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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1969
Performer

[Broadway]
1968
Ruth

[Broadway]
1968
Cassandra

[Broadway]
1968
Joan

[Broadway]
1964
Doris W.

[Broadway]
1964
Juanita

[Broadway]
1962
Adelaide Smith

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1961
Performer

[Broadway]
1959
Beneatha Younger


Movies

Carib Gold
[ 1957 ] Bar Girl
A Raisin in the Sun
[ 1961 ] Beneatha Younger
An Affair of the Skin
[ 1963 ] Janice
Ensign Pulver
[ 1964 ] Mila
The Landlord
[ 1970 ] Fanny
Doctors' Wives
[ 1971 ] Helen Straughn
Georgia, Georgia
[ 1972 ] Georgia Martin
Willie Dynamite
[ 1974 ] Cora
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
[ 1974 ] Laura Lewis

TV Shows

Julia
Cousin Sara, Cousin Sara Porter

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1965 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Diana Sands, The Owl and the Pussycat


winner
Obie Awards - 1964 - Performance

Diana SandsThe Living Premise

Tony Awards - 1964 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Diana Sands, Blues for Mister Charlie


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1963 - Performance

Diana SandsTiger Tiger Burning Bright


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1959 - Best Drama Performance

Diana Sands, A Raisin in the Sun

News


Tony Nominee Rose Gregorio Passes Away at 97

Rose Gregorio, a Tony nominee for her performance in The Shadow Box, has passed away at the age of 97. 
Broadway Streaming Guide: February 2023 - How to Hear the KIMBERLY AKIMBO Cast Recording & More

This February, Broadway fans will be treated with several new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge. Check out what's coming to streaming this month, including new classic movie musicals like The Music Man, to new Broadway cast recordings from Kimberly Akimbo and KPOP!
Broadway Streaming Guide: May 2022 - Where to Watch GIRLS5EVA & More New Releases!

This May, Broadway fans will be treated to an exciting lineup of new albums, concerts, television shows, and movies to binge. From the new Spring Awakening: Those You've Known documentary on HBO to new additions to Feinstein's/54 Below's concert livestream slate, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!
BWW Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

...it is as fine a theatrical treatment of this oft-produced - not though not oft enough - play as I’ve ever seen
Theater Stories: CURIOUS INCIDENT, THE BAND'S VISIT, THE INHERITANCE and More About the Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Today's Theater Stories features the Ethel Barrymore Theatre! Learn about Ethel Barrymore herself, shows to have graced the theatre's stage, including An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Chaplin, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Band's Visit, The Inheritance, and many more!
VIDEO: On This Day, March 11- A RAISIN IN THE SUN Debuts On Broadway

What happens to a dream deferred? In the South Side of Chicago, a poor black family struggles to stay afloat as they search for financial stability and a place to call home. Tensions flare as the generations reach for different dreams and prejudice seeps into their lives.
Broadway Books: 10 MORE Books on Black Theatre - Monologues, Plays, History, and More!

We've rounded up 10 MORE books about Black theatre to read and educate yourself while in quarantine. 
Al Hirschfeld Foundation Presents Online Exhibition LOST IN THE STARS: BLACK THEATRE MAKERS DRAWN BY HIRSCHFELD

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation has announced the latest in a series of online exhibitions exploring the work of one of the most iconic artists of the last century.
16 Musicals & Plays That Deal With Social Injustice

Theater has always been an outlet for creative minds to discuss the issues that plague our society, whether it's racism, income inequality, or the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn our picks for musicals and plays that deal with important social topics.
Bay Street Theater to Screen A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts announces the film screening of A Raisin in the Sun(1961) on Sunday, October 20 at 2 pm. It is the sixtieth anniversary of the play's first production on Broadway. The film is an adaptation of the play by Lorraine Hansberry. Bay Street Theater will present a live staged version as the 2019 Literature Live! production in November.
Queer|Art|Film's Season At IFC Center Continues With FLOTILLA DEBARGE And UNTITLED QUEEN

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit supporting the creative and professional development of LGBTQ artists, continues the Winter 2019 season of Queer|Art|Film at IFC Center on March 4 and April 8. Queer|Art|Film, presented by HBO, is a monthly screening series in which some of New York's most unique artists present and discuss the films that have most inspired them. This season Queer Art's flipping the script by inviting celebrated drag queens to present and discuss films that have inspired their craft in post-screening kikis. Curated by Adam Baran and Brooklyn drag diva Lady Quesadilla, this season entitled 'Winter's a Drag,' serves as the sequel to the 2014 Summer of Drag season. More info is below; screenings begin at 8pm.
Queer|Art Announces Queer|Art|Film 'Winter's a Drag' Season at IFC Center

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit supporting the creative and professional development of LGBTQ artists, is pleased to announce the Winter 2019 season of Queer|Art|Film at IFC Center, presented by HBO. Queer|Art|Film is a monthly screening series in which some of New York's most unique artists present and discuss the films that have most inspired them. This season Queer Art's flipping the script by inviting four celebrated drag queens to present and discuss films that have inspired their craft in post-screening kikis. Curated by Adam Baran and Brooklyn drag diva Lady Quesadilla, this season entitled 'Winter's a Drag,' serves as the sequel to the 2014 Summer of Drag season. A full itinerary follows. All screenings begin at 8pm.
The Friends Of First Coast Opera Present A Staged Reading Of THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

The local opera company ventures "out of the box" inviting theater lovers to enjoy a lighthearted entertainment as its summer benefit.
Joe Barros Directs Out of the Box Theatrics' THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

Joe Barros will direct a cast that includes Liz Flemming as Doris and Nathaniel J Ryan as Felix. Featuring costume design by Hunter Dowell. Alicia Krakauer will serve as Production Stage Manager.
Out of the Box Theatrics Stages THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

The new Off-Broadway company Out of the Box Theatrics, currently in its first full season, presents Bill Manhoff's The Owl and the Pussycat.
Out of the Box Theatrics Sets Cast for THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

The new Off-Broadway company Out of the Box Theatrics, currently in its first full season, has announced casting for their production of Bill Manhoff's The Owl and the Pussycat.
Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Phylicia Rashad Is First Black Woman To Win Best Actress In A Play, 2004

Rashad wins for playing the same role as the first black woman nominated, Claudia McNeil.
BWW Review: Interracial Relationships Get a Sharply Satirical Treatment in Lydia Diamond's SMART PEOPLE

Kenny Leon's slick production of Diamond's clever riff on racial communication features a terrific cast.
FIRST LOOK: Kentwood Players Presents A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Opening 1/8/16

Kentwood Players proudly presents Lorraine Hansberry's classic family drama "A RAISIN IN THE SUN" from Friday, January 8 through Saturday, February 13, 2016, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Harold Dershimer. Here's your first look at the cast! The production directed by Harold Dershimer and produced by Kathy Dershimer by special arrangement with Samuel French. Featured in the cast in alphabetical order are Rashod Davenport, Ruth Featherstone, Lawrence Hatcher, Daniel Kruger, Jean Michels, Patricia Newman, Shannon O'Connor, Damon Rutledge, Isaiah Suber, and Charlotte Williams.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Diana Sands been in?

Diana Sands has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Diana Sands been in?

Diana Sands has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Diana Sands been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Owl and the Pussycat, Performance (Obie Awards) for The Living Premise, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Blues for Mister Charlie, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Tiger Tiger Burning Bright and Best Drama Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun.

What awards has Diana Sands won?

Diana Sands has won several awards for her performances. She received the Obie Award for Performance for "The Living Premise." Additionally, she was honored with the Theatre World Award for Performance for "Tiger Tiger Burning Bright." Sands also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Drama Performance for her role in "A Raisin in the Sun."

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