In 1959, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was the first play produced on Broadway written by a Black woman.

A Raisin in the Sun is the gem of the spring season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Insightfully directed by Tim Bond, ...

DePaul University is selling the Merle Reskin Theatre in the South Loop, formerly the Blackstone Theatre, where “A Raisin in ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities Lorraine Hansberry’s trailblazing classic—the first play produced on Broadway written ...

A Raisin in the Sun’ is a remarkable play,” Tribune critic Claudia Cassidy wrote in the winter of 1959, “acted to the ...

Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her play “A Raisin in the Sun,” but a new Ashland production and public tribute are highlighting the playwright’s broader legacy as an artist, activist and public ...

Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black ...

Black Bear, Artists Equity and Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. are teaming on Julia Cox’s film as Ben Affleck calls it “a moving, ...

Aleshea Harris’s debut aims at destroying the black family.

Sidney Poitier was famous for his acting skills, and was also a record-breaking director. Here's the classic '80s comedy you probably didn't know he directed.

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