Wicked is getting a new Elphaba, and she’s about to make history: Lencia Kebede will be the first Black actress to assume the role full time in the Broadway company. Kebede, who recently starred ...

Broadway’s Wicked will welcome two new witches to the stage this spring, with Lencia Kebede serving as the first Black actress to play Elphaba Thropp full-time. Kebede takes over the role from ...

Watch Wicked's next Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, sing "Defying Gravity" in an emotional post announcing her historic run in the Broadway production. On March 4, 2025 she will make history as the first ...

Broadway’s Wicked will welcome two new witches to the stage this spring, with Lencia Kebede serving as the first Black actress to play Elphaba Thropp full-time. Kebede takes over the role from ...

Kebede, who recently starred in the touring company of Hamilton, will join Wicked on Tuesday, March 4. She’ll play opposite Allie Trimm, who takes over as Glinda at the same time. Trimm was the Glinda ...

WEST GARDINER - Mary E. Blen, 94, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Mary ... WEST GARDINER – Mary E. Blen, 94, died peacefully on Thursday ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Ms. Kebede is new to WICKED and is the ...

Lencia Kebede will take over playing Elphaba on Broadway this spring, becoming the first Black actress to assume the role full time on Broadway. Kebede, who most recently played Angelica in the ...

Sutume Kebede and Benson Kipruto will defend their titles when they form part of strong fields announced for the Tokyo Marathon – a World Athletics Platinum Label road race – on 2 March. Ethiopia’s ...

(L-R) Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm (Credit: Courtesy of Polk & Co.) The Broadway production of “Wicked” has revealed two new lead performers. On March 4, Lencia Kebede will step into the role of ...

Blen, Mary E. 94, of West Gardiner, Jan. 16. Graveside service, May 9, 1 p.m., Litchfield Plains Cemetery, Litchfield. ...