Get Ready For “Eclipsed” With Oscar-Winning Lupita

Left to right: Liesl Tommy, Danai Gurira, La La Anthony (producer), Seycon Sengbloh, Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong’o, Zainab Jah, Pascale Armand and Stephen C. Byrd (producer). Photo: Caitlin McNaney.

The cast of Eclipsed posed for a picture on February 11 at the Golden Theatre, where the show begins performances on February 23.

Danai Gurira’s drama tells the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. Directed by South African-born Liesl Tommy and starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Saycon Sengbloh, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah and Pascale Armand, Eclipsed officially opens on March 6.