Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Features First Full-Time Black Elphaba
Wicked's Broadway run recently made history as the first Black full-time Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, made her debut ...
Meet the first full-time Black Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ on Broadway: Lencia Kebede
Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with 'Hamilton,' most recently in ...
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.
Broadway’s Eva Noblezada, Jonathan Groff, Jeremy Jordan, Ben Platt and Kelli O’Hara star on album
Lea Salonga stepped onto a Manhattan stage last spring and sang something unusual for her — “Edelweiss” from the musical “The ...
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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pionering full-time Black Elphaba
NEW YORK — Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history last week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of "Wicked." ...
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Lencia Kebede makes history as 1st full-time Black Elphaba in Broadway's 'Wicked'
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 ... Erivo-led movie hasn't dampened the ...