Sengbloh has starred in a number of Broadway musicals, including Aida, Wicked (as a standby for Elphaba), The Color Purple, Hair, Fela!, Motown: The Musical, and Holler If Ya Hear Me. Her breakthrough came in 2015, when Danai Gurira cast Sengbloh in Eclipsed, a play about five Liberian women and their tale of survival near the end of the Second Liberian Civil War. It became the first play with an all-black and female creative cast and team to premiere on Broadway. Eclipsed opened Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in October 2015 with positive reviews and ran until November 2015. The following year, it transferred to Broadway, premiering at the John Golden Theatre with an opening on March 6, 2016. Her performance received positive reviews from critics. She won Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for original Off-Broadway production, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for Broadway production.
Saycon Sengbloh, The Secret Life of Bees
Saycon Sengbloh, The Secret Life of Bees
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Saycon Sengbloh has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Saycon Sengbloh has not appeared in the West End.
Saycon Sengbloh has received several nominations for her performances. She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Secret Life of Bees. Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Secret Life of Bees. In the category of Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, she was nominated at both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Eclipsed. Furthermore, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for her role in Eclipsed.
Saycon Sengbloh has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Secret Life of Bees, as well as the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Eclipsed.
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