In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda is supposed to help Dorothy get ... With Wicked, this becomes even clearer to me, as we get to see her background and personality in more detail. Glinda and Elphaba ...

The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before franchises were a concept. The original 14-book series by Baum is a rich tapestry of dark fantasy with bizarre characters and settings.

Loosely based on the original 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" written by L. Frank Baum, "Wicked" tells the background story of the witches we meet in Oz during Dorothy's famous visit.

Well, Wizard of Oz fans may notice a familiar musical motif, written by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, used in the Golden Age film that plays in the background during the first few moments of Wicked.

The backstory of Glinda the (Not-So) Good Witch and Elphaba the (Not-So) Wicked Witch of the West certainly makes us all look at our childhood classic fave The Wizard of Oz (1939) a little ...