ECLIPSED Makes Broadway History During Black History Month with Cast, Creative Team

Eclipsed makes history during Black History Month. Holding the special distinction of being led by the only two African-American lead producers on Broadway, Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, Eclipsed will be the first show in Broadway history with an entirely female cast and creative team, and further: an entirely Black cast and creative team. Eclipsed begins previews later this month.

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, amongst many others.

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. PR maven and film/theater producer Marvet Britto, serves as associate producer.

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.

Eclipsed is proud to participate in 10,000 Girls, an initiative to bring ten thousand girls to see the show. These young women would be from the Tri-State area between the ages of 16 to 24, and would likely never have the opportunity to attend a Broadway show. For more information, visit www.tenthousandgirls.com.

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, Randolph Sturrup, Marvet Britto, and The Public Theatre.