Why is Elphaba green in Wicked? In the Wicked movie and Broadway musical, Elphaba became green because her mother, Melena Thropp, drank a green elixir when she became pregnant. Th ...

And they went nuts for it. “Elphaba, I know you’re out there,” says Galinda in a voice-over. We see the pink witch emerging from her emerald castle. Elphaba drops on the balcony. “This is about the ...

The 38-year-old actress had green skin as Elphaba in the hit movie - but she ... “But there’s also that other later of, ‘Who am I underneath it?’, if they know that as black women, we ...

"Elphaba is me. She's braver than I am, and she can sing a lot better, but she is basically me." Watch the full interview with the author, and check out BroadwayWorld's exclusive interview with ...

I’ve heard it said that movies come into our lives for a reason. And with Wicked: For Good, it is finally bringing us the conclusion of Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship. At CinemaCon, we were gifted ...

Many scenes of Elphaba's childhood were among the cuts in Maguire’s “hefty brick of manuscript pages” when the book was first published in 1995, he tells USA TODAY. This prequel fills in ...

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande kicked off the Wicked press tour at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas, teasing the final ...

Many scenes of Elphaba's childhood were among the cuts in Maguire’s “hefty brick of manuscript pages” when the book was first published in 1995, he tells USA TODAY. This prequel fills in gaps in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba ... them how I am defying gravity ...

Cynthia Erivo channelled her “pride about being a black woman” into her ‘Wicked’ performance. The 38-year-old actress had green skin as Elphaba in the hit movie - but she was inspired by her own ...