‘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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Lencia Kebede will take over playing Elphaba on Broadway this spring, becoming the first Black actress to assume the role ...

Wicked is getting a new Elphaba, and she’s about to make history: Lencia Kebede will be the first Black actress to assume the ...

Por MARK KENNEDY NUEVA YORK (AP) — Lágrimas verdes corrieron cuando Lencia Kebede hizo historia esta semana en Broadway, convirtiéndose en la primera actriz negra en asumir el papel de Elphaba ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...