With a second film on the best way, the Depraved practice 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. 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 lady to play Glinda in 2022; she’d been an understudy for the function since 2019.
Becoming a member of the forged in 2025 reverse Kebede is Allie Trimm, taking up the widespread function 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 function after being a featured standby for Glinda since 2021.
Take a a have a look at the casting announcement beneath from Depraved: The Musical‘s official YouTube.
Depraved: The Musical is presently working on Broadway. Depraved the film is out now in theaters and digital. And Depraved: For Good opens this Thanksgiving.
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