Wicked's Broadway run recently made history as the first Black full-time Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, made her debut ...

And there's no shortage of inspirational quotes to remind you that the impact of Wicked goes beyond its catchy soundtrack. This one from Elphaba is a prime example: "My future is unlimited." ...

Don't expect to see Andy Nyman back as Elphaba and Nessarose's father though, as he appears to have suffered a fatal heart attack in Wicked's finale. (It would make sense as in the musical ...

Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" in New York on March 1, 2025. In the audience were some 60 family and friends - mom and her aunts and uncles, her many cousins ...

Lencia Kebede has become the first Black woman to take on the role of Elphaba in a full-time capacity in the original stage production.

Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” ...

Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" in New York on March 1, 2025. Credit: AP/Joan Marcus “Everyone deserves a chance to fly,” says Kebede. “I'm projecting this ...

becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” “It’s hard to even pinpoint a single emotion because I feel that it changes like ...

becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” “It’s hard to even pinpoint a single emotion because I feel that it changes like ...