PlayDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 26, 2004
Closing Date
Jul 11, 2004
1st Preview
Mar 30, 2004
1st Preview
Mar 30, 2004
Previews
32
Performances
88
PlayDramaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Apr 26, 2004 - Jul 11, 2004)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
Chicago's Southside in the 1950s.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by David Binder, Vivek J. Tiwary, Susan Batson, Carl Rumbaugh, Ruth Hendel, Arielle Tepper, Jayne Baron Sherman, Dede Harris, Barbara Whitman and Cynthia Stroum; Associate Producer: Eric Schnall, Brian Savelson and Hal Goldberg
Written by Lorraine Hansberry; Incidental music by Dwight Andrews
Directed by Kenny Leon; Choreographed by Patdro Harris
Scenic Design by Thomas Lynch; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by T. Richard Fitzgerald; Hair and Wig Design by Charles LaPointe; Associate Costume Design: Austin K. Sanderson; Assistant Scenic Design: Charles Corcoran; Associate Lighting Design: Anne E. McMills; Assistant Lighting Design: Jason Lyons; Assistant Sound Design: Carl Casella
General Manager: Robert Cole Productions, Inc. and Lisa M. Poyer; Company Manager: G. Eric Muratalla; Business Development: Gary Kaplan
Production Manager: Gene O'Donovan; Production Stage Manager: Michael Brunner; Stage Manager: Narda Alcorn
Dialect and Vocal Coach: Kate Wilson; Director of Marketing: Eric Schnall; Assistant to the Director: Rajendra Maharaj; Dramaturg: Michael Friedman; Press Representative: The Publicity Office; Casting: James Calleri; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Website and Interactive Services: Situation Marketing and Damian Bazadona
Sean Combs
Broadway debut
Walter Lee Younger
Brother
Audra McDonald
Ruth Younger
Phylicia Rashad
Lena Younger
Mother
Sanaa Lathan
Broadway debut
Beneatha Younger
Bill Nunn
Broadway debut
Bobo
David Aaron Baker
Karl Lindner
Lawrence Ballard
Moving Man
Teagle F. Bougere
Joseph Asagai
Frank Harts
Broadway debut
George Murchison
Billy Eugene Jones
Moving Man
Alexander Mitchell
Travis Younger
Understudies: Lawrence Ballard (Joseph Asagai, George Murchison), Cyrus Farmer (Bobo, Moving Man, Joseph Asagai, George Murchison), Billy Eugene Jones (Walter Lee Younger, Bobo), Martin Kildare (Karl Lindner), Greta Oglseby (Lena Younger), Aaron Pannell (Travis Younger) and Heather Alicia Simms (Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger)

Tony Award®

 

Best Revival of a Play

2004 Nominee
Produced by David Binder , Susan Batson , Carl Rumbaugh and Jayne Baron Sherman
Produced by Vivek J. Tiwary , Ruth Hendel , Arielle Tepper , Dede Harris , Barbara Whitman and Cynthia Stroum

Best Actress in a Play

2004 Winner
Phylicia Rashad

Best Featured Actress in a Play

2004 Winner
Audra McDonald
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

2004 Nominee
Sanaa Lathan

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Revival of a Play

2004 Nominee
Produced by David Binder , Susan Batson , Carl Rumbaugh and Jayne Baron Sherman
Produced by Vivek J. Tiwary , Ruth Hendel , Arielle Tepper , Dede Harris , Barbara Whitman and Cynthia Stroum

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2004 Winner
Phylicia Rashad

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

2004 Winner
Audra McDonald
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

2004 Nominee
Directed by Kenny Leon

Theatre World

Award

2004 Recipient
Sanaa Lathan
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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