'Wicked' Names Lencia Kebede as First Black Actress for Elphaba Role on Broadway
Lencia Kebede will become the first Black actress to play the role of Elphaba full time on Broadway in 'Wicked' starting this March.
Today is Saturday, June 13, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Ally Sheedy Marissa Chibas Jonathan Hogan Richard Thomas Cynthia Darlow Paul Lynde Rex Everhart Percy Rodrigues Bernard B. Jacobs Shirl Conway Robert Lenn Frederic Franklin Samuel Taylor Maurice Copeland Mary Wickes Ian Hunter Basil Rathbone Harry Shannon Irene Franklin Jean Adair William Butler Yeats Lady Duff-Gordon Clinton Allmon Justine Johnston John Barry Osceola Archer Marvin Tarplin Hugh Whitemore Anna Sosenko Vincent Rose