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Khadime played the role of Miriam in The Prince of Egypt on the stage of the Dominion Theatre, London's West End. [17] On 7 March 2023, Khadime returned to Wicked opposite Lucy St. Louis as Glinda, marking the first time in history that both roles are being played by black actresses simultaneously. [18]
Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of Black actresses playing Elphaba in her 2024 ELLE cover story.
Louise Dearman (born 13 March 1979) [1] is a British actress and singer, perhaps best known for playing Glinda and Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Wicked. Notably, she is the only actress to have played both witches in any production of Wicked full-time.
Elphaba Thropp (/ ˈ ɛ l f ə b ə ˈ θ r ɒ p /) is the protagonist in the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, its musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in the film “Wicked.” ... be considered to play Elphaba. “Historically, Black women have never really been seen for the role,” she said ...
In the movies — the first of which premieres on Fr Wicked made its stage debut in 2003, with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth playing witches Elphaba and Glinda, respectively.
For this portrayal she was nominated as Best Female Actor in a Musical at the Black British Theatre Awards. St. Louis was announced as the new Glinda in Wicked in London starting from March 2023. She played the role alongside Alexia Khadime as Elphaba, making this the first instance where both leading roles were played by two actors of color. [10]
Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba in the film alongside Ariana Grande’s Glinda, commented on the surprise appearances during her Women in Hollywood cover interview with ELLE. However, due to ...