Are the main characters in wicked gay
Wicked's Marissa Bode says every character is "canonically" homosexual in the movie
4 June 2025, 16:08
By Sam Prance
Marissa Bode believes Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Nessarose, Boq the Wizard and Madame Morrible are all queer.
Happy Pride month!Wicked's Marissa Bode has spoken and she says all the film's characters are "canonically" queer.
Ever since the original Wicked book came out in 1995, there have been longstanding theories that Elphaba and Glinda are romantically in admire with each other. Wicked author Gregory Maguire has since confirmed that the lesbian subtext was "intentional" and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have said that they both reflect Elphaba and Glinda are queer.
Now, Marissa Bode, who plays Nessarose, has entered the chat and argued that every character in the musical is gay.
Speaking with Into, Marissa, who is queer in actual life, said: “The straights are gonna get mad at me for saying this...but canonically, for me, everybody in the cast, character-wise, is queer in my brain. Like, Elphaba and Galinda were a little too suspicious for me personally. In my brain, t
4. But Are They Gay? A Queer Take on Elphaba and Glinda
Questions eight and nine asked respondents to characterize the association between Gelphie, and asked if Wicked is a “queer” musical and how so, respectively. The concise answers are yes, most ship it, but whether it is a homosexual 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 correct pairing). Among queer respondents, many saw the musical as not as lgbtq+ as the book, or not queer at all because characters who are canonically queer in the book are not discussed or erased. For instance, Gregory Maguire has confirmed that Elphaba and Glinda were in some type of relationship, so both are canonically bisexual, and Elphaba is hinted to be intersex. Other folks saw the show as definitely queer or the potential for it to be read as gay, understanding its need to insert the love triangle and make the display “family friendly” in the name of ticket sales, but “the way it is structured, the choices musically etc make it clear tha
Wicked's Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande say Elphaba and Glinda are queer
3 January 2025, 18:01
By Sam Prance
Are Elphaba and Glinda gay? Wicked fans have shipped the two characters together ever since the musical debuted.
Wicked's Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have said that they think Elphaba and Glinda are queer in a new interview.
Throughout Wicked's history as a musical, people have debated whether or not Elphaba and Glinda's relationship is platonic or romantic. The two characters turn from enemies to best friends, and the musical revolves around their chemistry. Neither Elphaba nor Glinda is explicitly gender non-conforming in the text the musical is based on but some fans ponder they're queer-coded.
Now, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande possess addressed the theories. Kristen Chenoweth has also chimed in and Ariana's spoke about Glinda's sexuality further in a separate profile.
Are Elphaba and Glinda in love with each other?
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande sang live on Wicked
Is Elphaba gay in Wicked?
In an interview with Gay Times, Cynthia and Ariana were told that people have been shippi
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, Wicked: Part One hits theaters Friday (November 22).
The ginormous blockbuster — based on the beloved Broadway musical — is undeniably the biggest LGBTQ+ cinema event of the year. Which is saying a lot, considering Gladiator 2 also hits theaters this month.
Not only does director Jon M. Chu’s film encompass the pivotal gay karaoke classic “Defying Gravity,” but its cast is comprised of queer icons and allies like Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and, of course, Jonathan Bailey.
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So, he’s straight. Or is he?
Well, if you ask Bowen Yang, who portrays Bailey’s snooty classmate Pfannee, Fiyero is actually “canonically bisexual.”
With flirty mannerisms and an incredibly charming performance of “Dancing Through Life,” Yang teased that Bailey’s character has an “unspoken bisexual energy.”
And don’t get us started on that nothing-but-boots photo that Bailey teased.
Still, as Yang explained to Pink Novel .