Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the ...

Wicked's Broadway run recently made history as the first Black full-time Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, made her debut ...

“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba in the movie adaptation of the musical, are set to perform at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2. The duo has ...

Best actress nominee Cynthia Erivo channeled Elphaba from "Wicked" in a stunning, deep emerald gown on the Oscars red carpet. If Erivo takes home the best actress Oscar on Sunday, she'll achieve ...

It didn't take an act of Ozian magic for "Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell to make Oscars history. Tazewell, who helped bring the fantastical world of Elphaba and Glinda to life through his ...

Broadway has apparently taken a color-conscience cue from Hollywood with new casting announcements in the long-running smash hit “Wicked.” “Wicked,” which has been in performance at New ...

Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" in New York on March 1, 2025. Credit: AP/Joan Marcus “Everyone deserves a chance to fly,” says Kebede. “I'm projecting this ...

becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” “It’s hard to even pinpoint a single emotion because I feel that it changes like ...