Elphie: A Wicked Childhood is certainly worth reading for diehard fans of the series (like myself), but the Elphaba prequel struggles because it doesn't really know where it belongs — which is ...

That’s what Massachusetts Author Gregory Maguire explores in his new book, “Elphie”, which was released Tuesday. The book expands the “Wicked” universe and reflects on Elphaba’s life ...

Gregory Maguire says publishing a “Wicked” prequel on the heels of the wildly successful movie adaptation may seem like ...

Those familiar only with the musical can still enjoy “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series but chronologically the first. An Ozian bildungsroman, it relates how the infant Elphie ...

Elphie is available as a deluxe hardcover ... Before it captivated fans on the silver screen, Wicked brought (and still does!) over 15,000 people every week to New York City’s Gershwin Theater.

Fri, March 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM UTC The latest is Elphie, a prequel that takes fans ... the Witch of the West’s origins in the 1995 novel Wicked, which served as the inspiration for the musical ...

And, as it often happens, women who look and act different from the accepted norm of the time are called witches, so Elphaba’s future as a witch is preordained. In traditional fairy tales, the witch ...

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 ...

Best-selling author Gregory Maguire is back with "Elphie: A Wicked Childhood," a new prequel that explores the early life of Elphaba—the girl who would become the Wicked Witch of the West.

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 Elphaba ...