Willemijn Verkaik (February - May 2013).Jackie Burns (September 2011 - January 2013 July 2017 - July 2018).Teal Wicks (February - September 2011).Mandy Gonzalez (March 2010 - January 2011).Marcie Dodd (November 2008 - January 2009). Ana Gasteyer (October 2006 - January 2007).Eden Espinosa (January - October 2006).Shoshana Bean (January 2005 - January 2006).Idina Menzel (October 2003 - January 2005).The role is currently slated to be played by Cynthia Erivo in the upcoming two-part film adaptation of the musical.Īctresses billed in the lead role in various productions include: The role was originated on Broadway and the West End by Idina Menzel, who won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials - " L.F.B.".Īctresses who have portrayed Elphaba Elphaba is modeled after the Witch's portrayal by Margaret Hamilton in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz: green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. In the Baum novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life Wicked creates a backstory for her and explores the world of The Wizard of Oz from her perspective. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The character is identified with the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)Įlphaba Thropp / ˈ ɛ l f ə b ə ˈ θ r ɒ p/ is a fictional character in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, and in its musical theatre adaptation Wicked.
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