ECLIPSED Launches Campaign to Bring 10,000 Girls to See Broadway Production

Producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced today that the critically acclaimed Broadway bound Eclipsed will today launch a campaign to bring 10,000 girls to see the show. Through the "10,000 Girls Campaign," girls from the Tri-State area between ages 16 to 24, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience a Broadway show, will be given tickets to see Eclipsed.

"I wrote this play and gave it the title Eclipsed for young girls and women to be celebrated, to see their intrinsic value and light despite a world that may tell them otherwise. Ten thousand girls pursues that vision by exposing girls and young women to theater they would never otherwise see, and exposing them to women performers who look like them shine onstage. I hope and believe this initiative will spark a mind, an imagination, and awakens the many giants within these young women," said Eclisped playwright Danai Gurira, who is a spokeswoman for the initiative.

"Theatre has the power to unleash dreams, ignite conversations, and inspire change," said producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey. "Through the '10,000 Girls Campaign,' we're excited to share this empowering gift with young women."

"The National Urban League is proud to partner with Front Row Productions and share this triumphant story of women's empowerment," commented Marc Morial, President of The National Urban League.

Individuals or organizations can sponsor girls by making a tax-deductible donation through the Broadway Education Alliance by visitinghttps://npo.justgive.org/BroadwayEducationAlliance. For more information, on the '10,000 Girls Campaign' visit www.tenthousandgirls.com.

Previews for Eclipsed begin on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, with opening night set for March 6, 2016 at the Golden Theatre (252 W. 45th Street). For tickets and information, please visit www.EclipsedBroadway.com.

Set in Liberia, Danai Gurira's Eclipsed comes to Broadway on the heels of its sold-out, critically acclaimed production at The Public Theater last fall. Eclipsed stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong'o joined by Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah and Saycon Sengbloh, and is directed by Liesl Tommy. Eclipsed is the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. They forge a close-knit community... one that inspires them to feats of increasingly greater strength.

Producers Byrd and Jones-Harvey have become renowned for bringing non-traditional casting and stories to Broadway audiences such as the revivals of Romeo and Juliet, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire plus Cicely Tyson's Tony® winning performance in The Trip to Bountiful.

The Eclipsed producing team also includes several members of the African American community who have distinguished themselves in the worlds of the arts, fashion, business, and beyond. In addition to Byrd and Jones-Harvey, Eclipsed is produced by Kenny Ozoude, Willette Klausner, and popular actress and TV/radio personality Alani "LaLa" Anthony, among others. TV Producer Randolph Sturrup is onboard in association with the production and PR maven and film/theater producer Marvet Britto serves as associate producer

Eclipsed is produced on Broadway by Stephen C. Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hayes, Alani "LaLa" Anthony, Mike Magers, Kenny Ozoude, Willette Klausner, Davelle, Dominion Pictures, Emanon Productions, FG Productions, The Forstalls, MA Theatricals, and The Public Theatre.