Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, before she turned evil. Glinda the Good Witch, aka Galinda (played by Ariana Grande), is key to Elphaba’s ...

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

Then there’s Jeff Goldblum’s wizard at his control boards; he later tells Dorothy, the Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow, “Bring me the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West!!” Final shots are Elphaba ...

This prequel fills in gaps in Elphaba’s story for fans who have supported "Wicked" for three decades. “Those two little scenes fell on the cutting room floor, as it were, of my office ...