Elphaba

Wicked

Elphaba hands refer to the distinctive look and function of the protagonist’s hands in The Wiz and its best-known adaptation, Wicked. On stage and screen, Elphaba’s hands mu...

theatre-profile

Caissie Levy is a Canadian-born actress and singer best known for her powerful voice and defining roles in Broadway musicals. This profile explains who she is, how she built a d...

theatre-roles

Elphaba on Broadway is the leading role in the long-running musical Wicked , which is set in the world of Oz and explores the backstory of the witches of the East and West. Sinc...

theater-relationships

The relationship between Elphaba and Glinda is central to the story of Wicked . In Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, their bond begins as a wary alliance and evolves into a comple...

Relationship Status

Elphaba and Fiyero do not get married in the canonical story of Wicked or its authorized adaptations. Their relationship develops into a deep, romantic bond that leads to marria...

Wicked

Elphaba's eyes are most consistently described as green in the original "Wicked" novels by Gregory Maguire, and this trait is carried into most official adaptations, including t...

Theater and Film

The lion in Wicked is a symbolic animal associated with the character Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. In the stage musical, a trained lion often appears in key sce...