![]() They forge a close-knit bond during the devastating despair and severe brutality of the African nation’s second civil war. Penned by Gurira (The Walking Dead) and produced by Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, LaLa Anthony and Marvet Britto-amongst an amazing group of others producers-Eclipsed exposes audiences to a remarkable story never told before: of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their war-torn homeland of Liberia. “In order to affect change both here and in Hollywood, we need to recognize our ability to lead, have a vision and be entrusted with big budgets and large staffs.” “Traditionally, there is a male director attached to a project like this,” says Tommy. Eclipsed is directed by Liesl Tommy, native of Cape Town, South Africa. The legendary production for colored girls debuted on Broadway in 1976 with an all-black female cast and a black female writer, but it had a male director. It was important for me to showcase this on the pages of UPTOWN.” Eclipsed is a superb model of diversity that will hopefully serve as a catalyst for the needed change in Hollywood, Broadway and beyond. However, across the country on the so-called Great White Way, there is this phenomenal play, and the first written by, directed by, produced by and starring Black women. “There is a gross lack of representation of people of color in all aspects of storytelling in Hollywood, as we are witnessing right now with 2016 being the second year in a row that no actors of color were nominated for an Academy Award. ![]() “We strive to tell rich, vibrant and culturally-nuanced stories at UPTOWN, which is why I chose to feature Eclipsed and these beautiful and talented women, all of whom are of African descent, on our cover,” says UPTOWN Editor in Chief Isoul H. UPTOWN is excited to share their latest cover and cover story, “Bold and Black on The Great White Way,” featuring the fabulous women of Broadway’s new, history-making play Eclipsed: Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah, and Saycon Sengbloh.
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