Monday, December 9, 2024

Broadway Casting For Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ To Include LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Tony-Winner Kara Young, More by Greg Evans

LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young are among the complete cast announced today for the Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ pla…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

“AUGUST” HEAT by Ron Fassler

Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston in “August: Osage Country” (2008).November 8, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In New York City this week, an unseasonably warm Novemb…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:06AM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

A Raisin in the Sun, Lyric Hammersmith review - of race and men by Aleks.sierz

Lorraine Hansberry classic is both a historical gem and a play for today Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is not only the first play by a black woman to premiere on Broadway, back…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 04:02PM
Friday, October 11, 2024

‘Our Town’ reviews: Kenny Leon directs ‘enticing’ revival led by Jim Parsons by Paul Sheehan

The Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder‘s “Our Town” opened Oct. 10 to rave reviews. This imaginative restaging of this American classic by Tony-winning director Kenny Leon (“A Raisi…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:43AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Ronald Malone

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?” These three stanzas that open Langston Hughes’ poem, “A Dream Deferred,” are imbued in Lorraine Hansber…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:44AM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

A Raisin in the Sun review – stirring drama of a family confronting segregation by Arifa Akbar

Leeds Playhouse Revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s play follows a family struggling against the odds and delivers a message of hope When Lorraine Hansberry’s debut play premiered in 1959, i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Othello, Starring Denzel Washington, Molly Osborne and Jake Gyllenhaal, to Play the Barrymore Theatre in February 2025 by Darryn King

The Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, will play the Barrymore Theatre. Performances will begin on February 24, 2025 with an offi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM
Friday, August 16, 2024

Interview: From Sarah Brown to Lady Day- SAG Nominee Audra McDonald Shares Stories of Her Legendary by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: She won your heart as Lottie Gee, Billie Holliday, and Bess (and that's been just the past few years). Audra McDonald has grown to be perhaps the greatest tale…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:36AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ Heading To Broadway In 2025 With Phylicia Rashad Directing by Denise Petski

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, The Comeuppance), and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM
Tuesday, August 6, 2024

A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Toussaint Battiste & Camden McKinnon are On the Rise! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Meet the younger Youngers of A Raisin in the Sun! In this video, Toussaint Battiste and Camden McKinnon tell us all about playing Travis Younger off Broadway at…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:11PM
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Search | Playbill

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun. Article | By Michael Gioia | ...

SOURCE: Google at 11:18AM
Thursday, July 4, 2024

“Clybourne Park”: A Powerful Production of Pulitzer Prize Masterpiece—at Masquers by Lynne Stevens

Bruce Norris Updates “A Raisin in the Sun” with Wit & Wisdom by Lynne Stevens Using Lorraine Hansberry’s classic 1959 play about racial prejudice in Chicago as inspiration, Bruce N…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:35PM
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Nikiya Mathis | 2024 Special Tony Award by The Tony Awards

Nikiya Mathis accepts her 2024 Special Tony Award. Nikiya Mathis is a multi hyphenate hair/wig designer and a classically trained actress, who holds an MFA in Acting from NYU's Tisch School…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:15PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Sophie Okonedo on Winning the 2014 Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: As announced earlier this evening, Sophie Okonedo has won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for A Raisin in th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:36PM
Saturday, June 1, 2024

Cast of THE TAP DANCE KID in Rehearsals!1 by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: New York City Center will soon kick off the 2022 Encores! Season on February 2 - 6 with The Tap Dance Kid, featuring music by Henry Krieger, lyrics by Robert Lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Honor Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad by Darryn King

The fourth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert will take place in Times Square on June 19 and honor the actress Phylicia Rashad. The free event, hosted by Michael James Scott, will…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM
Friday, April 26, 2024

Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in a Scene From Purlie Victorious by TheaterMania

Purlie Victorious is a comedy about a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. Written by Kennedy Center honoree Ossie Davis with…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12AM
Friday, April 5, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Our Town; OCC Noms By: David Sheward April 5, 2024: Cast members, dates and a theater have been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's beloved Our Town, to be d…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:58PM
Friday, March 29, 2024

Louis Gossett Jr., Academy Award-Winning Stage and Screen Actor, Dies at 87 by Darryn King

Louis Gossett Jr., an Academy and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actor who enjoyed a busy career on Broadway in the ‘60s, has died. He died at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Town Hall’s ‘Raisin’ shines with a gifted ensemble by Eric Fitzgerald

Mary Louise Lee leads cast in a powerful musical version of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ The post Town Hall’s ‘Raisin’ shines with a gifted ensemble appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 10:08AM
Saturday, March 9, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Washington and Gyllenhaal to Star in Othello. By: David Sheward March 9,, 2024: Get ready for the highest-profile star casting in several years, if not decades. Oscar and Tony winner Den…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:41PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in ‘Othello’ on Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are slated to star in Othello on Broadway in spring 2025. The production, which will see Washington in the title role and Gyllenhaal as Iago, will be di…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:44AM

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Othello on Broadway by Darryn King

Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a 2025 Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Kenny L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Black History Month Spotlight: Tony-Winning Director and Producer Kenny Leon by Hayley Levitt

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. This week, the spotlight is on director Kenny Leon. Leon …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Saturday, February 10, 2024

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Bristol Riverside): An old fashioned play, carefully executed by Kathryn Osenlund

Lorraine Hansberry wrote Raisin in the Sun in 1959, a bold play for its time. It takes a dark view of the progress of integration,… The post A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Bristol Riverside): An ol…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:32PM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun by An Nichols

A new production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun at Bristol Riverside Theatre honors this monumental American text while highlighting relevant struggles today. An Nichols revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:41PM
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Home, Directed by Kenny Leon, Sets Dates for Broadway Return by Darryn King

Samm-Art Williams’ Tony-nominated play, Home, originally staged by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1979, will return to Broadway in 2024. Helmed by Tony Award-winning director Ken…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM
Friday, October 27, 2023

Kenny Leon Directing Broadway Revival of Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’

Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon will bring Grover’s Corners back to Broadway. The acclaimed director of “A Raisin in the Sun” and “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AM
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Beneatha’s Place review – the future of Black America and the shadows of colonialism by David Jays

Young Vic, LondonKwame Kwei-Armah’s play takes a character from Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun on a journey to Africa A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark 1959 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AM
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

‘I want to take the audience further than they’d like’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Continuing the story of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the writer and director aims to create change with a reflection on today’s culture wars about race As we get ready to op…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AM
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Beneatha's Place Begins Performances at London's Young Vic June 27 by Margaret Hall

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha's Place follows Beneatha Younger far beyond 1959.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime