Are the witches in wicked gay

Here’s our guide to all of the LGBT+ innuendos (and outuendos) going down at the Ozdust Ballroom now that “Wicked”—and its accompanying queer discourse—is now in theaters. By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. Pink goes good with green, but according to Ariana Grande , Glinda the Good Witch might be vibing with all the colors of the rainbow.

Neither Elphaba nor Glinda is explicitly queer in the text the musical is based on but some fans think they're queer-coded. Now, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have addressed the. The Wizard of Oz never spoke to me as a child. Quite the opposite, in fact; it terrified me. I was terrified of anyone or anything in costume as a kid: mascots, the Easter Bunny, a mall Santa minding his own business.

Stop Trying to Make 'Wicked' A Sapphic Romance. It’s Even Better Than That. Who cares if two femmes kiss when they could take down Oz’s whole oppressive regime? Ariana Grande, left, and Cynthia Erivo pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of "Wicked" on Nov. 18 in London. 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.

Fans are talking about how the cast’s real-life identities tie into the story’s queer undertones. Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, the green-skinned witch. She’s openly queer and has shared her fluid sexuality in a British Vogue interview. Ariana Grande plays Glinda, the bubbly blonde. Share on Twitter. Hitching To Nirvana , a novel of midife and adolescence by Janet Mason is now available on-line and from bookstores Available in paperback and in e-book. This is the question that the much celebrated musical Wicked thrusts upon us — and it is no coincidence that the concept of evil is something that everyone in the LGBT community knowingly or unknowingly, has had to grapple with.