Klena will head back to Wicked from May 27 to June 8 while current fulltime Fiyero Jordan Litz is away on vacation.

Wicked The Musical has an upcoming stint of shows at the BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham during September. Shows begin Sept.

The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice,” said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway.

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as well as Lencia Kebede, the first Black actor to portray Elphaba full-time. “I am always happy to be a part of change in any way that sets a precedent for casting in the future,” Bode says ...

STATEN ISLAND N.Y -- Lencia Kabede, the first Black woman to perform in Wicked as ‘Elphaba’ full-time, made her debut performance on March 4, 2025. The Broadway star made her made her stage ...

NEW YORK — Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history last week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of ...