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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba
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 full time in the Broadway company of ...
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Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, 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 role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” ...
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Lencia Kebede becomes first full-time Black Elphaba in Broadway’s ‘Wicked’
“Wicked,” which has been in performance at New York City’s Gershwin Theatre since 2003, officially welcomed Kebede among five new cast members — including NaTasha Yvette Williams, Allie ...
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Ethiopians Takele and Kebede sweep top spots in Tokyo Marathon
TOKYO — Ethiopians Tadese Takele and Sutume Asefa Kebede won their divisions of the Tokyo Marathon on a nearly perfect spring day in the Japanese capital. Takele won on the men's side in a ...
Fast Company5d
Meet the first full-time Black Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ on Broadway: Lencia Kebede
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.” ...
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Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Features First Full-Time Black Elphaba
Lencia Kebede, an Ethiopian actress, made history as the first full-time Black actress to portray Elphaba on Broadway. While the cinematic version of “Wicked” is currently streaming on Peacock ...