A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival)

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Broadway revival production theatrical production

A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play about a Black family’s struggles and aspirations in mid-20th-century Chicago, produced by Scott Rudin and starring Denzel Washington.

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instanceOf Broadway revival production ⓘ
theatrical production ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ
awarded Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play ⓘ
basedOn A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
characterFeatured Beneatha Younger ⓘ
George Murchison ⓘ
character Joseph Asagai ⓘ
surface form: Joseph Asagai

Karl Lindner ⓘ
Lena Younger ⓘ
Ruth Younger ⓘ
Travis Younger ⓘ
character Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
surface form: Walter Lee Younger
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuredActressTonyWinner Sophie Okonedo ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActorTonyNominee Denzel Washington ⓘ
leadActressTonyNominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
notableFor critical acclaim ⓘ
star casting of Denzel Washington as Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
openedOnBroadway 2014 ⓘ
originalPlayPremiereYear 1959 ⓘ
partOf Broadway theatre season 2013–2014 ⓘ
producer Scott Rudin ⓘ
revivalOf A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
surface form: A Raisin in the Sun (play)
settingLocation City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
settingTime mid-20th century ⓘ
starred Anika Noni Rose ⓘ
Bryce Clyde Jenkins ⓘ
David Cromer ⓘ
Denzel Washington ⓘ
Jason Dirden ⓘ
LaTanya Richardson Jackson ⓘ
Sean Patrick Thomas ⓘ
Sophie Okonedo ⓘ
Stephen Tyrone Williams ⓘ
subject African American family life ⓘ
aspiration and dreams ⓘ
economic struggle ⓘ
housing discrimination ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ
venue Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⓘ

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