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‘Wicked’ Casts Lencia Kebede As First Black Actress To Play Elphaba Full Time On Broadway; Allie Trimm To Join As Glinda
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 ...
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‘Wicked’ Names Lencia Kebede as First Black Actress for Elphaba Role on Broadway
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 ...
'Wicked' on Broadway gets its first full-time Black Elphaba
Just a few days after Black History Month ends, the Broadway smash "Wicked" will make some Black history of its own. Producers recently announced the casting of newcomer Lencia Kebede as the first ...
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‘Wicked’s Lencia Kebede Is Broadway's First Black Actor to Play Elphaba Full-Time—Cynthia Erivo Manifested It
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 ...
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Video: WICKED's New Elphaba Lencia Kebede Sings 'Defying Gravity' Before Historic Broadway Run
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, 2025 she will make history as the first ...
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‘Wicked’ Casts Lencia Kebede As First Black Actress To Play Elphaba Full Time On Broadway; Allie Trimm To Join As Glinda
Kebede, who recently starred in the touring company of Hamilton, will join Wicked on Tuesday, March 4. She’ll play opposite Allie Trimm, who takes over as Glinda at the same time. Trimm was the Glinda ...
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‘Wicked’s Lencia Kebede Is Broadway's First Black Actor to Play Elphaba Full-Time
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 ...
‘Wicked' Casts Lencia Kebede As Broadway's First Black Elphaba; Allie Trimm To Join As Glinda
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 in ...
'Wicked' Finds Broadway’s First Black Elphaba in Lencia Kebede—Cynthia Erivo Manifested This Moment
Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of Black actresses playing Elphaba in her 2024 ELLE cover story.
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Wicked announces historic Nessarose casting on Broadway
As previously revealed, Lencia Kebede (Hamilton) will become the first Black actress to assume the role of Elphaba full-time on Broadway. Allie Trimm, who has been serving as a standby for the role, ...
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‘Wicked’ Casts Lencia Kedebe As Broadway’s First Black Elphaba To Be In The Role Full-Time
Broadway has its first Black full-time Elphaba. Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actress to play Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked full-time. She will be joined by Allie Trimm, who is ...