In 1950s South Side Chicago, Mama Lena dreams of a new life in a better neighborhood while her family members have their own ideas.

Jazz, gospel, and pop make for a musical treat in this Tony Award.winning adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play, A Raisin in the Sun.

Book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg

Music by Judd Woldin

Lyrics by Robert Brittan

Based on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun

Meet the Cast

  • Duane Martin Foster

    Walter Lee Younger

  • Anita Michelle Jackson*

    Lena Younger

  • Adrianna Jones

    Ruth Younger

  • Andrea Mouton

    Beneatha Younger

  • Jaron Bentley

    Travis Younger

  • Robert McNichols*

    Joseph Asagai/Ensemble

  • Will Bonfiglio

    Karl Linder

  • De-Rance Blaylock

    Mrs. Johnson

  • Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson

    Ensemble/Dance Captain

  • Demetrius Malik Lee

    Ensemble

  • Dwayne Moss III

    Willie Harris/Ensemble

  • Adrian Rice

    Bobo/Ensemble

  • Aaliyah Weston

    Althea/Ensemble

  • Tia René Williams

    Ensemble

  • Damari Padilla

    Ensemble

  • Denise Thimes

    Lena Younger (Understudy)

Meet the Creative Team

  • RON HIMES

    DIRECTOR

  • JERMAINE MANOR

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

  • KIRVEN DOUTHIT-BOYD

    CHOREOGRAPHER

  • TIM JONES

    SCENIC DESIGNER

  • ETHAN STEIMEL

    LIGHT DESIGNER

  • TONEY ANSELMO

    ASSISTANT LIGHT DESIGNER

  • GREGORY HORTON

    COSTUME DESIGNER

  • KAREEM DEANES

    SOUND DESIGNER

  • MIKHAIL LYNN

    PROP DESIGNER

  • J. SAMUEL DAVIS

    ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

  • TRACY D. HOLLIWAY-WIGGINS

    STAGE MANAGER