A Raisin in the Sun

...mothering The Cosby Show, Rashad was also the first African American to win a Tony, for her hard-bitten matriarch Lena in a 2004 revival of A Raisin in the Sun. "This is not an all-black cast" she says of Cat, "this is an all-star cast, and...

In this article: Tennessee Williams, Debbie Allen, James Earl Jones, Maggie, London, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Hamlet

...culture in the 20th century, "Fences" won the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. The revival will be directed by Kenny Leon, who staged "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Sean Combs in 2004. FBI blew off killer e-mail to al Qaeda

In this article: Denzel Washington, Fences, Broadway, August Wilson, E mail, Oscar, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and God of Carnage

...Nov. 14 as part of the 4x4 Festival: An Off-road Event of Women Directors. Mengesha has directed Da Kink in My Hair, blood.claat, A Raisin in the Sun and The Taxi Project. She is the recipient of the RBC Emerging Artist Award and named...

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Russell Hornsby as Walter Lee Younger and Kim Staunton as Ruth Younger in the Denver Center Theatre Company production of "A Raisin in the Sun," one of the productions available through the 2-for-1 ticket special. (Terry Shapiro)

In this article: Denver, E-mail, and Curious Theatre Co.

...schedule: At 6 p.m. Oct. 27, Ruth Ann Gaines and the Fort Des Moines Players will give a performance of Lorraine Hansberry's classic play "A Raisin in the Sun," in the chapel. The troupe gives performances in a readers' theater format,...

In this article: Edna Griffin, Fort Des Moines, Lorraine Hansberry, and Rosa Parks

Posted: 10/09/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT A look back at Denver Center Theatre actor Kim Staunton's work. Most photos by Terry Shapiro. "A Raisin in the Sun" is a play about getting a hand up in pursuit of the inequitable American Dream.

In this article: Lynn Redgrave, Denver, Elphaba, Hollywood, Lorraine Hansberry, and Colorado

Denver Center Opens 'Raisin in the Sun,' Directed by Israel Hicks Kenneth Jones, Playbill.com Kenneth Jones, playbill.com - Thu Oct 8, 5:47 pm ET A Raisin the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking play about social change and the...

In this article: Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry, and Raisin

...and continues her commitment to the arts. Ms. Stroum made her Broadway producing debut in 2004 with the acclaimed Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, earning her a Tony nomination. Ms. Stroum holds a BA in Public Relations and...

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A Tale of Race and Family and a $10,000 Question "A Raisin in the Sun," which plays Monday night on ABC, is a cleanser for selves soiled by a thousand "Millionaire Matchmakers. " It is a noble enterprise never dulled by its good...

In this article: Sean Combs, Lorraine Hansberry, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan, John Stamos, Audra McDonald, and Matchmakers

...is honored to again present one of the most pivotal plays in the history of American Black theatre, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun". This historic play represented a landmark in its authentic prediction of Black...

In this article: The Ensemble Theatre, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, New York City, Raisin, Chicago, Cancer, and University of Wisconsin