The Harriet star is only the second Black woman to portray the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz universe, following Alexia Khadime who held the role in the West End production of Wicked from 2008-2010 and later in 2023.

How and why did the kind-hearted, smart and green Elphaba Thropp become such a nasty, powerful, dare we say wicked witch of the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz”? The big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked ” uses subtle nuances to hint at Elphaba’s growing powers, but also nod to Black women.

It appears that the actors in Wicked truly gave their all while presenting the characters in the film. The same goes for Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba. In the movie, her character has micro-braids and the actress has now revealed the reason behind that. Erivo talked about this during her interview with Variety. She recalled to the outlet abou...