Elphaba

Relationships

In Gregory Maguire's "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" and its stage adaptation, Glinda does not know Elphaba is alive because the story frames their...

Literature

Elphaba is the green-skinned protagonist of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Created by L. Frank Baum, she first appears as a misunderstood g...

books

Elphaba Thropp is the green-skinned protagonist of Gregory Maguire’s "Wicked" novels, beginning with the 1995 novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West...

Relationships

In the world of Wicked, Elphaba Thropp has a younger sister named Nessarose Thropp, the future Wicked Witch of the East. This article explains the character, the actresses who o...

performing-arts-costume

Elphaba’s cardigan is one of the most recognizable costume pieces in contemporary musical theatre, serving as both a practical garment and a layered symbol within the world of...

Characters in Musicals

Glinda Arduenna Upland is the Good Witch of the North in Wicked, the Broadway phenomenon reimagining the story of Elphaba and Glinda from Gregory Maguire’s novel and L. Frank...

theatre-musicals

Wicked focuses on the complex relationship between Elphaba Thropp and Galinda Upland, two students at Shiz University who become unlikely companions. Elphaba, often called the W...

Guides And Explainers

Elphaba’s green skin originates primarily from L. Frank Baum’s original 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, where she is described as having a distinctly greenish complex...

theatre-musicals

Elphaba is the central character in the long-running Broadway musical Wicked, which reimagines the backstory of a misunderstood witch within the world of The Wizard of Oz. Since...