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

The Oscar-winning actress opens this weekend in the drama by Danai Gurira.

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March 5, 2016

Pascale Armand, Lupita Nyong'o, and Saycon Sengbloh star in Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
Pascale Armand, Lupita Nyong'o, and Saycon Sengbloh star in Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
(© Joan Marcus)

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

Lupita Nyong'o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand star in Eclipsed on Broadway.
Lupita Nyong'o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand star in Eclipsed on Broadway.
(© Joan Marcus)

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.

Zainab Jah, Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, and Lupita Nyong'o in a scene from Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
Zainab Jah, Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, and Lupita Nyong'o in a scene from Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
(© Joan Marcus)

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.

Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong'o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand take the stage in Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong'o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand take the stage in Danai Gurira's Eclipsed.
(© Joan Marcus)

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.

Saycon Sengbloh, Lupita Nyong'o, and Pascale Armand share the stage at the Golden Theatre.
Saycon Sengbloh, Lupita Nyong'o, and Pascale Armand share the stage at the Golden Theatre.
(© Joan Marcus)

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