Many fans have long wondered why Elphaba’s skin is green in the Wicked: Part 1 movie and stage play. Popularly known as the Wicked Witch of the West, her unconventional appearance has a ...

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, played by Cynthia Erivo is bullied for her green skin, which the BBFC’s website said could be “upsetting and poignant for some audiences.” ...

Cynthia Erivo went green for her role of Elphaba in Wicked — and for the actor, CGI just wouldn’t cut it. In a sped-up video of her lengthy on-set makeup process, Erivo explained exactly why ...

As NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, it was not easy being green. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: In the original book, author L. Frank Baum did not even imagine his witch with green skin, says writer Ailea Merriam-Pigg.