[DOC] [TLE] A Raisin in the Sun - Wikipedia [PAR] A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 
1959. The title ... The New York Drama Critics' Circle named it the best play of 
1959. .... Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on 
Broadway, ... Best Actor in Play - Sidney Poitier; Best Actress in a Play - Claudia 
McNeil... [DOC] [TLE] The Evolution of A Raisin in the Sun, From Dream ... - Broadway.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... The 1959 Broadway production of 'A Raisin in the Sun' & the current ... 
Hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 family drama A Raisin in the Sun? ... A Raisin 
in the Sun made history, becoming the first play written by a black woman (a 29-
year-old, ... 1959 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, starring Sidney Poitier as... [DOC] [TLE] Drama Revives 'A Raisin in the Sun' | The Juilliard School [PAR] As a young African-American director, it's a dream to be working on this play, 
she ... At its 1959 premiere, A Raisin in the Sun broke ground as the first play by a 
black woman to be produced on Broadway; staged by a black director, Lloyd 
Richards; and starring a black cast headlined by Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Global Theatre Today: Black Theatre - Northern State University [PAR] Aug 21, 2016 ... On this stage Hewlett became the first African American actor to ... to be the first 
play written and performed by an African-American, ... in the Sun (1959) was 
conceived as "a social drama about Negroes ... The Broadway production, which 
starred Claudia McNeil and Sidney Poitier, was the first Broadway... [DOC] [TLE] A Raisin in the Sun: Lorraine Hansberry's Dream on Broadway | The ... [PAR] Feb 18, 2014 ... In 1959, 28-year-old Chicago native Lorraine Hansberry won the New ... The play 
focuses on the struggle of a black working class family for a ... Drama Critics' 
Circle Award for her first play, A Raisin in the Sun. ... Ruby Dee and Sidney 
Poitier in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, 1959. [DOC] [TLE] black theatre | American theatre | Britannica.com [PAR] Black theatre, in the United States, dramatic movement encompassing plays ... in 
the American Negro Theater and the Negro Playwrights' Company. ... (From left) 
Stephen Perry, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, and Sidney Poitier in  
... the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. [DOC] [TLE] Legends : Ruby Dee (1922-2014) achieved her breakout role, in ... [PAR] Ruby Dee in 1959, opposite Sidney Poitier, in the Broadway drama, "A Raisin .... 
Vivian Leigh is such a wonderful actress, and a beautiful woman. ..... Today in 
Black History, 1/12/2014 - A Raisin in the Sun, was the first play .... His 
production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films 
since 1983. [DOC] [TLE] THEATER; A Landmark Lesson in Being Black - The New York Times [PAR] Mar 7, 1999 ... The date was March 11, 1959. ... The cast took its curtain calls -- Sidney Poitier, 
Claudia McNeil, ... just seen a play but had attended a historical event,'' the play's 
co-producer, ... Broadway had never seen a play written by a black woman, nor a 
play with a black director, nor a commercially produced drama... [DOC] [TLE] "Take a Giant Step" and "A Raisin in the Sun" by Mark A. Reid [PAR] For example, the Frederick Douglass Film Company produced THE COLORED ... 
one of the first African American companies to have its president and featured 
actor, .... In 1953, Louis Peterson's Take a Giant Step appeared on Broadway. .... 
the black hero was limited to the contours of one actor  Sidney Poitier  who... [DOC] [TLE] BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, A Raisin in the Sun [PAR] Jan

Question: Sidney Poitier co-starred in this 1959 drama, the 1st play by a black woman produced on Broadway
Answer: A Raisin in the Sun