Evillene is the name given to the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wiz (stage), the all African-American version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She seeks to capture Dorothy and her friends to take the Silver Slippers, and rule all of Oz.

She played by Mabel King in both the original Broadway run and the film. She is an evil, fat, greedy tyrant, similar to the one in the original 1900 book. But unlike the original book, in The Wiz, Evillene believes she is beautiful, even though she actually is very ugly, with terrible taste in clothes. But her Winkie slaves call her beautiful ...

In January 1975, she played the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West in the all-African-American cast of the Broadway musical The Wiz. The role earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination for outstanding featured actress in a musical.

Evillene [] Alignment: Evil; Characteristics: Perhaps the most infamous witch in Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is known for her powerful magic, vile temper, and obsessive quest to retrieve the Silver Slippers. She is the main antagonist in many …

The Wicked Witch of the West is named Evillene in The Wiz, the all-Black retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She is often depicted as a hot and quick tempered tyrant who despises bad news . She shares many attributes to the witch depicted in the original 1900 book.

Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, is depicted in this film as The Grotesque, with Uncanny Valley Makeup that makes her look like some sort of hideous human-sized porcelain doll. Another creepy factor comes in the moment when she tries to take Dorothy's slippers.

Evillene's Lair is the residence of The Wicked Witch of the West, Evillene. Here she rules over the western region of Oz and forces her slaves the Winkies to daily hard labor. In the stage musical of The Wiz, Evillene's lair is depicted as a large dark and red castle.

"Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News" or "No Bad News" was a song written for The Wiz and all of its adaptations. Sung by Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West and the Winkies, the song explains...

Evillene, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West, is the main antagonist of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz and the 1978 film version of the same name. Her enemies are Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Lion.

Mar 9, 2018 · In this adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s magical novel, Dorothy is whisked away by a tornado to the fanciful land of Oz. There, she and her sidekicks encounter Munchkins, flying monkeys and a power-hungry witch named Evillene who vows to destroy them.