A Raisin in the Sun
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
March 11, 1959 - October 17, 1959
Belasco Theatre
October 19, 1959 - June 25, 1960
Previews Began: March 10, 1959
Opening Night: March 11, 1959
Closing Night: June 25, 1960
Playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
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.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Sidney Poitier Walter Lee Younger
Ruby Dee Ruth Younger
Ivan Dixon Joseph Asagai
Lonne Elder III Bobo
John Fiedler Karl Lindner
Louis Gossett George Murchison
Ed Hall Moving Man
Claudia McNeil Lena Younger
Diana Sands Beneatha Younger
Glynn Turman Travis Younger
Douglas Turner Moving Man
Understudies: Frances Foster (Beneatha Younger/Ruth Younger), Beah Richards (Lena Younger), Mervyn Williams (Karl Lindner)
REPLACEMENTS
Ossie Davis Walter Lee Younger
Ed Hall Joseph Asagai
Lincoln Kilpatrick Moving Man
Charles Richardson Travis Younger
Frances Williams Lena Younger
5/30/1960 – 6/25/1960
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