Following the success of the Wicked film, the original 1995 book has received a graphic novel adaptation that re-imagines ...
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.” ...
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 ...
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.