Lorraine Hansberry
Date of Death: January 12, 1965 (34)
Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA
Latest News on Lorraine Hansberry:
Rachel Brosnahan, Joaquina Kalukango & Greg Nobile to be Honored at NYTW's 2025 Gala (Dec 18, 2024)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Kara Young & More Will Star in PURPOSE on Broadway (Dec 9, 2024)
19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List (Dec 21, 2024)
Rachel Brosnahan, Joaquina Kalukango & Greg Nobile to be Honored at NYTW's 2025 Gala (Dec 18, 2024)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Kara Young & More Will Star in PURPOSE on Broadway (Dec 9, 2024)
19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List (Dec 21, 2024)
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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
[ 2020 ] writer
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Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Play
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1959 - Best American Play
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
Videos
Video: Miriam Silverman is Starring in the Theatrical Masterpiece You've Never Heard Of
by Richard Ridge - Jun 6, 2023
Video: Miriam Silverman Never Dreamed That THE SIGN ON SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW Would Land on Broadway
by Richard Ridge - Jun 9, 2023
Video: Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan & Company Celebrate Opening Night of THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW
by Opening Night - Feb 27, 2023
Video: A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Toussaint Battiste & Camden McKinnon are On the Rise!
by Candace Cordelia - Nov 17, 2022
VIDEO: SLAVE PLAY Script Revisited in Jeremy O. Harris' 'Notes on Style'
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2021
Broadway Rewind: Pulitzer Prize-Winning CLYBOURNE PARK Opens on Broadway in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 20, 2020
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 19, 2018
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 4, 2017
Ebony Repertory Theatre presents FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE Starring Obba Babatundé
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2017
STAGE TUBE: In Case You Missed It- Theater Talk's Tribute to Ruby Dee
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 13, 2014
TV: A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Kenny Leon on Taking the Tony for Best Direction of a Play
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 8, 2014
TV: Watch Highlights of Denzel Washington & More in A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 7, 2014
TV: Chatting with the Company of A RAISIN IN THE SUN on Opening Night!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 5, 2014
News
Rachel Brosnahan, Joaquina Kalukango & Greg Nobile to be Honored at NYTW's 2025 Gala
New York Theatre Workshop's 2025 Gala will honor Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, and Tony Award-winning theater and film producer Greg Nobile. Learn more and see how to attend.
New York Theatre Workshop's 2025 Gala will honor Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, and Tony Award-winning theater and film producer Greg Nobile. Learn more and see how to attend.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Kara Young & More Will Star in PURPOSE on Broadway
Complete casting has been announced for the highly-anticipated Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play, PURPOSE. Check out who has joined the cast!
Complete casting has been announced for the highly-anticipated Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play, PURPOSE. Check out who has joined the cast!
19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List
From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theater history; check out our collection of 19 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.
From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theater history; check out our collection of 19 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.
OPERA America Reveals Winners of the 2024 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera
OPERA America has announced the winners of the 2024 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera. Check out the full list of winners for the awards and find out more here!
OPERA America has announced the winners of the 2024 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera. Check out the full list of winners for the awards and find out more here!
Page 73 Announces Semifinalists For Playwrighting Fellowship
Page 73 has announced 13 semifinalists for the 2025 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. Now in its 22nd year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award.
Page 73 has announced 13 semifinalists for the 2025 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. Now in its 22nd year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award.
DINNER WITH THE YOUNGERS! is Coming to WeR2Creative in December
Experience an evening of nostalgia and cultural celebration in Sacramento with 'Dinner with the Youngers,' featuring live readings and discussions with the cast of A RAISIN IN THE SUN. Learn how to attend.
Experience an evening of nostalgia and cultural celebration in Sacramento with 'Dinner with the Youngers,' featuring live readings and discussions with the cast of A RAISIN IN THE SUN. Learn how to attend.
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning to Present New Season of Free Theatre Series
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will present the 2024/2025 season of 'Meet the Playwright,' a free theater series featuring semi-staged readings by BIIPOC playwrights from November to February. Learn how to attend.
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will present the 2024/2025 season of 'Meet the Playwright,' a free theater series featuring semi-staged readings by BIIPOC playwrights from November to February. Learn how to attend.
The Fire This Time Festival Unveils 2025 Festival Lineup
The Fire This Time Festival will return to wild project in NYC, featuring six world premiere ten-minute plays by acclaimed playwrights like Brittany Fisher and FELISPEAKS. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Fire This Time Festival will return to wild project in NYC, featuring six world premiere ten-minute plays by acclaimed playwrights like Brittany Fisher and FELISPEAKS. Learn how to purchase tickets.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Comes to the Court Theatre
Court Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.
Court Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.
Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING
While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.
While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.
What Are the Great American Plays?
Great American plays often capture key moments, issues, and themes that define American life, culture, and history, making them essential parts of the American theatrical canon. Which playwrights do you think made the list?
Great American plays often capture key moments, issues, and themes that define American life, culture, and history, making them essential parts of the American theatrical canon. Which playwrights do you think made the list?
Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights For James Graham Titles
Concord Theatricals announced the acquisition of licensing rights for several plays by James Graham, including INK, THIS HOUSE, LABOUR OF LOVE, A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS, and QUIZ.
Concord Theatricals announced the acquisition of licensing rights for several plays by James Graham, including INK, THIS HOUSE, LABOUR OF LOVE, A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS, and QUIZ.
The Magic Theatre 2025 Performances Passes Available Now
MAGIC THEATRE announced that 2025 performance passes are now available, offering theatergoers the opportunity to experience a diverse lineup of productions throughout the upcoming season.
MAGIC THEATRE announced that 2025 performance passes are now available, offering theatergoers the opportunity to experience a diverse lineup of productions throughout the upcoming season.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Unveils 2025 Season Featuring Nine Productions
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival revealed its 2025 season, featuring nine productions under the theme 'Undiscovered Countries,' including and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival revealed its 2025 season, featuring nine productions under the theme 'Undiscovered Countries,' including and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Lyric Hammersmith
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a Black woman to appear on Broadway. Since its first performance in 1959, it remains as hard-hitting as ever. Exploring a domestic drama in its depiction of an everyday working class Black family, with ordinary desires, conflicts and aspirations; radical at the time of writing. See what our critic had to say.
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a Black woman to appear on Broadway. Since its first performance in 1959, it remains as hard-hitting as ever. Exploring a domestic drama in its depiction of an everyday working class Black family, with ordinary desires, conflicts and aspirations; radical at the time of writing. See what our critic had to say.
San Francisco Playhouse To Present WAITRESS This November
WAITRESS returns to San Francisco for the holiday season from November 21 to January 18.
WAITRESS returns to San Francisco for the holiday season from November 21 to January 18.
The Playwrights Realm Unveils 2024-25 Cohort
The Playwrights Realm revealed its 2024-25 cohort. Four early-career playwrights awarded with nine months of resources, culminating with a reading in The Realm’s INK’D Festival. Learn more about the cohort!
The Playwrights Realm revealed its 2024-25 cohort. Four early-career playwrights awarded with nine months of resources, culminating with a reading in The Realm’s INK’D Festival. Learn more about the cohort!
Black Box Theater to Present A RAISIN IN THE SUN Talkback Group Session
Join the closing of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Black Box Theater. Experience Lorraine Hansberry's powerful play and participate in a community talkback session led by Rev. Tammie Denyse, PhD. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Join the closing of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Black Box Theater. Experience Lorraine Hansberry's powerful play and participate in a community talkback session led by Rev. Tammie Denyse, PhD. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: Tony Award Winner Joaquina Kalukango Makes Segerstrom Center Cabaret Debut
Blessed with jawdroppingly gorgeous vocals, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango—accompanied by music director Michael Orland—wows in her West Coast solo concert debut at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa to kick off their 2024-2025 Cabaret Series.
Blessed with jawdroppingly gorgeous vocals, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango—accompanied by music director Michael Orland—wows in her West Coast solo concert debut at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa to kick off their 2024-2025 Cabaret Series.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Lorraine Hansberry written?
Lorraine Hansberry has written 6 shows including Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Bookwriter), To Be Young Gifted and Black (Playwright), Les Blancs (Playwright), The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Playwright), Raisin (Source Material), A Raisin in the Sun (Playwright).
What awards has Lorraine Hansberry been nominated for?
Lorraine Hansberry has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards for her work on "A Raisin in the Sun." Additionally, she was also nominated for the Best American Play award at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the same production, "A Raisin in the Sun." These nominations recognize her exceptional talent and contributions to the world of theater.
What awards has Lorraine Hansberry won?
Lorraine Hansberry has won the Best American Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for her play, A Raisin in the Sun.
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