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Opening Date
Apr 03, 2014
Closing Date
Jun 15, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 08, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 08, 2014
Previews
27
Performances
85
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Apr 03, 2014 - Jun 15, 2014)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
Chicago's Southside. Sometime between World War II and 1960.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Eli Bush, Jon B. Platt, Scott M. Delman, Roy Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Ruth Hendel, Sonia Friedman/Tulchin Bartner, The Araca Group, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth and Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino; Associate Producer: Joi Gresham
Written by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Kenny Leon; Assistant Director: Kamilah Forbes
Scenic Design by Mark Thompson; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Scott Lehrer; Hair Design by Mia M. Neal; Associate Scenic Design: Nancy Thun; Associate Costume Design: Matthew Pachtman; Associate Lighting Design: Jennifer Schriever; Associate Sound Design: Drew Levy; Assistant Lighting Design: Andrew Cissna; Assistant Sound Design: Alex Neumann; Moving Light Programmer: Michael Hill
Executive Producer: Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner and John Johnson; Company Manager: Penelope Daulton
Production Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Narda E. Alcorn; Stage Manager: Michael P. Zaleski
Music Curator: Branford Marsalis
Casting: Heidi Griffiths, C.S.A.; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Fight Captain: Jason Dirden; Vocal Coach: Kate Wilson; Press Representative: Philip Rinaldi; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Creative Advertising Design & Website: BLT Communications, Inc.; Marketing: Walker Communications; Photographer: Brigitte Lacombe
Denzel Washington
Walter Lee Younger
Brother
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lena Younger
Mother
Sophie Okonedo
Broadway debut
Ruth Younger
Anika Noni Rose
Beneatha Younger
Keith Eric Chappelle
Moving Man
David Cromer
Karl Lindner
Jason Dirden
George Murchison
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Bobo
Bryce Clyde Jenkins
Broadway debut
Travis Younger
Billy Eugene Jones
Moving Man
Sean Patrick Thomas
Broadway debut
Joseph Asagai
Standby: Michele Shay (Lena Younger)
Understudies: Michelle Beck (Beneatha Younger), Keith Eric Chappelle (George Murchison), Thomas Michael Hammond (Karl Lindner), Charlie Hudson III (Joseph Asagai, Moving Man), Billy Eugene Jones (Walter Lee Younger, Bobo), Darius Kaleb (Travis Younger) and Michelle Wilson (Ruth Younger)

Tony Award®

Best Revival of a Play

2014 Winner
Produced by Scott Rudin , Roger Berlind , Eli Bush , Jon B. Platt , Scott M. Delman , Roy Furman , Stephanie P. McClelland , Ruth Hendel , Sonia Friedman/Tulchin Bartner , The Araca Group , Heni Koenigsberg , Daryl Roth and Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino
Executive Producer: Joey Parnes , S.D. Wagner and John Johnson
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

2014 Nominee
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

2014 Winner
Sophie Okonedo
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

2014 Nominee
Anika Noni Rose

Best Direction of a Play

2014 Winner
Directed by Kenny Leon

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2014 Nominee
Denzel Washington
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

2014 Nominee
Sophie Okonedo

Theatre World

Award

2014 Recipient
Sophie Okonedo
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