Colman Domingo has been cast as the voice of the Cowardly Lion in “Wicked: For Good.”

The announcement was made on the “Wicked” Instagram account on Monday, with Domingo hiding behind a lion stuffed animal before revealing himself and saying: “See you in Oz!”

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu recently teased that the fans would be excited when they found out who it was. “Man, wait until the red carpet when the actor who gave us the Cowardly Lion’s voice steps foot on it. It’ll be wild,” he said.

The Cowardly Lion was a main character in the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” In “Wicked,” he is the young cub Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) rescue after Dr. Dillamond has been taken away and a new professor brings a caged lion to class. The teacher explains how by being imprison

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