The idea of the new book comes from parts of the 1995 original that had to be removed for length before it was published. The ...

A Wicked Childhood" to stars Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo, as well as all other performers to play the role of Elphaba.

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

As the movie makes its streaming debut on Peacock, the parallels have only become more pronounced — and more disturbing.

The "Wicked" film adaptation is here. Here's who will join Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda in the film ...

Elphie” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire, explores the earlier moments in Elphaba's life that led ...

is Maguire's eighth book in the "Wicked" universe, and this one tells the story of the titular green witch's youngest years. Many scenes of Elphaba's childhood were among the cuts in Maguire’s ...

The movie is split into two parts, with the second part, "Wicked: For Good," scheduled for release in November 2025. The season of the witch is here to stay! "Wicked" is finally on streaming as of ...

Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, before she turned evil. Glinda the Good Witch, aka Galinda (played by Ariana Grande), is key to Elphaba’s ...

The film was originally slated to go up against Moana 2 a week later. Cynthia Erivo will star as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande will star as Glinda the Good Witch.

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

This book cover image released by William Morrow shows "Elphie: A Wicked Childhood" by Gregory Maguire. (William Morrow via AP) ...