Young Girls Love Wicked

Idina Menzel may be the most famous Elphaba to have taken the stage to date, and her success in that role is carrying over into the mainstream music world.  During a recent interview, Menzel talked about how Wicked has helped her fan base both with young girls and their parents.  She told the St. Petersburg Times, “I get video tapes sent to me from kids singing the songs from the show at the dinner table. It’s the cutest thing ever. I feel a real connection with some of these young girls.”

The girls, and many other fans, first fell for Menzel as the complicated character Elphaba.  Elphaba will later become the Wicked Witch of the West, but in Wicked she is simply a green-skinned witch trying to navigate her way through prejudices and a corrupt government.  She becomes surprisingly empowered through the whole experience, which is what Menzel thinks the parents of these girls love.  She said, “I think parents are grateful because it’s not a Britney Spears thing. It’s based on a green girl who ends up being powerful and strong and beautiful. It is a nice symbol for young kids.”

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