Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes first full-time Black woman as Elphaba in 2025
STATEN ISLAND N.Y -- Lencia Kabede, the first Black woman to perform in Wicked as ‘Elphaba’ full-time, made her debut ...
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Broadway show ‘Wicked’ welcomes its first pioneering full-time Black 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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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 ...
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Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time 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.
'Wicked' cast welcomes first Black actor to play Elphaba
Lencia Kebede is now the first Black actor to play Elphaba full-time on Broadway.