Bainbridge will become the first wheelchair-using actor to take on the role of Nessarose on stage. It follows the casting of Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair-using actor to play the character, in ...

They begin performances at the Gershwin Theatre on March 4 when Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm also begin their runs as ...

Just a few days after Black History Month ends, the Broadway smash "Wicked" will make some Black history of its own.

Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actor to play Elphaba full-time in the Broadway musical Wicked; something ...

Watch Wicked's next Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, sing 'Defying Gravity' in an emotional video. On March 4, she will make history as the first Black actress to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the ...

Allie Trimm, who has been serving as a standby for the role, will play Glinda. Interestingly, Trimm starred as Patrice alongside Grande as Charlotte in Jason Robert Brown’s 13 on Broadway – both ...

After last year proved to be a bit of a quiet one in the world of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy at last year’s Academy Awards (save for Godzilla Minus One‘s historic win), 2024 is shaping up to ...

In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to take on the role of Glinda full time. Kebede’s historic moment also comes after the success of the Wicked film, where ...

Broadway has its first Black full-time Elphaba. Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actress to play ...

Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of ...

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 ...