Paper Magazine: How the Land of Oz's Clothing Came to Life in 'Wicked'

Good news! Wicked is finally in theaters.

After 21 years running at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, the Broadway musical has its own film adaptation starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The two portray Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West, respectively, providing a backstory for the iconic and beloved characters from The Wizard of Oz.

The film's costume designer is Paul Tazewell, who's won a Tony Award for his work on Hamilton, a Primetime Emmy Award for The Wiz Live! and received an Oscar nomination for 2021's West Side Story. For Wicked, Tazewell had several references: Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (the novel that inspired the plot of Broadway musical), Victor Fleming's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the Broadway show itself and nature.

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