When Gregory Maguire wrote Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West in 1995, he reimagined the world of the green-skinned witch, naming her Elphaba.Her story was revised to be a ...

It was Margaret Hamilton's unforgettable performance, in the 1939 film, that made The Wicked Witch of the West a central Oz character. As she has remained, ever since.

Before the little Kansas girl in the gingham dress got caught up in a tornado and landed on a witch, there was a lot of drama in the merry old land of Oz. “Wicked,” the smash musical now on ...

Those Wicked Witches of the West have little in common with the one that L. Frank Baum created in his 1900 children's classic, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.". Baum's witch wasn't green, for ...

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at ...

But the tone lifts a little as it shows the first meeting of the would-be Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (actress Cynthia Erivo) meets the eventual Good Witch of the East, Glinda (Ariana Grande ...

And before that, there was “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” by Gregory Maguire, based on L. Frank Baum’s characters in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...

Wicked Witch of the West made it all the way to number 15 on IGN's Top 100 Villains. ... From her evil laugh to her snide manner of speaking to her murderous inclinations, ...

Despite all of the vibrant colors and singing, there’s a dark undertone in the new Wicked: For Good trailer that speaks to how the first movie ended. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) has become known as the ...