Gregory Maguire's new Wicked prequel book Elphie expands on Elphaba's tragic relationship with the flying monkeys.

“What’s wonderful about the show is that you get an insight into why this woman becomes the Wicked Witch of the West ... the Grimmerie to create the flying monkeys in hopes of using them ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...

before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From her struggles with familiar jealousy, her thirst for knowledge and her encounters with the marginalized talking animals of Oz ...