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Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, Wicked. In the original L. Frank Baum book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little is explained about her life. Elphaba is modeled after the Witch portrayed by Margaret Hamilton in the classic 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 phonetic pronunciation of Baum's initials L.F.B. In both adaptations, Elphaba is also called by several nicknames including Elphie, Fabala, Sister (Saint) Aelphaba, Auntie Witch, and Fae. [1]

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Abbey

An abbey is a complex of buildings used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess.

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Alexia Khadime

Alexia Khadime (born June 9, 1983) is an English actress and mezzo-soprano, known for her roles in British musical theatre and television.

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Amanda Harrison

Amanda Harrison is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles in Wicked (Elphaba), We Will Rock You ("Meat" understudy in the UK, and "Oz" understudy in Australia), and for originating the role of Paula Pokrifki in the world premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman.

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Ana Gasteyer

Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress best known for her time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002.

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Anger

Anger or wrath is an intense negative emotion.

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Aquagenic pruritus

Aquagenic pruritus is a skin condition characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching without observable skin lesions and evoked by contact with water.

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Ashleigh Gray

Ashleigh Gray is a Scottish musical theatre performer best known for playing Elphaba in the London and UK & Ireland touring productions of Wicked.

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Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.

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Boq

Boq is a minor character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is the generally preferred spelling in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many Broadway venues, performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre.

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Caissie Levy

Caissie Levy (born April 15, 1981) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her performances in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End.

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Carmen Cusack

Carmen Cusack is a Denver, Colorado-born American musical theater actress and singer.

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Caroline Bowman

Caroline Bowman (born May 10, 1988) is an American theatre actress who has performed in multiple Broadway musicals, including Fame, Grease, Spamalot, Evita, Wicked, and Kinky Boots.

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Cowardly Lion

The Cowardly Lion is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.

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Danna Paola

Danna Paola Rivera Munguía (born 23 June 1995 in Mexico City), better known as Danna Paola, is a Mexican singer, actress, model, fashion designer and recording artist.

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Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Deciduous teeth

Deciduous teeth, commonly known as baby teeth and temporary teeth,Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 255 are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans and other diphyodont mammals.

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Dee Roscioli

Dee Roscioli (born Danielle Marie Roscioli on July 20, 1977, in Easton, Pennsylvania) is an American singer and actress, who is known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway, Chicago, San Francisco, and national touring productions of the musical Wicked.

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Donna Vivino

Donna Vivino is an American actress and singer most recently nominated for a 2018 Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mary Flynn in "Merrily We Roll Along" Directed by Michael Arden.

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Dorothy Gale

Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum as the main protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels.

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Eden Espinosa

Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978 in Anaheim, California) is an American singer and stage actress who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical Wicked.

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Emerald City

The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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Emma Hatton

Emma Hatton (born 6 April 1983) is a British actress and singer, who played the role of Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked.

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Girlband (Australian band)

Girlband was an Australian pop group formed in 2006.

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Glinda the Good Witch

Glinda, also known as the Good Witch of the South, is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum in his Oz novels.

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Grand vizier

In the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Vizier (Sadrazam) was the prime minister of the Ottoman sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissible only by the sultan himself.

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Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist.

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Head teacher

The head teacher,See American and British English spelling differences headmaster, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher with the greatest responsibility for the management of a school, college, or, in the case of the United States and India, an independent school.

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Icicle

An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes.

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Idina Menzel

Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

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Jackie Burns

Jackie Burns is an American actress working in musical theater.

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Japanese macaque

The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.

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Jemma Rix

Jemma Rix (née Stevenson; born 25 December 1984) is an Australian theatre performer, who has played the role of Elphaba in the Melbourne, Sydney, Australian and Asian touring companies of Wicked.

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Jennifer DiNoia

Jennifer DiNoia (born February 23, 1982) is an American singer and actress.

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Jessica Vosk

Jessica Vosk (born September 30, 1983) is an American singer and actress, known for her work in musical theatre.

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Julia Murney

Julia Kathleen Murney (born January 14, 1969) is an American actress, singer and theatre performer, primarily featured in theatre and television commercial voice-overs.

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Kerry Ellis

Kerry Jane Ellis (born 6 May 1979) is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music.

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Kristy Cates

Kristen "Kristy" Cates (born 1977) is an American actress and singer.

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L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), better known as L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels.

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Land of Oz

The fictional Land of Oz is a magical country first introduced in the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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Lindsay Mendez

Lindsay Michelle Mendez (born March 1, 1983) is an American actress and singer.

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Lisa Brescia

Lisa Brescia (born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota), is an American musical theatre actress who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows.

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List of superhuman features and abilities in fiction

Many forms of fiction feature characters attributed with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as "superpowers" (also spelled "super powers" and "super-powers") or "powers".

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List of Wicked characters

This is a list of characters that appear in Gregory Maguire’s ''Wicked'' series.

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Louise Dearman

Louise Dearman (born 13 March 1979) is a British actress and singer, most well known for playing the roles of Glinda and Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked. Notably, she is the only actress to have played both starring roles in any production of Wicked.

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Magic (supernatural)

Magic is a category in Western culture into which have been placed various beliefs and practices considered separate from both religion and science.

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Mandy Gonzalez

Mandy Gonzalez (born August 22, 1978) on IMDb Pro.

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Marcie Dodd

Marcie Dodd (born March 10, 1978) is an American stage performer, best known for playing Elphaba and Nessarose in various US companies of the hit musical Wicked.

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Margaret Hamilton (actress)

Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film character actress best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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Minister (Christianity)

In Christianity, a minister is a person authorized by a church, or other religious organization, to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to proselytize and/or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Munchkin Country

Munchkin Country or Munchkinland, as it is referred to in the famous MGM musical film version, is the fictional Eastern region of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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Nessarose

Nessarose Thropp is the name of the woman who becomes the Wicked Witch of the East in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway adaptation, Wicked.

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Nicole Parker

Nicole Frances Parker (born February 21, 1978) is an American comedian, actress and singer best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show Mad TV.

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Permanent teeth

Permanent teeth or adult teeth are the second set of teeth formed in diphyodont mammals.

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Pippa Grandison

Pippa Jody Grandison (born 12 September 1970) is an Australian musical theatre performer.

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Princess

Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen).

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Protagonist

A protagonist In modern usage, a protagonist is the main character of any story (in any medium, including prose, poetry, film, opera and so on).

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Quadling Country

The Quadling Country is the Southern division of L. Frank Baum's fictional Land of Oz, first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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Rachel Tucker

Rachel Kelly Tucker (born 29 May 1981) is a Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.

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Renée van Wegberg

Renée Elisabeth Johanna van Wegberg (born 14 October 1984) is a Dutch singer and actress, known for her roles in the musicals Urinetown (as Lot Kleinhart) and Wicked.

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Ruby slippers

The ruby slippers are the magic pair of shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the classic 1939 MGM musical movie The Wizard of Oz.

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Scarecrow (Oz)

The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow.

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Scrying

Scrying (also known by various names such as "seeing" or "peeping") is the practice of looking into a suitable medium in the hope of detecting significant messages or visions.

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Shoshana Bean

Shoshana Elise Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, recording artist, and stage actress.

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Son of a Witch

Son of a Witch (2005) is a fantasy novel written by Gregory Maguire.

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Stephanie J. Block

Stephanie Janette Block (born September 19, 1972) is an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals.

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Teal Wicks

Teal Wicks (born September 8, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American singer and stage actress, best known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway, San Francisco, and Los Angeles productions of the musical Wicked and as Mary Barrie in the musical Finding Neverland.

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The Voice (Australia season 1)

The first season of The Voice, the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 15 April 2012 and concluded on 18 June 2012, with Karise Eden being crowned as the winner.

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The Wicked Years

The Wicked Years is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its 1939 film adaptation, and related books.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900.

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Tin Woodman

The Tin Woodman, better known as either the Tin Man or (incorrectly) the Tin Woodsman (the third name appears only in adaptations, the first—and in rare instances, the second—was used by Baum), is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.

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Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is awarded to the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival.

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Vicki Noon

Vicki Noon (born 1985) is an American theater performer, who played the lead role of Elphaba on the Second National Tour of Wicked, a role she had previously covered in various other productions of the musical.

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Victoria Matlock

Victoria Matlock is an American musical theatre actress.

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West End theatre

West End theatre is a common term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of "Theatreland" in and near the West End of London.

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Wheelchair

A wheelchair, often abbreviated to just "chair", is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability.

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Wicked (Maguire novel)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is a novel published in 1995 written by Gregory Maguire and illustrated by Douglas Smith.

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Wicked (musical)

Wicked is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman.

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Wicked Witch of the East

The Wicked Witch of the East is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum.

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Wicked Witch of the West

The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum as the most significant antagonist in his classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

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Willemijn Verkaik

Willemijn Verkaik (born 16 June 1975) is a Dutch singer and actress.

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Witchcraft

Witchcraft or witchery broadly means the practice of and belief in magical skills and abilities exercised by solitary practitioners and groups.

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Wizard of Oz (character)

Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elphaba

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