An all-new THEATER TALK presents playwright Danai Gurira, actress Lupita Nyong'o and director Liesl Tommy discussing their collaboration on Eclipsed, Gurira's powerful drama about young women kidnapped and used as 'wives' by warlords in the Liberian civil war. The play explores the women's strategies to survive and their struggle to find a way out of their situation for all the women in their country.
Jon Favreau's all-new, epic, live-action adventure THE JUNGLE BOOK swung into Hollywood for a world premiere at the legendary El Capitan Theatre, bringing filmmakers and talent together to celebrate the film.
It's only appropriate that Tommy, who's committed to diversity and an int'l perspective in theater, is helming an Africa-set play that's Broadway's first ever whose writer, director and cast are all black women.
BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration of Lupita Nyong'o in ECLIPSED!
Unser Broadway Roundup diesen Monat konzentriert sich vor allem auf die neu angelaufenen Musicals und Schauspiele. Die Saison der Broadway-Premieren ist jetzt, 6 Wochen vor der Bekanntgabe der Tony Nominierungen, offiziell in Schwung. In den letzten 4 Wochen gab es mit ECLIPSED, DISASTER!, BLACKBIRD und SHE LOVES ME gleich vier große Premieren. Außerdem hat WICKED gleich zwei große Meilensteine langlaufender Broadway Musicals erreicht. Lest selbst:
Highlights from this week include Laura Osnes holds a BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY, SHE LOVES ME and THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM open, a first look at John Krasinski, Hank Azaria, and Claire Danes in DRY POWDER and SO much more! Check out all the photos below!
Deception. Lies. Trusssst. Let go of your fear and uncover the legendin Disney's upcoming film THE JUNGLE BOOK. The film hits theaters in 3D on April 15, 2016.
Lupita Nyong'o stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT to talk about making her Broadway debut in the new play ECLIPSED. The actress discussed being an understudy for the role while a student at Yale Drama School.
Stevie Wonder attended the Sunday, March 13th matinee performance of Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED on Broadway, starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. Check out a look back at his visit below!
Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray visited the all-female, multi-ethnic, history-making cast of Eclipsed backstage after Friday's performance at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway. They asked the actors how they decompress after performing. Lupita Nyong 'o described how they take time to commune together before every performance and then again, after the show. The Mayor and First Lady signed the guest book, commending the individual performers and their powerful synergy. Scroll down to see photos from the visit!
To coincide with International Women's Day, Broadway curriculum publisher StageNotes has unveiled an official digital toolkit inspired by the powerful new play, ECLIPSED, written by Zimbabwean-American playwright and actress Danai Gurira, which is now playing on Broadway at the Golden Theatre.
“Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey, ” a feature-length documentary will have its World Premiere during the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW®), being held in Austin, Texas, March 11-19, 2016.
MTV today revealed the nominees for the “2016 MTV Movie Awards,” setting the stage for the 25th anniversary of the ultimate celebration of blockbuster movies and the fans who love them.
