PREVIOUSLY (Dec. 29): It’s official: Wicked has pulled ahead of Mamma Mia! to become the top-grossing film based on a Broadway musical. Wicked has grossed $634.4 million worldwide since it ...

Wicked just welcomed a new cast earlier this month, including Broadway's first Black actress to play Elphaba ...

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Lencia Kebede, an Ethiopian actress, made history as the first full-time Black actress to portray Elphaba on Broadway. While the cinematic version of “Wicked” is currently streaming on Peacock ...

Idina Menzel shared the real story behind the red tracksuit she wore for her final 'Wicked' performance. For 'Elle,' Menzel ...

The Boston Pops, Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Metropolitan Chorale return to PPAC to perform their beloved holiday ...

Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked" in New York on March 1, 2025. (Joan Marcus via AP) ...

Broadway has apparently taken a color-conscience cue from Hollywood with new casting announcements in the long-running smash hit “Wicked ... s the first to do it full-time.

The play, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, is commanding high ticket prices as a number of other starry shows start previews on Broadway ... of $158 at Wicked and Hamilton.

becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” “It’s hard to even pinpoint a single emotion because I feel that it changes like ...