NEW YORK — 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 ...

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.

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.

Broadway's 'Wicked' Welcomes Lencia Kebede, Its First Pioneering Full-Time Black Elphaba NEW YORK (AP) — Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — 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,” which has been in performance at New York City’s Gershwin Theatre since 2003, officially welcomed Kebede among five new cast members — including NaTasha Yvette Williams, Allie ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...