The "Wicked" actress can barely believe she's holding the prop originally held by Billie Burke in the 1939 film.

That's the mantra of Glinda, "Wicked's" bubbly good witch ... Everyone loves "The Wizard of Oz," except the official arbiters of kid lit: critics and children's librarians. They hate the "Oz ...

Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum's book inspired ... Just like in “Oz,” Elphaba is green, and Galinda/Glinda is as pink as Barbie (and travels in her own ...

like we see at the end of "The Wizard of Oz." This is consistent with Act II of the "Wicked" stage musical (and presumably the upcoming part two of the movie) in which we see references to Glinda ...

But the story of Oz dates back much further than that. For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s ...

Glinda of 1939, I don’t think that’s your wand anymore. Ariana Grande is now that girl holding the wand from the original “Wizard of Oz” film. The “Wicked” star was presented with the ...

Wicked's characterization of Elphaba as a kindhearted activist stands in stark contrast to the evil witch seen in The Wizard of Oz. Glinda, meanwhile, can be vapid, selfish and downright mean at ...

"The Wizard of Oz" starts when Dorothy Gale, her dog Toto, and her house are picked up by a tornado in Kansas and dropped in Oz, landing on and killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Glinda the ...

Wicked serves as a prequel in that it explores the backstory of characters who play central roles in The Wizard of Oz, particularly Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch.

Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum's book inspired ... Just like in “Oz,” Elphaba is green, and Galinda/Glinda is as pink as Barbie (and travels in her own ...