Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Ms. Kebede is new to WICKED and is the ...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Funko has released a limited-edition V Day-themed Wicked set, that re-imagines Glinda and Elphaba as pink and red figurines. The officially-licensed collection ...

Watch Wicked's next Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, sing "Defying Gravity" in an emotional post announcing her historic run in the Broadway production. On March 4, she will make history as the first Black ...

By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Lencia Kebede will take over playing Elphaba on Broadway this spring, becoming the first Black actress to assume the role full time on Broadway. Kebede ...

Other familiar faces pop up throughout the film, including “Wicked’s” original composer Stephen Schwartz, book writer Winnie Holzman and former West End Elphaba Alice Fearn, who takes on the ...

Wicked is getting a new Elphaba, and she’s about to make history: Lencia Kebede will be the first Black actress to assume the role full time in the Broadway company. Kebede, who recently starred ...

Cynthia Erivo was able to fully inhabit the role of Elphaba in “Wicked” thanks to Mr. Tazewell’s costumes.Credit...Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures We are having trouble retrieving the article ...

Broadway’s Wicked will welcome two new witches to the stage this spring, with Lencia Kebede serving as the first Black actress to play Elphaba Thropp full-time. Kebede takes over the role from ...