Brittney Johnson is stepping into the spotlight.
Though Johnson has been an understudy in the hit musical"Wicked" since 2018, Johnson made Broadway history on Valentine's Day when she became the first Black actor to play Glinda full-time.
"There's so much support and love from anyone who's ever played this role, anyone who's ever been in the show, people who love the show all over the world," Johnson said."And you can feel it. I feel it and I'm just, I'm so grateful." “It was so incredible,” she added. “The reaction from the audience, the support that I’ve been receiving from the community, from all over the world, honestly, has been so amazing. ... The audience was so loud I couldn't hear anything. Everybody was just cheering."Johnson said that that the thrilling entrance made her realize just how big her role was for the Black community.
Before Johnson took on the role of Glinda, she performed in Broadway’s “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and “Sunset Boulevard.” She was also the first Black woman to play Eponine and Fantine in “Les Misérables.”Emilie Kouatchou recently made history