With the production now in its 21st year on Broadway—a remarkable milestone by any standard—WICKED isn’t just resting on its green laurels. Instead, it’s ...

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 ...

Wicked began previews on Broadway October 8, 2003, with an official opening October 30. The original cast included Tony ...

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

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 post announcing her historic run in the Broadway production. On March 4, 2025 she will make history as the first ...

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 ...

After last year proved to be a bit of a quiet one in the world of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy at last year’s Academy Awards (save for Godzilla Minus One‘s historic win), 2024 is shaping up to ...

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’s Wicked will welcome two new witches to the stage this spring, with Lencia Kebede serving as the first Black ...