Barriers to Broadway. Hansberry struggled to secure funding and a venue, as producers were hesitant to back a young Black playwright. "Theaters were ...
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,…
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 ...
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.
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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 th…
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 i…
"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,…
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 ma…
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…
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…
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,…
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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.
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 2…
 "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.…
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…
The production combines Lorraine Hansberry's commentary and the feelings of its characters and cannot but affect the minds and hearts of those who view it.
Lorraine Hansberry's "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" is being staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, starring with Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan.
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 Coven…
