Lencia Kebede Becomes The First Black Actress To Play Elphaba Full Time
Kevin, January 24th, 2025Tell them how she was defying history!
This Spring, from March 4, Wicked welcomes a new Elphaba (Lenica Kebede) and Glinda (Allie Trimm), who will surely be pop-u-lar! It is a historical moment for the character as Lencia is the first black actress to assume the role full-time on Broadway.
As a first-generation Ethiopian-American, Lenica made a name for herself for five transformative in Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler; previously Woman 5, toured nationally and internationally with Rent (Joanne), and has even sang backup for Beyonc Knowles Carter! Congratulations to the superstar on her new role!
About Wicked
The smash-hit musical recently adapted into a film featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, is now in its 21st year in New York. Wicked has cemented its place in history as the highest-grossing stage musical adaptation, and Wicked: For Good is set to soar into cinemas on November 21 later this year.
Notably, Alice Trimm and Grande both made their Broadway debuts in Jason Robert Brown's 13, where Trimm played Patrice and Grande portrayed Charlotte.
Our story begins in the hallowed halls of Oz's Shiz University, where we meet the Elphaba. Born with green skin, she has been made an outcast, by everyone including her own father, but deep within Elphaba is a great power that's just waiting to be set free. Unfortunately, her time at college gets off to a rocky start when she's given a new roommate - the perky, more perfect-than-perfect Glinda. In the beginning, the two absolutely despise each other, but after a simple act of kindness at a party, they realize that they may not be so different after all.
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