Since much of Elphaba's magical powers in Wicked come from her desire to remedy injustice, perhaps her abilities would not be as strong or would come from somewhere else, somewhere bad.

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

Alex Aster, Harlan Coben, Graydon Carter, looks at reactionary politics and more: The New York Times hardcover list for the ...

Cynthia Erivo has also spoken in depth about the process of landing the role of Elphaba, for which she went on to receive an Oscar nomination and other honors. During a previous interview with The ...

Many scenes of Elphaba's childhood were among the cuts in ... it was devastating to watch. I felt so bad that I'd written anything that brought them to have to do this for a week.” ...