I Also Realized Why Elphaba Might Have Chosen To Flee To The West As a fan of the musical ... I think that explains why she becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, specifically.

Most of Margaret Hamilton's scenes as the Wicked Witch were cut from the ... Maguire's Wicked (and its subsequent musical), the Wicked Witch of the West is one of the baddest villains of them ...

Was the Wicked Witch of the West born wicked or did she have wickedness ... “That’s fine. That’s how art works. That’s how culture works.” But, he added, “I’m still alive.” ...