What’s most impressive about the Broadway production of Eclipsed, Danai Gurira’s forceful drama about the effect of war on five women in Liberia, is that it is opening on Broadway at all. This has much to do with Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o’s decision to portray a girl we first see hiding under a tub….

It might have been satisfying enough just to see this passion project make it to a commercial stage. But what could easily have been a noble, grim and largely unwatchable testament to man’s inhumanity towards woman in wartime turns out to be a well-acted ensemble piece and a thought-provoking drama that is surprisingly vibrant, and sometimes even whimsical.

Full review on DC Theatre Scene 

Pascale Armand, Lupita Nyong’o, and Saycon Sengbloh star in Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed.

Lupita Nyong’o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand

Zainab Jah, Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, and Lupita Nyong’o

Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong’o, Saycon Sengbloh, and Pascale Armand

Saycon Sengbloh, Lupita Nyong’o, and Pascale Armand

Lupita Nyong’o and Pascale Armand

Lupita Nyong’o and Zainab Jah

Saycon Sengbloh and Akosua Busia

Pascale Armand, Saycon Sengbloh, and Lupita Nyong’o

Akosua Busia and Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed