Washington DC, Oct. 21 -- Actor and playwright Colman Domingo has been cast as the voice of the Cowardly Lion in 'Wicked: For Good', reported Variety.

The announcement was made on the 'Wicked' Instagram account, 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, as per the outlet.

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 ...