the origin story of prominent characters in "The Wizard of Oz." The "Wicked" musical is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," which ...

After Elphaba is painted as the Wicked Witch of the West as retaliation for not agreeing to do the bidding of The Wizard of ...

Maguire's novel reframes the popular plot of the original book and 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" around the book's main villain, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba, as she's christened by ...

Wicked’s characterization of Elphaba as a kindhearted activist stands in stark contrast to the evil witch seen in The Wizard of Oz. Glinda, meanwhile, can be vapid, selfish and downright mean at ...

The Good Witch of the North evolves into Glinda, the bubbly, popular student at Shiz University. The Wizard in Wicked is a villain who tries to manipulate the people of Oz for his gain.

That’s when he decided to sell the Wicked Witch’s hat he owned from the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Schneider is a prominent buyer of “Star Trek” props. In 2013 he and his wife made ...

The Wicked movie and Broadway musical of the same name have some similarities to the original children’s story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. While the 1900 novel is centered around the main ...

SPOILERS for Wicked: Part 1 are ahead ... To be honest, I didn’t think much about The Good Witch growing up with The Wizard of Oz. She was just a gorgeous gal who appeared in her bubble at ...

LONDON -- The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland and the Wicked Witch hat worn by Margaret Hamilton during the filming of “The Wizard of Oz” are officially up for auction. Four pairs of ruby ...