First Look at Lupita Nyong'o Making Her Broadway Debut in Eclipsed

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Danai Gurira's new Broadway drama Eclipsed opens Sunday, March 6, at the John Golden Theatre.

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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) makes her Broadway debut alongside Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah, and Saycon Sengbloh, who round out the all-female cast.

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The story offers a look at the Liberian Civil War from the perspective of women held captive by a Liberian rebel officer. With the arrival of a new woman who can read, and the return of an old one who can kill, their possibilities are quickly transformed.

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Liesl Tommy directs the piece, which played a sold-out run at the Public Theater in 2015, as well as a run at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2009.

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