Elphaba
Fictional character from Wicked / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elphaba Thropp /ˈɛlfəbə ˈθrɒp/ is the protagonist in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, in its musical theatre adaptation Wicked, and in the musical's upcoming two-part film adaptation. The character is identified with the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Elphaba | |
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The Wicked Years character | |
First appearance | Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995) |
Created by | Gregory Maguire |
Based on | Wicked Witch of the West by L. Frank Baum |
Portrayed by | |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Elphaba Thropp |
Alias | Wicked Witch of the West |
Family | Oscar Diggs (father) Nessarose Thropp (half-sister) |
Significant other | Fiyero Tigelaar |
Children | Liir Thropp (son) |
Nationality | Ozian |
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. Elphaba is modeled after Margaret Hamilton's portrayal in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz: green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials—"L.F.B.".