Oscar winner and Tony nominee Lupita Nyong'o is bringing her children's book Sulwe to the small screen. Variety reports that the story will be adapted into an animated musical for Netflix. Written by Nyong'o and illustrated by Vashti Harrison, Sulwe follows a young Kenyan girl named Sulwe, who wishes for her dark skin to be lighter. One night, Sulwe is visited by a shooting star that opens her eyes and changes he…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM on February 18, 2021