After the Success of the Film, Depraved Has Discovered Broadway’s First Black Elphaba

With a second film on the best way, the Wicked prepare is just not slowing down anytime quickly—and now Jon M. Chu‘s hit movie has impacted ticket gross sales for Broadway’s mainstay characteristic. Not solely that, however now the stage manufacturing of the musical has forged its first Black Elphaba.

Beginning March 4, musical theater lovers and followers of the movie who head to see the present stay on Broadway will witness Lencia Kebede’s debut as Elphaba Thropp within the story of the Depraved Witch of the West.

Kebede would be the first full-time foremost forged member who’s a Black girl to play Elphaba on Broadway, although Black performers comparable to Saycon Sengbloh and Brandi Massey have stepped in to play Elphaba within the manufacturing up to now—and Black performers have equally portrayed her full-time within the present’s British dwelling on London’s West Finish.

This casting has been a very long time coming and follows Cynthia Erivo’s revelatory tackle the character for the Common Photos movie.

Beforehand, the Broadway present forged Brittney Johnson as the primary Black girl to play Glinda in 2022; she’d been an understudy for the position since 2019.

Becoming a member of the forged in 2025 reverse Kebede is Allie Trimm, taking up the in style position which was performed by Ariana Grande within the 2024 movie. Kebede comes off a run as Angelica Schuyler in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton to play Elphaba, whereas Trimm steps into the position after being a featured standby for Glinda since 2021.

Take a a have a look at the casting announcement under from Depraved: The Musical‘s official YouTube.

Depraved: The Musical is at the moment operating on Broadway. Depraved the film is out now in theaters and digital. And Depraved: For Good opens this Thanksgiving.

Replace: This submit has been up to date to notice that Black performers have performed the position of Elphaba on Broadway up to now, with Kebede being the primary full-time forged member to tackle the position.

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