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Elphaba Thropp (/ ˈ ɛ l f ə b ə ˈ θ r ɒ p /) is the protagonist in the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, its musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
Suskauer was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. [1] Her mother, Michelle Suskauer was a criminal defense lawyer who would later become president of the Florida Bar Association; her father Scott Suskauer was also an attorney who would later become a judge on Florida's 15th Judicial Circuit. [2]
After Elphaba is born green, her father forces her mother to eat milkweed during her second pregnancy. Seemingly as a result of the milkweed, Elphaba's mother dies while giving birth to Elphaba's ...
Elphaba leaves behind hat and her mom's green bottle, which Glinda takes to Oz. Surprise! The Wizard Is Elphaba's Dad.
She plays Melena Thropp, Elphaba and Nessarose's mother, in the 2024 two-movies adaptation of Wicked. [9] Theatre. Year Title Role Theatre Ref. 2015 In the Heights:
Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose, goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the East, who appears in the The Wizard of Oz only as a pair of stockinged legs sticking out from underneath a house.
In 2015, Morrissey served as the standby for Elphaba on the national tour of Wicked. She began to play the role full-time in 2017 alongside Ginna Claire Mason as Glinda until 2018. [2] [9] [29] [30] During this time, Morrissey and Mason developed a strong friendship. [2] [31] In 2023, Morrissey became the official standby for Elphaba on ...
Elphaba’s backstory is tragic: rejected by her father for her green skin, and forced to confront the death of her mother. “I wanted to put lots of different concepts and theories about evil ...