Wicked fans are only just realising what the name of Cynthia Erivo's character, Elphaba, actually means as author Gregory Maguire explains origins.

Cynthia Erivo delivers a standout performance as Elphaba in the new movie "Wicked." The film has earned $262 million domestically and set new records for Broadway adaptations. She joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her role and the live-sung performances.

Who auditioned to play Elphaba in Wicked? Here's who else tried out for the part before Cynthia Erivo was cast.

“But we were never going for a witchy look,” she added about the making of Erivo’s character. “We were making it very real, very timeless and very connected to everybody. We weren’t going for the prosthetic fantasy version at all. Jon [M. Chu] always wanted everything real.”

In the original 1939 movie and novel by L. Frank Baum Elphaba, aka The Wicked Witch of the West, dies after Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her and she melts instantly.