Eclipsed (Broadway production)
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Eclipsed (Broadway production) is a critically acclaimed Broadway play about five Liberian women during the country’s civil war, noted for its all-Black female cast and creative team.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Broadway play ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Eclipsed (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Clint Ramos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Liesl Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Broadway
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Liberian Civil War
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Liberian women ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
all-Black female cast
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all-Black female creative team ⓘ all-female cast ⓘ all-female creative team ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Broadway production with all-Black female cast and creative team ⓘ |
| numberOfMainCharacters | 5 ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 2016 ⓘ |
| partOf | 2015–2016 Broadway season ⓘ |
| preBroadwayCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preBroadwayEngagement | The Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lupita Nyong'o (as part of producing and starring team) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Second Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Akosua Busia
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Lupita Nyong'o NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascale Armand NERFINISHED ⓘ Saycon Sengbloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Zainab Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
political conflict in Liberia
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sisterhood ⓘ survival ⓘ war and its impact on women ⓘ |
| writer | Danai Gurira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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