Wicked And The Politics of Revolution

Is Glinda a centrist? Is Elphaba a revolutionary leader or did she fail? And how does the story of Elphaba and Glinda working together teach us some lessons for fighting fascism in a very unmagical place: present-day United States.

Francesca unpacks the political allegories in Wicked, beyond Oz’s anti-animal fascism, to look at how the allyship between Glinda and Elphaba mirrors characters within the Democratic Party.

Elphaba is a bit Bernie-esque, while Glinda is quite Kamala-coded.

But Elphaba and Glinda and also kind of remind us of revolutionary duos throughout history like ML...