Just ahead of Black History Month, the Broadway smash "Wicked" is about to make some Black history of its own. Producers ...

In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to take on the role of Glinda full time.

Kebede, who recently starred in the touring company of Hamilton, will join Wicked on Tuesday, March 4. She’ll play opposite ...

In the years that followed, she moved to Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband, Aaron Lohr, an actor turned therapist ...

For Good, is still a ways away. However, if you're familiar with its source material, you have an idea of what's coming.

Cynthia Erivo feels like an outsider because she doesn’t “fit in”. The Tony Award-winning performer’s candid admission comes ...

Watch Wicked's next Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, sing 'Defying Gravity' in an emotional video. On March 4, she will make history as the first Black actress to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the ...

Erivo was styled by Jason Bolden for the occasion, who has helped define Erivo’s take on Elphaba’s style throughout the ...

Identities and history are often shaped not by reality, but from the stories we are told. "Wicked" weaves a narrative on the ...

Oscar-nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell of Akron, busy on his next movie project, talks to the Beacon about the ...

Trophies are nothing new to Holzman, who co-wrote the original 2003 musical with composer-­lyricist Stephen Schwartz and saw ...