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.
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Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...