When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we
heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis the mysterious witch? Where
did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory
Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way
again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class
citizens Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a
victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba who
will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West a smart prickly and misunderstood
creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
