Lupita Nyong’o Accused of Pissing Off Fans, Investors of Broadway Play

Lupita Nyong’o

Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is upsetting ­investors, fans and producers of her Broadway show “Eclipsed”, according to Page Six.

Sources tell the site that not only has she missed some shows, but she’s also unofficially requested to have Wednesdays off. A source says,

Wednesdays are her days off, but there was never an announcement, so fans are pissed when they come to the show and she’s not there.

Lupita has allegedly blamed “exhaustion or ‘I have a sore toe’?” as excuses for skipping work.

Meanwhile, on one of her off days, the star was spotted hanging out with Misty Copeland, further angering investors.

They were banking on her fame and have not seen a return. The most disrespectful thing is taking off every Wednesday while being seen hanging out with Misty. If you’re too tired to work, stay in bed.

Another source adds,

She hasn’t hustled .?.?. Tony voters are coming to see her. Fans fly in to see her. This isn’t Hollywood, and she’s bringing her movie-star privilege to Broadway.

A source close to Lupita says she’s only contractually obligated to be in seven shows a week explaining,

She’s maybe missed a show or two because she was sick and lost her voice, but she was never expected to appear in Wednesday-evening shows. And she’s done more to promote this play than other nominees. This is her passion project that she is dedicated to and proud of.

Eclipsed cast: Liesl Tommy, Zainab Jah, Akosua Busia, Lupita Nyong’o, Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand and Danai Gurira

Another insider states,

They produced a show with a very difficult subject matter, so the box office may not be what they want it to be, but you can’t put that on Lupita. The amount of publicity she’s done, I don’t think she could’ve done more.

Lupita began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short filmEast River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. She then pursued a master’s degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama.

Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan actress and the first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. In 2015, Nyong’o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the critically acclaimed play Eclipsed. Her performance earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination.

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