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What is the name of the university Elphaba and Nessarose get accepted into?

Shiz. The university is called Shiz (an unusual name, like Oz).

Who does Elphaba share a room with?

Glinda. She shares a room with Gilnda Uppland (who laters becomes Glinda the Good). At first the two hate each other but they eventually become friends.

Elphaba sings or is featured in, a total of 13 songs in the musical. Which two does she sing solo?

"Not that Girl", "No Good Deed". She sings "Wizard and I" with Madame Morrible, "Loathing" with Glinda and the students, "Something Bad" with Doctor Dillamond. She only has one line in "Dancing Through Life", she sings "One Short Day" with Glinda and the Ozians, "Defying Gravity" with Glinda, "Witch of the East" with Nessarose and Boq, "As Long as You're Mine" with Fiyero, "For Good" with Glinda and the ending with the whole cast.

Elphaba's father was a munchkin.

f. Elphaba's father was the Wizard.

What animal do Elphaba and Fiyero set free into the wild?

a lion. The lion they they set free grows up to become the famous lion without courage from "The Wizard of Oz".

Which of these is NOT an actress to have played Elphaba in "Wicked"?

Helen Dallimore. Helen Dallimore played Glinda in the London version.

What was the cause of Elphaba's green skin?

Green elixir. Elphaba's mother had an affair with a man who made her drink from a green elixir. When she died, Elphaba said that it was all she had left to remember her by.

Elphaba was accepted into a history course by Madame Morrible.

f. She was accepted into a sorcery course by Madame Morrible, which was one of the reasons she became so powerful.

What does Elphaba enchant to make Nessarose walk?

Nessarose's shoes. Elphaba enchants Nessarose's shoes, in the process the shoes turn red and become the famous ruby slippers.

What happens to Elphaba at the end of the musical?

She leaves Oz with Fiyero. Unfortunately, the people of Oz never discover the truth about why Elphaba became a witch. She pretends to melt so she will be no more trouble and she and her lover Fiyero (the scarecrow) leave Oz.