Lencia Kebede, Allie Trimm, Jenna Bainbridge, More Fly Into Broadway's Wicked March 4
Kebede is the first Black actor to play Elphaba full-time on Broadway, while Bainbridge is the first wheelchair-using actor to play Nessarose on stage.
Today is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Rebecca Hall Bob Harper Pete Townshend Nora Ephron James Fox Marilyn Chris Lorraine Hansberry Jack Mathiesen Beverly Roberts Milton Parsons Louis Kimball Clay Clement Wilson Mizner Wright Kramer Dave Florek Marie Wallace Mark Gordon Thomas Vinterberg Joel Blum Leslie Denniston Mickey Newbury Max Gulack Sandy Wilson