A Raisin in the Sun
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Previews Began: March 8, 2014
Opening Night: April 3, 2014
Closing Night: June 15, 2014
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
Denzel Washington Walter Lee Younger
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Lena Younger
Sophie Okonedo Ruth Younger
Anika Noni Rose Beneatha Younger
Keith Eric Chappelle Moving Man
David Cromer Karl Lindner
Jason Dirden George Murchison
Stephen McKinley Henderson Bobo
Bryce Clyde Jenkins Travis Younger
Billy Eugene Jones Moving Man
Sean Patrick Thomas Joseph Asagai
Standby: Michele Shay (Lena Younger)
Understudies: Michelle Beck (Beneatha Younger), Thomas Michael Hammond (Karl Lindner), Charlie Hudson III (Joseph Asagai, Moving Man), Darius Kaleb (Travis Younger) Michelle Wilson (Ruth Younger)
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