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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba

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Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.”.

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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba