Lupita Nyong'o Storms Off-Broadway Premiere ofTeethMusical Dressed as Weather-ControllingX-MenHeroine

Mar. 15, 2025

Lupita Nyong’o as Storm from ‘X-Men’ at ‘Teeth’ premiere.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty

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Lupita Nyong’ocreated the perfect ‘storm’ on Halloween!

At the opening night of the Off-Broadway musicalTeethon Thursday, Oct. 31,theWild Robotactress— who played Nakia inBlack Pantherand its sequelWakanda Forever—dressed up as another Marvel character.

Photographers snapped Nyong’o, 41, on the red carpet dressed asX-Mensuperhero Storm,a mutant with the ability to control the weather.For the look, the Oscar winner channeled Storm’s signature style in a bright white frizzy wig and a stack of thick gold necklaces, which she accessorized over an all-black suit.

She even wore white contacts, to mimic the cloudy eyes of the electrifying hero.

Lupita Nyong’o attends the opening night of ‘Teeth Off-Broadway at New World Stages on Oct. 31, 2024 in New York City.Michael Loccisano/Getty

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Staying in character, Nyong’o postedan Instagram Reelshowing how Storm takes charge of the weather (or at least takes charge of the water from a bathroom sink). In the clip, Nyong’o stood at sink washing her hands. Sopping wet, she flung water droplets at the camera and flicked her wrist in circles at the camera.

“Employees must wash hands – Marvel Management,” the actress captioned the post.

Teethis an adaptation of the 2007 horror comedy of the same name.

The movie, which has garnered a fan-favorite following over the years since its release, tells the story of a high school girl named Dawn who, after becoming the object of sexual violence, discovers she has a physical advantage in the form of teeth in her genitals that help her bite back at the men in her world — literally.

The musical mimics the story seen on screen, describing itself in an official release as, “a sharp tale of revenge and transformation that tears through a culture of shame and repressed desire one delightfully unhinged song at a time.”

Jess Weixler as Dawn O’Keefe in Teeth (movie).Weinstein Company

Weinstein Company

Direction comes from Obie Award winner Sarah Benson.

Teethoriginal premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in February 2024, in a production that ran through April.

The musical is now playing at New World Stages in New York City.Ticket informationcan be found on its official website.

source: people.com