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

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

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