📅 Tuesday, May 19 at 7 PM EMMY, GRAMMY AND SIX-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER. Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. The winner of a record-bre…

📅 Tuesday, May 19 at 7 PM EMMY, GRAMMY AND SIX-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER. Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. The winner of a record-bre…

Spring shows include powerful and inspiring performances of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' 'Come From Away,' and 'A Raisin in the Sun.'

STC's 2026-2027 season will also include Brian Cox in The Score, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more.

Shows include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Follies, A Raisin in the Sun, Romeo and Juliet, and Frida…A Self-Portrait Full Six-Play Season Subscriptions are now on sale. Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2026) "…

A trio of shows on the indoor Bowmer stage " "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Come From Away," and "A Raisin in the Sun" " kick things off starting March 13.

An adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," "Beneath The Sun" was an ambitious offering from the promising new company, Moore Contemporary Theatrics. It was led by choreographer and dancer, Dan…

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry's most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently on Broadway to tell us about the individuals wh…

For every well-known showcase of Black Broadway " "Porgy and Bess," 1935; "A Raisin in the Sun" 1959; last year's "Purpose," winner of both the Tony and Pulitzer " there are little-remembered milestones ranging…

Tickets are now on sale for The Balusters, a raucous comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire about a neighborhood dispute that escalates into an epic showdown. Performances begin March 31, with opening night on April 21…

Comedian and actor John Leguizamo's "The Other Americans," his first full-length and full-cast play, aside from his satiric one-person shows, is making its Off Broadway debut and proves to be an impressive dysf…

"Big White Fog," to which "A Raisin in the Sun" owes much, provides an invaluable snapshot of a community struggling with its own identity.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages A Raisin in the Sun to powerful effect, even if the production finds itself occasionally out of step. Kiran Pandey reviews.

The Emmy-winning writer-actor Lena Waithe ("The Chi," "Master of None") recently sat down with the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning new play, "Purpose," now up for six Ton…

Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal are playing iconic villains on Broadway, and when the two actors meet up before a Friday evening performance, they bond over their refusal to view their characters as purely e…

PLAYBILL.COM. On April 3, 2014, A Starry Revival of A Raisin in the Sun, Starring Denzel Washington, Opened on Broa... The starry cast also ...

The starry cast also included LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Anika Noni Rose.

Headlong, has announced that their fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tinuke Craig, is now available to stream on Digital Theatre+

Starring Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee, it was the first play by a Black woman to premiere on Broadway. WomensHistoryMonth playbill.com/artic… Look Back ...

Hansberry's seminal drama about the experiences of a Black family in Chicago opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

A Raisin in the Sun Playbill - Opening Night, A Raisin in the Sun Opened April 03, 2014. as Walter Lee Younger (Original) ; The 64th Annual Tony Awards ...

Lorraine Hansberry's enduring classic A Raisin in the Sun returns to People's Light in an entertaining but uneven production starring longtime company member Melanye Finister. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Melanye Finister shares her artistic journey, her experiences at People's Light, and her role in the upcoming production of A Raisin in the Sun. The post The Heart of the Family: Melanye Finister Reflects on He…

The sixtieth anniversary of the death of playwright Lorraine Hansberry is the catalyst for the first-ever Court Theatre production of "A Raisin in the Sun." The Chicago-born Hansberry was the first Black woman …

Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson will lead the Encores! production of Wonderful Town as sisters Ruth and Eileen. The show will run at New York City Center from April 30 through May 1…

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' play Purpose, directed by t…

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 November gave off somethin…

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 in 1959, but it's als…

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 Raisin in the Sun") is sure to be…

"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 Hansberry's play, "A Raisin In The Su…

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, it marked a groundbreakin…

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 official opening set…

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 talent of this generat…

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 Rashad (Skeleton Cr…

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 the Public Theater.

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 | ...

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 Norris crafts a tight blend…

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 of the Arts. As an …

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 the Sun. 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 Lorick, and a book by …

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 run from 11 AM to 1…

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 direction by Tony Awa…

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 directed by Tony winn…

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, California, on March …

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.

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 Denzel Washington (Trai…

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 directed by Kenny Leon…

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 Leon. Washington will…

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 rose to prominence as …

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 old fashioned play, ca…

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 reviews.

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 Kenny Leon, performance…

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 Cotton Patch," will tackl…

off-Broadway " Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park at Delacorte Theater: Central Park West. June 28-Aug. 6, 2023. Tragedy. Author: William Shakespeare. Director: Kenny Leon. 2 hrs, 45 min. Critic: David Sh…

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 play, ends with its most o…

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 open Beneatha's Place at t…

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

June 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Between 41st and 66th streets there are forty-two legit Broadway theatres (this includes the Palace, currently under renovation and scheduled to reo…

"King" LeBron James was just the hero that Cleveland needed. One of the greatest NBA players to ever hit the court, his influence on the whole city loomed large for the dozen years of his reign. Pulitzer Prize …

We put our 30 Under 35 members to the test in a game of "Is it Basketball or Theatre?" after an exciting performance of King James. How well did you do? Are you 35 or younger? Sign up today for our 30 Under 35…

By: David Sheward June 4, 2023: When it opened in 1964, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window must have been quite jolting. Her 1959 Broadway debut A Raisin in the Sun was somewhat chall…

"King" LeBron James was just the hero that Cleveland needed. One of the greatest NBA players to ever hit the court, his influence on the whole city loomed large for the dozen years of his reign. Pulitzer Prize …

Manhattan Theatre Club and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Fences), opens tonight starring Glenn Davis (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Downstate) and Chr…

Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA) announces the cast and production team for their production of Lorraine Hansberry's classic, A Raisin in the Sun. Reviving the production from their 2018 presentation at …

 "Wolf Play" won Outstanding Play and four other awards, and "Titanique" Outstanding Musical at the 38th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun…

"My two loves are theater and basketball." Kenny Leon explains why he knew he had to direct #KingJamesPlay. ----- by Rajiv Joseph directed by Kenny Leon with Glenn Davis, Chris Perfetti "King" LeBro…

Broadway " James Earl Jones Theater: 138 West 48 Street. April 27-July 2, 2023. Drama. Author: Lorraine Hansberry. Director: Anne Kaufman. 2 hrs, 45 min. Critic: David Sheward (May 2023). ***1/4. When it opened…

KING JAMES by Rajiv Joseph directed by Kenny Leon with Glenn Davis, Chris Perfetti "King" LeBron James was just the hero that Cleveland needed. One of the greatest NBA players to ever hit the court, h…

The slam-dunk hit from L.A. and Chicago arrives in New York City next month! #KingJamesPlay -------- by Rajiv Joseph directed by Kenny Leon with Glenn Davis, Chris Perfetti "King" LeBron James was just the h…

Lorraine Hansberry Revival Reminds Us of Our Opportunities  by Kristina Lovato & Gabriela Santis In his eloquent poem "Harlem," Langston Hughes asks, "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up /…

Lorraine Hansberry only lived long enough to see two of her plays produced. The first was A Raisin in the Sun, celebrated when it opened in 1959 as the first play by an African-American woman to be performed on…

★★★★☆ Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan star in Anne Kauffman's revival of this long-neglected work by the author of "A Raisin in the Sun." The post The Sign in Sidney Brustein's W…

This month, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac, debuts at BAM. Joi Gresham, director of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust, offers insight into the life and work …

Racial covenants that kept Black people out of certain neighborhoods of Chicago, and across the U.S., are not just a thing of the past. Today, there are organizations including Chicago Covenants still trying to…

Hansberry is best known for A Raisin in the Sun " but as she lay dying, she wrote this play about the haplessness of white liberals. Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan star.

Check out the video from episode 2 of our Public Square podcast! During the fall of 2022, The Public Theater mounted an American classic, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun directed by Tony Award nomin…

Broadway Update: Leslie Odom, Jr. Stars in Purlie Victorious By: David Sheward February 3, 2023: Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton) will star in a revival of Ossie Davis' comedy Purlie Victorious, set …

Catch Oscar Isaac, Parker Posey, Kara Young, a new Suzan-Lori Parks' musical and more February may be the shortest month of the year, but it's bursting with exciting new Off-Broadway shows. Out of the dozens of…

Below is a calendar of theater opening* in February 2023 in New York,  including one play on Broadway, starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoe Wanamaker, and much exciting Off-Broadway fare, such as Osc…

The musical, based on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, won Best Musical at the 1974 Tony Awards