liesl: so that is the next big project.harlie: i have not seen eclipsed yet, but i look forward to coming before june 19. danai: you must. you must see what lupita does because it is completely special. charlie: congratulations. >> thank you for having us. charlie: eclipsed is at the golden theater until june 19. go see it. back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ ♪ charlie: you know, to sit here on this stage at the richard rodgers theatre, what does it mean to you? >> these are hallowed places, these theater houses. "guys and dolls" premiered here. "1776" premiered here when it was called the 46th street theatre. i am aware of the ghosts and the history. my broadway debut was on this stage. so, it was amazing to do the show for the first time here and say wait, i know this house, i have been here before. but to be here with, the latest story i have spent my life working on was really both disorienting and intimate. with the crowd, as you can see, it is a steep rake. i can look people in the eye 14 rows back. paradoxically, even

liesl: so that is the next big project. charlie: i have not seen it yet, but ilipsed look forward to coming before june 19. danai: you must. you must see what lupita does because it is completely special. thelie: eclipsed is at golden the other until june 19. back in a moment -- golden theater until june 19. go see it. back in a moment. charlie: you know, to sit here on this stage at the richard rodgers theatre, what does it mean to you? >> these are hallowed places, these theater houses. guys and dolls spring near here. premiered here. 46thit was called the street theatre. i am aware of the ghosts and the history. my broadway debut was on this stage. theit was amazing to do show for the first time here and , i wait, i know this house have been here before. haveo stage the story i spent my life working on -- as you can see, it is a steep rake. i can look people in the eye 14 rows back. paradoxically, even though the public was smaller, this feels more intimate to me. charlie: and you had a chance to choose where you would g

its plea wright and its director liesl tommy. they are here to talk about not only the history of the play but the history of these great performers coming together in a history-making way. congratulations, first of all. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: what's the connection to the play that was put on at yale in 2009? >> it is the same play. >> rose: it is the same play. >> yes. that was one of its first productions. and out of some sort of amazing sin cronicity lupita was walking too the school as a first year graduate student. >> i was an understudy. and at the yale school of drama you get assigned to understudy the shows at the rep. and sos that was the very first show i got to understudy. >> rose: how different is the production on broadway today from that very first production that was created there in 2009? >> it is actually very similar because danai and i had been working on it for a number of years before it got to yale and done rigorous work with the script. and we were feeling very good about where we landed at yale. a

. >> reporter: liesl tommy is the play's director. >> it's about the incredible capacity for human beings to survive the most unbelievable circumstances and retain their humanity. >> how long you been here for? >> long time. >> reporter: it's not just about women. for the first time a broadway play features an all-female cast plus female writer and director. did you realize you were doing that when you did it? >> i don't think so. you may have but... >> well, we did plan... i did plan an all-female cast. >> we didn't know we were going to be making history. >> we got plenty over there. >> reporter: their passion extends to the audience with plan to bring 10,000 girls from three northeast states to see the show. >> you like it? >> i really like acting. >> we are part of a large network of women peacemakers. >> reporter: as both an american and a zimbabwean herself, guriara hopes her play helps close the gap between two worlds. >> so the otherness of african girls in war disappears and they become people that you feel connectedded to. >> reporter: a world where war endures and women still s