Why is Elphaba green in Wicked? In the Wicked movie and Broadway musical, Elphaba became green because her mother, Melena ...

I don't think I could have made the connection to Elphaba as much as I did. And something happens when all of that green is on, the freckles go on, and the hair goes on, the makeup goes on ...

Cynthia Erivo had green skin as Elphaba in the hit movie but was inspired by her own heritage and feelings of being "othered" ...

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 ...