The prequel also explains how the Wicked Witch of the West came to be ... Cast & Character Guide Character Actor Oscar "Oz" Diggs James Franco Theodora ...

and Oscar must figure out which witch he can trust in his attempt to leave Oz. Theodora, played by Mila Kunis, is supposed to be what audiences know as the Wicked Witch of The West, while Evanora ...

Frank Baum published his first Land of Oz novel in 1900 ... version incorporates the early years of Glinda and the Wicked Witch (called Theodora here). However, the primary story follows Oscar ...

a children’s author who discovers that her books are actually repressed childhood memories of her time in Oz. She finds herself swept back into things when the Wicked Witch of the West shows up ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum's book inspired the ... started their own journey to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North.

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” by Gregory Maguire, based on L. Frank Baum’s characters in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” All we’re saying is that you’d have to ...

Will the real Wicked Witch of the West please stand up? Not the lady with the green face, black hat and broomstick, from the 1939 MGM movie "The Wizard of Oz." Not the glamorous green diva from ...

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.

Looking for Oz? These days, you can't walk without tripping over it. There's "Wicked," of course. Part one of the gargantuan movie musical is in theaters now; part two drops November 21, 2025.

This doesn’t mean that Oz or the musical Wicked is forbidden for children, only that it tackles these characters with a sense of maturity that meets the audiences of today who have grown up in a ...