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    South African Director Liesl Tommy Is Set to Helm Aretha Franklin Biopic, 'Respect'
    Southern Africa
    14 January 2019

    South African Director Liesl Tommy Is Set to Helm Aretha Franklin Biopic, 'Respect'

    MGM Pictures is moving ahead on the film chronicling the Queen of Soul's life.

    'Eclipsed' Playwright Danai Gurira and Producers Honored for Their Groundbreaking Work
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    14 November 2016

    'Eclipsed' Playwright Danai Gurira and Producers Honored for Their Groundbreaking Work

    'Eclipsed' playwright Danai Gurira and producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey continue to make Broadway history.

    Danai Gurira Takes Tony-Nominated Play 'Eclipsed' To San Francisco
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    06 June 2016

    Danai Gurira Takes Tony-Nominated Play 'Eclipsed' To San Francisco

    Playwright Danai Gurira made a surprise announcement Sunday that Tony-nominated 'Eclipsed' is heading to the Bay Area.

    'Eclipsed' Is Making History As The First All-Black, All-Women Broadway Show
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    12 February 2016

    'Eclipsed' Is Making History As The First All-Black, All-Women Broadway Show

    The Danai Gurira-penned, Lupita Nyong'o-starring show is the first Broadway production to feature an entirely black & female cast and creative team

    Lupita Nyong’o To Make Her New York Stage Debut In Liberian War Drama 'Eclipsed'
    Film + TV
    31 July 2015

    Lupita Nyong’o To Make Her New York Stage Debut In Liberian War Drama 'Eclipsed'

    Lupita Nyong’o will make her New York stage debut in Zimbabwean-American playwright/actress Danai Gurira's Liberian war drama 'Eclipsed.'

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