Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel and others starred as Elphaba in ‘Oz’ movies. Here’s everything to know about the actresses who ...

T he Middle Ages and early modern period were not a good time for anyone, particularly women who deviated from a very limited ...

The Wicked Witch of the West did not carry a broom in L. Frank Baum’s original 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'—so where did it ...

Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell explains why he put Cynthia Erivo in pants for “Wicked: For Good.” ...

Coven opens in a prison in Pendle, Lancashire, 21 years after the 1612 trial. Later, an extended flashback shows Jenet – ...

Musical set during the Pendle Witch trials puts its feminist message front and centre with stirring songs that celebrate the sisterhood ...

Hamilton may have helped the West End recover from The Covid Years, but it carries its share of blame too. Perhaps that’s not ...

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Coven ends in style, with a blaze of rousing determination, and it certainly feels like a story that needs telling right now.

Directed by Miranda Cromwell, it’s a mixed bag: invigorating and galvanising on one hand, sermonic and overly explanatory on ...

Halloween is over but witches are still haunting the Kiln Theatre. Well, alleged witches, the victims of the 1633 Pendle Witch Trials whose half-known stories ...

The auspices have been good for Rebecca Brewer and Daisy Chute’s new musical Coven. Eight years in the making, the show extended into 2026 before it even began previews. With a great all-female cast ...