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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).
The Syrian deity was assimilated with the Roman sun god known as Sol and became known as Sol Invictus ("the unconquered Sun") among the Romans. [11] A temple called the Elagabalium was built on the east face of the Palatine Hill to house the holy stone of the Emesa temple, a black conical meteorite. [12] Herodian writes of that stone:
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
Furthermore, Chu wanted to capture a closeup of Elphaba using 65 mm lenses, with each take running 10 minutes long. “He wants her to have the time to perform that scene, to feel the emotion of ...
Elphaba dons only black; Glinda is in pink everything. “My hope was to create two women (who were) very intentional in how they present themselves,” he says. “Glinda is privileged.
Cynthia Erivo's transformation into Elphaba for Wicked was involved, to say the least.. But despite the actress, 37, having to sit in the makeup chair for hours each day, Frances Hannon, makeup ...
Chistery: The snow monkey Elphaba taught to speak and gave wings (making him a Winged monkey). He remains at Kiamo Ko, looking after Nanny. Shell Thropp/The Emperor Apostle: Elphaba's half brother, Shell is a fop and gigolo (and perhaps a sex addict). He becomes Emperor of Oz after the assassination of the Scarecrow.
[5] [7] [8] Suskauer performed over 100 shows as Elphaba. [9] According to Suskauer, being painted into the makeup for Elphaba was a 15-minute process each night, and her standard warmup consisted of 20-minutes of vocal exercises. [9] Suskauer's performances as Elphaba have been received favorably by critics.