Following the success of the Wicked film, the original 1995 book has received a graphic novel adaptation that re-imagines ...
STATEN ISLAND N.Y -- Lencia Kabede, the first Black woman to perform in Wicked as ‘Elphaba’ full-time, made her debut ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the Broadway musical “Wicked” ...
A subtle but sinister detail used in Wicked's Defying Gravity scene hints at who was truly responsible for Elphaba's ...
Wicked's Broadway run recently made history as the first Black full-time Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, made her debut ...
Broadway has apparently taken a color-conscience cue from Hollywood with new casting announcements in the long-running smash hit “Wicked.” “Wicked,” which has been in performance at New ...
Instead, she’s forced to go it alone, even as Madame Morrible calls her a “wicked witch” across Oz’s radio waves. Elphaba is villainized simply because she’s attempting to stop powerful people from ...
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 ...