Elphaba is green in Wicked because her biological parents drink a “green elixir” while pregnant with her. In fact, they state ...

Gregory Maguire on how he got back into Elphaba's head for new "Wicked" prequel and what it was like watching Cynthia Erivo ...

Almost 30 years after the publication of "Wicked," novelist Gregory Maguire offers readers Elphaba’s origin story in a new ...

Instead, she’s forced to go it alone, even as Madame Morrible calls her a “wicked witch” across Oz’s radio waves. Elphaba is villainized simply because she’s attempting to stop powerful people from ...