Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” — originally published in 1995 and was followed by multiple other books to make a series. “Wicked” the musical made its Broadway debut in 2003.

A Wicked Childhood" to stars Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo, as well as all other performers to play the role of Elphaba.

Compared to previous books in the series, there is less happening to drive the narrative. Instead, “Elphie” serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba's character, explaining what made ...

Elphie: A Wicked Childhood takes some liberties with the Wicked story, as it seeks to make an abridgment between the books and the musical.

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. This keepsake book gives you a special look ...

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

Gregory Maguire extends his fictional expansion of L. Frank Baum’s Oz, traveling back to the childhood of the antiheroic ...

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West inspired both adaptations, still remains in awe of the impact of his book. “When I published Wicked 30 years ago this year, I really thought it ...

That said, in the Wicked book, which the musical was adapted from, Elphaba does learn that the Wizard is her father, from The Clock of the Time Dragon. If we had to guess, we assume Part 2 of the ...

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 ...