Meet Brittney Johnson, soon to be Broadway's first Black Glinda in 'Wicked'

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Meet Brittney Johnson, soon to be Broadway's first Black Glinda in 'Wicked'
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Brittney Johnson will be the first Black actor to play Glinda full-time in the Broadway show 'Wicked’s' 18-year history.

Brittney Johnson, current understudy for Glinda, will assume the role of the good witch beginning next year,

Johnson will make her official debut as Glinda Feb. 14 at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre opposite Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as the Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond and Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba.

Johnson previously appeared in Broadway’s “Les Misérables,” “Motown,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and “Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls.”

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