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A Raisin in the Sun (1959)

Broadway, Play

Playwright • WritingLorraine Hansberry

Picture of Ethel Barrymore Theatre

VenueEthel Barrymore Theatre243 W. 47th St. New York, NY

Licensed ByConcord Theatricals

Opening DateMar 11th 1959

Closing DateJun 25th 1960

Creative Team
Writing
Lorraine Hansberry
Original
Direction
Lloyd Richards
Original
Scenic Design
Ralph Alswang
Original
Additional Costume
Virginia Volland
Original
Sound Design
Masque Sound Engineering Company
Original
Production Stage Management
Leonard Auerbach
Original
Mervyn Williams
Original
Cast
Beneatha Younger
Frances Foster
Original
Diana Sands
Original
Karl Lindner
Mervyn Williams
Original
John Fiedler
Original
Lena Younger
Beah Richards
Original
Claudia McNeil
Original
Bobo
Lonne Elder III
Original
Travis Younger
Charles Richardson
Original
Glynn Turman
Original
Ruth Younger
Ruby Dee
Original
George Murchison
Louis Gossett
Original
Walter Lee Younger
Sidney Poitier
Original
Joseph Asagai
Ivan Dixon
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Philip Rose I
Original
David J. Cogan
Original
Philip Rose
Original
General Management
General Management
Walter Fried
Original
Production Staff
Press Representation
James D Proctor
Original
Assistant Production
Kenneth Schwartz
Original
Theatre Operations
The Shubert Organization
Original
Ralph Alswang
Original
Advertising
The Blaine Thompson Company
Original
Assistant Production
Mel Howard
Original
Advertising
Fred Golden
Original
Theatre Owner
The Shubert Organization
Original
Press Representation
Merle Debuskey
Original
James D. Proctor
Original

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