'Eclipsed' to transfer to Broadway, with Lupita Nyong'o

Anyone who can't catch Lupita Nyong'o in her off-Broadway debut this fall need only wait for her Broadway bow next year.

It was announced Tuesday, that Eclipsed, a new play set in civil war-torn Liberia in the early 21st century and featuring Nyong'o as one of several "wives" of a rebel commander, will move uptown after completing its twice-extended run at the Public Theater.

The play, written by Danai Gurira -- known to fans of AMC's The Walking Dead for playing Michonne on that series -- opened to enthusiastic notices Oct. 14. The Broadway staging is scheduled to begin previews at the Golden Theatre on Feb. 23 and open March 6.

"Eclipsed is a powerful, brilliant play and I am thrilled there is such a tremendous appetite for it from the world," said the Public's artistic director, Oskar Eustis, in a statement. "Liberia was founded by Americans, and is a living example of how America continues to impact the world, both by our attention and by our distraction."