Glinda the Good, Lady Chuffrey, née Glinda Arduenna of the Uplands (formerly referred to as Galinda), is a major character in the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and its sequels Son of a Witch, and Out of Oz by author Gregory Maguire.
Even then, Galinda was beautiful and popular while Elphaba always had to live with her green skin. As the story continues, audiences learn that Galinda changed her name to Glinda in order to appease Prince Fiyero, whom she had a crush on.
Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award.
Glinda offers for Elphaba to wear an ugly witch hat to the party, and Elphaba agrees. When Elphaba gets to the party, everyone laughs at her. Glinda feels guilty and decides to actually befriend her. The girls grow a connection and Glinda gives Elphaba, nicknamed as Elphie, a makeover.
The name was created by author Gregory Maguire for his novel "Wicked" (later a hit Broadway Musical) and was based upon the initials of L. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wizard of Oz," from which "Wicked" was born. The initals "L.F.B." each gave one syllable to the name: El-pha-ba.
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Galinda Arduenna Upland (later Glinda): Elphaba's roommate at Shiz University, who eventually becomes the Good Witch of the North. She hates Elphaba at first, but they later become close friends. Nessarose Thropp: Elphaba's younger sister, who eventually becomes known as "the Wicked Witch of the East."
She introduces herself as Glinda and explains that the true Wicked Witch is her half-sister, Evanora. Years ago, she poisoned their father, the King, so she could rule Oz uncontested. Before he died, the King predicted that a powerful Wizard would come and take his place.
Elphaba is also unusual in that she is apparently allergic to water, and avoids touching it at all times, never crying or bathing. She cleans herself by rubbing oil into her skin. She has a power that she cannot control.
The Wiz: All four witches remain, but they get new names. The Wicked Witch of the East becomes Evvamean, the Good Witch of the North becomes Addaperle ("Miss One" in the movie version) and the Wicked Witch of the West becomes Evillene, while Glinda gets to keep her name.
in wicked the musical all we ever see of Dorothy is her silhouette. this was to avoid copyright. and to avoid comparisons to the mgm musical in early trial runs of wicked. they did have Dorothy on stage and then they changed it and I thought that was a good move.
After listening to the Ozians rumors that water will melt Elphaba, Fiyero storms off but reluctantly agrees to marry Glinda saying, "If it makes you happy." Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace to free the rest of the winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free.
In the book, Elphaba's mother IS given a potion of some kind that she has drunk when Elphaba is conceived and probably contributed to her green skin. The Wizard being Elphaba's father isn't outright stated like it is in the musical but it's implied and leaves room for interpretation/debate.
Nessarose is just one of a huge number of stereotypical disabled characters. In "Wicked," disability equals evil once again, and the "punishment" for disability is death, as when the house falls on Nessarose and kills her.
The show is about two young witches: Elphaba, whose skin is green, and Glinda, who is blonde and beautiful. They dislike each other at first but soon form an unlikely bond. The musical follows them from their girlhood friendship and explains how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch and Glinda became the Good Witch.
To complete the diagnosis, Elphaba's medical condition, Emeraldia Pigmentosa), is listed alongside of the primary diagnoses, and her important social pressures are emphasized in the “Other factors” section. These additional factors are consistent with Elphaba's primary diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Who is the youngest person to play Elphaba in Wicked?
Danna Paola (from the Mexican production) is the youngest ever, beginning performances 18. She starred in multiple musicals including Next to Normal, Spring Awakening and Rent.
Yes, we know Elphaba loves Fiyero – in the show “As Long As You're Mine” serves as their sensual and haunting love duet – but she also loves Glinda. Elphie is totes bisexual.
