Raisin in the Sun 2024

Soulpepper Theatre Company announced that after almost seven years of visionary leadership, Weyni Mengesha will step down from her role as Artistic Director on August 31, 2025.

The Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities explores how the identity of a community changes over time with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning satire Clybourne Park by playwright Bruce Norris. Directed by Kenny Moten, Clybourne Park opens February 14 in the Black Box Theatre.

Amy Jephta's A Good House is currently running at The Royal Court, directed by ancy Medina. See what the critics are saying and read the reviews for the production here.

Welcome to my 2024 Broadway World Year in Review. It’s been a busy year, and I’m having a great time. This year I’ve written 174 articles (175 counting this one), which is up 30 articles from last year. Thank you for allowing me into your world and entertaining me.  

Headlong has announced casting for the UK tour of their hit production of The House Party. The House Party is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre, where it premiered in May 2024, produced in association with Frantic Assembly.

Red Bull Theater has announced that John Douglas Thompson will be presented with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit.

The Huntington will continue the sweeping nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and revealed the cast and creative team of The Grove, the stirring and timely play written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more!

The Arts Academy of Sedona in collaboration with The Verde Valley School is kicking off the celebration of America's Black History Month with a reading of the work of The acclaimed poets Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Learn more!

After making his Center debut last season and delighting audiences with his humor, anecdotes, and beloved music, Jason Robert Brown takes the stage once more for a wonderful cabaret performance, this time, featuring Anika Noni Rose! 

Court Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Phylicia Rashad. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday. January 7, 2025, for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW25), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets.

Invictus Theatre Company has unveiled programming for its 2025 season, its second in residence at the Windy City Playhouse. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The majority of Broadway’s Best Musical winners and nominees become some of the most produced shows in America and beyond, for decades to come. But for a small number of the shows to be nominated for Best Musical, Broadway is one of the only places audiences will ever be able to see that piece.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday. January 7, 2025, for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW25), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets. Chicago Theatre Week is February 6-16, 2025. 

Curtain up! Light the lights! Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald takes on the role of a lifetime, playing 'Mama' Rose Hovick in the classic musical, Gypsy, is now running on Broadway at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre. Read the reviews!

Chicago director Ron OJ Parson will helm the North American premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn at ​​​​​​​Chicago Shakespeare Theater, making his CST directorial debut. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Carrie's TOUCH has revealed the new cast for its upcoming productions of A Raisin in the Sun. See who is starring and learn more about the upcoming production!

The design team and additional creative team members have been announced for the first-ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Learn more about the team here!

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!

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, December 2, 2024.

 Headlong will take their hit production of The House Party on a UK tour in Spring 2025. The House Party is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre. Learn more here!

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.