Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first Black, full-time Elphaba
Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the ...
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Lencia Kebede becomes first full-time Black Elphaba in Broadway’s ‘Wicked’
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.
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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black 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. “I'm projecting this ...
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Lencia Kebede makes history as 1st full-time Black Elphaba in Broadway's 'Wicked'
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 ...
Popular theory: ‘Wicked’ has theme-park possibilities
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Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba
NEW YORK (AP) — Green tears were flowing ... 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 ...