Bainbridge will become the first wheelchair-using actor to take on the role of Nessarose on stage. It follows the casting of Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair-using actor to play the character, in ...

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 in ...

She’ll play opposite Allie Trimm, who takes over as Glinda at the same time. Trimm was the Glinda standby from December 2021 through March 2024. Departing the show are Mary Kate Morrisey ...

In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to take on the role of Glinda full time. Kebede’s historic moment also comes after the success of the Wicked film, where ...

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 ...

Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of Black actresses playing Elphaba in her 2024 ELLE cover story.

They begin performances at the Gershwin Theatre on March 4 when Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm also begin their runs as ...

BELOW will celebrate the Valentine’s Day with a line up of shows including Debbie Gibson: Love Songs, The Love Express: A ...

Just a few days after Black History Month ends, the Broadway smash "Wicked" will make some Black history of its own.