Wicked,” playing at the Gershwin Theatre on W. 51st St., has its first full-time Black Elphaba on Broadway, a role played by Lencia Kebede.

Wicked has continued to play on Broadway since its premiere in 2003, and with more than 8,100 performances, it is the fourth-longest running show in Broadway history.

NEW YORK -- The Broadway show "Wicked" made history this Black History Month, as Brittney Johnson became the first Black actor to take on the role of Glinda full time in the show's 18-year history.

Wicked in its opening weekend, broke a slew of records, including but not limited to, the best opening stateside ($112.5M) and worldwide ($162.5M) debut for a movie based on a Broadway musical.

Now, I never read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which the play and movie are based upon, so I’m a little confused about animals losing their ability to speak since ...

The Broadway League said attendance at the theater for the seven-day period ending Dec. 29. topped 17,000 — it rarely exceeds 15,500 — and the average "Wicked" ticket sold for $291, about $110 ...