The clearest candidate for America’s favorite fairy tale might be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The author L. Frank Baum set ...

"Wicked" is a new prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" story, based on the award-winning Broadway show. Here's how the two stories ...

In “Wicked: Part One” The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) enlists Elphaba and Galinda to help him decide on a color for a ...

Here is a breakdown of "Wicked's" biggest easter eggs, cameos, references to “The Wizard of Oz” and changes from the beloved ...

This story contains spoilers for “Wicked,” now playing in theaters. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth have found their way ...

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.” A.J. Hackwith draws on ...

Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995 novel. Author Gregory Maguire ...

The answer to the question is yes, and no. In many ways Wicked is indeed a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, as it tells the ...

Yeoh hadn't seen the original stage musical before joining the cast of Jon M. Chu's jubilant film adaptation. But in two key ...

Baum took the traditional hero’s journey and gave it a uniquely American twist: a young girl from the heartland becomes a ...

Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ...

Production designer Nathan Crowley tells IndieWire about his Oz world-building, designing sets like the spinning shelves and ...