Seven Elphabas from ‘Wicked’ talk going green and defying gravity

This article was originally published in November 2024. It was updated in November 2025 for the release of the second part of the “Wicked” movie.

There may be no more spellbinding protagonist in contemporary musical theater than Elphaba Thropp, that green-skinned wallflower with a penchant for soaring over Oz and belting battle cries from the heavens.