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It's not surprising the Wicked Witch of the West has garnered such popularity (or perhaps infamy) over the years. The ...
Those Wicked Witches of the West have little in common with the one that L. Frank Baum created in his 1900 children's classic, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.". Baum's witch wasn't green, for ...
It was Margaret Hamilton's unforgettable performance, in the 1939 film, that made The Wicked Witch of the West a central Oz character. As she has remained, ever since.
The Wicked Witch of the West: A Heroine for Our Time “Wicked,” which arrives to the big screen this fall, redeems the villain who is barely a character in L. Frank Baum’s classic novel.
For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at ...
Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s makeup artist and hairstylist Frances Hannon. Hannon told The Post her work on Erivo ...
Maguire’s “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” came out in 1995. Maguire, known for his fairytale reimaginings, eventually wrote an entire series based on Elphaba and ...
Before she was the Wicked Witch of the West, she was just Elphaba — and Ariana Grande is here to tell her story.. In the second full-length trailer for the upcoming Wicked film, the pop star ...
Actually, Baum didn't seem much interested in The Wicked Witch of the West. "She only appears in one chapter," Shanower said. "And she's not an important character after the first book.