Are glinda and elphaba gay in the book

The book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire inspired the stage musical, but it contains far more explicit and disturbing scenes. One thing the book does allude to, though, is a lesbian subplot between Glinda and Elphaba. The short answers are yes, most ship it, but whether it is a queer musical was very up for debate. Among the six heterosexual respondents, for instance, four outright said that the show was not queer or that Glinda and Elphaba were not a couple, while one said she could see the potential and one said Gelphie is her OTP one true pairing. Among queer respondents, many saw the musical as not as queer as the book, or not queer at all because characters who are canonically queer in the book are not discussed or erased.

While the musical avoids making any explicit references to Elphaba and Glinda being queer, the pair kiss in the original Gregory Maguire book and people have argued that lesbian subtext. Glinda, it turns out, has a complicated past with Elphaba. In the film, the relationship between the two feels like it could easily veer into classic enemies-to-lovers territory. Elphaba and Glinda hate each other, they love each other, they dance awkwardly, and there are meaningful glances.

Well, now the original author of Wicked has confirmed it was “intentional” for the novel to have a subplot of lesbian romance between Glinda and Elphaba. This was made even more clear in the. I wanted to propose this possibility, but I did not want to make a declarative statement. As well as addressing the lesbian subtext, Maguire also talked about how the AIDS crisis influenced the Wicked book, as well as the possibility of Elphaba being intersex or trans. But I will tell you that the reason I sowed those seeds is that I wanted this book to be an examination about how we think of people as the end result of trauma, and that in fact, we are all larger than our traumas.

Wicked author Gregory Maguire confirms lesbian subtext between Glinda and Elphaba was always intentional while he was developing their relationship. The Wicked movie adaptation's positive reviews have often highlighted the closeness in the relationship between Glinda (Ariana Grande-Butera) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), especially as their. Wicked ' s main stars address the rumors that Elphaba Cynthia Erivo and Glinda Ariana Grande have a romantic connection. The Tony-winning musical is the latest Broadway production to get the movie treatment, which is also inspired by the book by Gregory Maguire. Chu, the new musical focuses on the evolving friendship and fallout between two witches, Glinda and Elphaba.