A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1959)

A Raisin in the Sun

Broadway

Drama

Original

A Raisin In The Sun Playbill - June 1959

A Raisin in the Sun Playbill - Oct 1959

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A Raisin in the Sun

Broadway

Drama

Original

SYNOPSIS: Lorraine Hansberry's landmark drama was one of the first on Broadway to examine African-American life on the cusp of the civil rights era. Walter Younger and his mother, Lena, both yearn to move their family out of Chicago's Southside ghetto. When Lena's late husband's insurance check arrives, Lena hopes to use it to buy a house in a white neighborhood — while Walter hopes to invest it in a liquor business.

playwright: Lorraine Hansberry

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Awards

New York Drama Critics' Circle
1959	Best American Play	Lorraine Hansberry	Winner

Outer Critics Circle
1959	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Diana Sands	Winner

Tony Award
1960	Best Actor in a Play	Sidney Poitier	Nominee
1960	Best Direction of a Play	Lloyd Richards	Nominee
1960	Best Actress in a Play	Claudia McNeil	Nominee
1960	Play		Nominee