Check Out the Opening Night of Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway

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Stage to Page Check Out the Opening Night of Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway The new play by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner tells the story of an elephant trapped inside the clandestine ivory market.

By Hannah Vine

April 16, 2018

Sahr Ngaujah, Jojo Gonzalez, Ito Aghayere, Lynn Nottage, Kevin Mambo, Jo Bonney, and Justin Hicks Simon Luethi

The Public Theater celebrated the world-premiere opening of Mlima’s Tale, a new play by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, April 15. Tony nominee Sahr Ngaujah (Fela!) stars as Mlima, an elephant trapped inside the ivory business.

Obie Award winner Jo Bonney directs an ensemble cast made up of Ito Aghayere (Junk), Jojo Gonzalez (Small Mouth Sounds), and Kevin Mambo (The Fortress of Solitude).

Flip through photos of the opening night below:

Check Out the Opening Night For Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway

Mlima's_Tale_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Sahr Ngaujah_Jojo Gonzalez_Ito Aghayere_Lynn Nottage_Kevin Mambo_Jo Bonney_ Justin Hicks _HR — Check Out the Opening Night For Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway

The new play by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner tells the story of an elephant trapped inside the clandestine ivory market.
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Mlima's_Tale_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Zainab Jah_HR — Zainab Jah

Mlima's_Tale_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Tonya Pinkins_Christopher Burris_HR — Tonya Pinkins and Christopher Burris

Mlima's_Tale_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Marsha Norman_HR — Marsha Norman

Simon Luethi

Mlima's_Tale_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Steven Pasquale_Phillipa Soo_HR — Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo

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Check Out the Opening Night For Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway

Check Out the Opening Night For Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale Off-Broadway

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