"Elphie" redirects here. For people and with fictional characters with similar names, see Elfi.
Fictional character
Elphaba
The Wicked Years character
Myra Ruiz as Elphaba in the original Brazilian production of the musical version of Wicked.
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
Idina Menzel (musical adaptation)
Cynthia Erivo (two-part film adaptation)
Others (see below)
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
Elphaba Thropp/ˈɛlfəbəˈθrɒp/ is the protagonist in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, and in its musical theatre adaptation Wicked. The character is identified with the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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.".
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