Producers recently announced the casting of newcomer Lencia Kebede as the first Black actor in the Tony Award-winning musical's 21-year run to play the role of Elphaba full time. She starts March 4.

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.

Performances in N.Y.C. “The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice,” said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway ...

‘Wicked’ Names Lencia Kebede as First Black Actress for Elphaba Role on Broadway. In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to play Glinda full time.

Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with “Hamilton,” most recently in the role of Angelica Schuyler.

Wicked just welcomed a new cast earlier this month, including Broadway's first Black actress to play Elphaba full-time- Lencia Kebede. Watch in this video as she arrives at Shiz for the first time ...

This weekend, Broadway's Lencia Kebede joined Good Morning America to discuss her turn as Elphaba in the Broadway production of the hit musical Wicked. Watch the interview now!

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.

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. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F.

Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba. Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with ...