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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Entertainment
Mark Kennedy | AP Entertainment Writer

‘Wicked’ welcomes a pioneering good witch, Brittney Johnson

Actors Brittney Johnson appears on stage during the curtain call of the musical “Wicked” at the Gershwin Theatre in New York on Feb. 14, 2022. Johnson is the first Black actor to assume the role of Glinda full-time.  | Greg Allen/Invision/AP

NEW YORK — While many people spent Valentine’s Day with the traditional flowers and chocolates, Brittney Johnson was making theater history.

The young Broadway veteran was gently lowered onto the Gershwin Theatre stage to become the first Black actor to assume the role of Glinda full-time in “Wicked,” shattering a racial barrier on the day of love.

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