A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun is a 1959 play written by Lorraine Hansberry about a south Chicago family who face financial hardship, housing discrimination, and racism.
==References==
* "A Banana in the Sun" is one of several books among Oscar's collection in his trash can library, as seen in the 2002 storybook What's in Oscar's Trash Can?
==Connections==
* Debbie Allen played Beneatha Younger in the musical Raisin (1973)
* Sean Combs played Walter Lee Younger in the 2004 Broadway production and the 2008 TV movie
* Ossie Davis was the replacement as Walter Lee Younger in the original Broadway production
* Ruby Dee played Ruth Younger in the original Broadway production and the 1961 film
* Frances Foster understudied Ruth and Beneatha Younger in the original Broadway production
* Danny Glover played Walter Lee Younger in a 1989 American Playhouse TV airing
* Morgan Freeman played the narrator in the 2008 TV movie
* Earle Hyman played Walter Lee Younger in the original West End production
* Audra McDonald played Ruth Younger in the 2004 Broadway production and the 2008 TV movie
* Howard A. Roberts was the conductor, musical director, and vocal arranger on the musical Raisin (1973)
* Anika Noni Rose played Beneatha Younger in the 2014 Broadway production
* Ted Ross played Bobo Jones in the musical Raisin (1973)
* Diana Sands played Beneatha Younger in the original Broadway production and the 1961 film
* Denzel Washington played Walter Lee Younger in the 2014 Broadway production
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