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 ...

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

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

Liz Gillies and Milo Manheim are coming to Skid Row! PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the two actors will take over the ...

Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actor to play Elphaba full-time in the Broadway musical Wicked; something ...

Watch Wicked's next Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, sing 'Defying Gravity' in an emotional video. On March 4, she will make history as the first Black actress to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the ...

The Musical has announced additional members of the production’s Broadway company who will join the previously announced Tatianna Córdoba (Ana) and Justina Machado (Carmen). Newly announced cast ...

Allie Trimm, who has been serving as a standby for the role, will play Glinda. Interestingly, Trimm starred as Patrice alongside Grande as Charlotte in Jason Robert Brown’s 13 on Broadway – both ...

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 ...

Broadway has its first Black full-time Elphaba. Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actress to play ...

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.