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‘Wicked’ Casts Lencia Kebede As First Black Actress To Play Elphaba Full Time On Broadway; Allie Trimm To Join As Glinda

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 standby from December 2021 through March 2024.

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‘Wicked’ Names Lencia Kebede as First Black Actress for Elphaba Role on Broadway

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 Cynthia Erivo has been lauded for her portrayal of Elphaba.

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‘Wicked’ Casts Lencia Kedebe As Broadway’s First Black Elphaba To Be In The Role Full-Time

Broadway has its first Black full-time Elphaba. Lencia Kebede has been announced as the first Black actress to play Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked full-time. She will be joined by Allie Trimm, who is the new Glinda.

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'Wicked' Finds Broadway’s First Black Elphaba in Lencia Kebede—Cynthia Erivo Manifested This Moment

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 fan-favorite Mary Kate Morrisey.

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Wicked's deleted scenes explain why Glinda can't do magic

A new Wicked deleted scene explains why Glinda is unable to do magic despite her dreams of becoming a sorceress. Now, fans ...

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Glinda and Elphaba Go Pink In New ‘Wicked' Valentine's Day Funko Pop Release

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Funko has released a limited-edition V Day-themed Wicked set, that re-imagines Glinda and ...

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WICKED Welcomes New Elphaba and Glinda This Spring

Wicked will welcome two new leads, including the first Black actress to play Elphaba full time on Broadway! Learn more about ...

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Deleted scene from 'Wicked' explains why Glinda can't do magic

In the deleted scene, Elphaba explains that Glinda has never been in a situation that required magic because she hasn't faced ...

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Ariana Grande Teases Glinda's New Song in Wicked: For Good

Jon M. Chu says fans will 'melt into the ground' over Wicked: For Good, and Ariana Grande has given us a new reason to ...

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Wicked director explains deleted Elphaba and Glinda scene

Wicked director Jon M Chu has explained why he decided to cut an emotional scene between Elphaba and Glinda.

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Ashley Tisdale Thanks “Wicked” Cast for Making Daughter Jupiter, 3, 'Dreams Come True' as She Wears Glinda’s Crown Backstage

The 'High School Musical' alum has two daughters, Jupiter, 3, and Emerson, 4 months, with husband Christopher French ...

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Ariana Grande On Best Supporting Actress ‘Wicked’ Oscar Nomination: “Being Able To Play This Role Was The Greatest Gift Of My Life”

With a total of 10 Oscar nominations announced on Thursday morning there’s no doubt that Wicked is popular amongst Academy voters. Amongst the throngs of accolades is Ariana Grande who scored her ...

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WICKED Star Ariana Grande Talks Glinda's 'Pivotal' New Song And More

Wicked star Ariana Grande recently sat down with the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, to discuss her experiences creating ...

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The next Cher? 'Wicked' author praises Oscar nominee Ariana Grande

Part-time Vermonter Gregory Maguire, who wrote the bestselling novel 'Wicked,' visited with Ariana Grande on the movie set in London and knew there would be Oscar buzz for her performance.

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This A-Lister Was Turned Down For A Cameo In The Wicked Movie

Last year’s hit film adaptation of Wicked was full of cameos for fans of the original stage show to look out for – but there ...

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