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Son of a Witch (2005) is a fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire. The book is Maguire’s fifth revisionist story and the second set in the land of Oz conceived by L. Frank Baum. Son of a Witch continues the story after the fall from power of the Wizard of Oz and the death of Elphaba by recounting
Elphaba Thropp (/ ˈ ɛ l f ə b ə ˈ θ r ɒ p /) is the protagonist in the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, its musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
The Grimmerie (a variation on the words 'Grimoire' and 'gramarye') is a fictional book of spells in The Wicked Years universe. In both the original novels and the stage adaptation, the Grimmerie is written in a language that the people of Oz cannot read; in the novels, this is because the book came from Earth and is written in English, whereas in the musical, it is said to be written in the ...
The film, adapted from the popular Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire's book, and directed by John M. Chu, ... Madam Morrible is the first person in Oz to recognize Elphaba’s true potential.
Mandy Gonzalez, Elphaba 2010-2011: “My journey with Wicked started a little bit before [playing Elphaba] because I was actually hired to be part of the ensemble for the first reading. I remember ...
For example: Elphaba bites off a midwife’s finger as an newborn; her parents are involved in what is essentially a loving throuple with a Quadling man named Turtle Heart; Fiyero is a child groom ...
Son of a Witch: 2005: A sequel to Wicked, focusing on Elphaba's son Liir. A Lion Among Men: 2008: The third book in "The Wicked Years", telling the life story of the Cowardly Lion (given the name "Brrr" by Maguire). Out of Oz: 2011: The fourth and final volume in "The Wicked Years", focusing on the life of Rain, daughter of Liir and ...
The third act of the film, though, is largely driven by Elphaba’s arc. “The last 40 minutes of the movie is one long continuous sunset that starts with ‘Wizomania’ and takes us all to the ...