Elphaba has already proven how she was misunderstood in Wicked, but the new prequel novel adds even more context to actions ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

This book cover image released by William Morrow shows "Elphie: A Wicked Childhood" by Gregory Maguire. (William Morrow via AP) ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz, “Elphie” ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

Most of Margaret Hamilton's scenes as the Wicked Witch were cut from the ... Maguire's Wicked (and its subsequent musical), the Wicked Witch of the West is one of the baddest villains of them ...