies, and the witch sets the Scarecrow's arm on fire at one point. Cynthia Erivo Explains Why 'Wicked' Is Split Into 2 Movies.

This is a direct reference to a scene in “The Wizard of Oz,” where Wicked Elphaba creates a field of poppies to slow down Dorothy and her friends on their way to Emerald City.

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 ...

Set decades before Dorothy Gale lands in Oz, it tells the story of how the original characters G(a)linda the Good (also known as the Good Witch of the South or Good Witch of the North, depending ...

"Wicked" is a new prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" story, based on the award-winning Broadway show. Here's how the two stories intersect.

When we think of The Wizard of Oz, we often think of the 1939 blockbuster film starring Judy Garland. After all, it was both ...

The Wizard of Oz is a beloved 1939 movie musical telling the story of Dorothy’s adventures in the land of Oz. When Wicked debuted on Broadway in 2003, the story took a twist. It told the origin ...

The book is a prequel to L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Elphaba, the name of the Wicked Witch of the West, is derived from the original creator’s initials.

More than 50 years after Hamilton wore toxic copper-based face paint to appear green in The Wizard of Oz, Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West ...