As movie theaters worked to entice Americans back into seats after COVID-19 lockdowns and labor strikes, the industry ...

Adapted from Gregory Maguire’s novel about the untold backstory of “The Wizard of Oz”’s villainous Wicked Witch of the West (recast here as Elphaba, a pure-hearted social outcast who makes ...

“Wicked” briefly: “Green introverted Elphaba forms a friendship with the extroverted Glinda.” The young critic also suggested that “Barbie” might be a prequel to “Wicked,” with ...

Elphaba (the multi-talented and Oscar-nominated ... In the realm of hyper-productions, “Wicked” doesn’t measure up to last year’s “Barbie” or “Poor Things.” It also lacks the ...

Erivo is stoic, silent, channeling the power of her character Elphaba, though once she’s ... has done for its witchy shade of green what “Barbie” did for Mattel stiletto pink.

No matter who the leading women of Wicked end up with in the novel, Broadway musical, or film versions, the "true love story" of this story has always been between Elphaba and Glinda. Throughout ...

Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while playing Elphaba in Wicked, while chatting with Variety on Tuesday ...

In fact, the movie's inclusion of one key character from Maguire's Wicked novel provides more context for some of the pivotal decisions Elphaba makes than any other moment in the film. While the ...

When Wicked star Cynthia Erivo set about bringing the stage character of Elphaba Thropp, a.k.a. the future Wicked Witch of the West, to life for the film, she had a few ideas for her character ...