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 ...

It's not surprising the Wicked Witch of the West has garnered such popularity (or perhaps infamy) over the years. The character is so impactful in Fleming's Wizard of Oz movie from 1939, and a big ...

The Wicked Witch of the West is the true star of “The Wizard of Oz.” She even inspired her own musical backstory spinoff with a lifetime supply of killer catchphrases, synonymous with her ...

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 ...

The Wicked Witch of the West: A Heroine for Our Time “Wicked,” which arrives to the big screen this fall, redeems the villain who is barely a character in L. Frank Baum’s classic novel.

Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s makeup artist and hairstylist Frances Hannon. Hannon told The Post her work on Erivo ...

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 ...

Maguire’s “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” came out in 1995. Maguire, known for his fairytale reimaginings, eventually wrote an entire series based on Elphaba and ...