Raisin (musical)

Raisin (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= Raisin
subtitle=


caption= Original Cast Recording
music= Judd Woldin
lyrics= Robert Brittan
book= Robert Nemiroff
Charlotte Zaltzberg
basis= Lorraine Hansberry's play
"A Raisin in the Sun"
productions= 1973 Broadway
awards= Tony Award for Best Musical

"Raisin" is a musical theatre adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play "A Raisin in the Sun", with songs by Judd Woldin and Robert Brittan, and a musical book by Robert Nemiroff (who was Hansberry's former husband) and Charlotte Zaltzberg.

It opened on Broadway on October 18, 1973 at the 46th Street Theatre, after being first presented in Washington D.C., and closed on December 8, 1975 after 847 performances. "Raisin" won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Donald McKayle was the director and choreographer, and the show featured Virginia Capers (who also headlined the national tour) Joe Morton, Debbie Allen, Ralph Carter, Helen Martin and Ted Ross.

In 2006 it was revived at Court Theatre in Chicago, with Ernestine Jackson, who formerly played the role of Ruth, playing the role of Lena Younger. It was also performed in 2008 at Dillard University's theatre with BJ Crosby playing Lena

Characters and cast

*Ruth Younger — Ernestine Jackson
*Travis Younger — Ralph Carter
*Mrs. Johnson — Helen Martin
*Walter Lee Younger — Joe Morton
*Beneatha Younger — Debbie Allen
*Mama Lena Younger — Virginia Capers
*Joseph Asagai — Robert Jackson

ongs

;Act I
* Prologue - Company
* Man Say - Walter Lee Younger
* Whose Little Angry Man - Ruth Younger
* Runnin' to Meet the Man - Walter Lee Younger and Company
* A Whole Lotta Sunlight - Mama
* Booze - Bar Girl, Bobo Jones, Walter Lee Younger, Willie Harris and Company
* Alaiyo - Asagai and Beneatha Younger
* African Dance - Beneatha Younger, Walter Lee Younger and Company
* Sweet Time - Ruth Younger and Walter Lee Younger
* You Done Right - Walter Lee Younger;Act II
* He Come Down This Morning - Pastor, Pastor's Wife, Mama and Mrs. Johnson
* It's a Deal - Walter Lee Younger
* Sweet Time (Reprise) - Ruth Younger and Walter Lee Younger
* Sidewalk Tree - Travis Younger
* Not Anymore - Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger and Beneatha Younger
* Alaiyo (Reprise) - Asagai
* It's a Deal (Reprise) - Walter Lee Younger
* Measure the Valleys - Mama
* He Come Down This Morning (Reprise) - Company

Awards and nominations

;Tony Awards
* Tony Award for Best Musical - Produced by Robert Nemiroff (WINNER)
* Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical - Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Original Score - Music by Judd Woldin; Lyrics by Robert Brittan (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Joe Morton (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical - Virginia Capers (WINNER)
* Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Ralph Carter (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Ernestine Jackson (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Choreography - Donald McKayle (nominated)
* Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical - Donald McKayle (nominated)

;Theatre World Award
* Theatre World Award - Ralph Carter (WINNER)
* Theatre World Award - Ernestine Jackson (WINNER)
* Theatre World Award - Joe Morton (WINNER)

External links

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* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_r/raisin.htm Raisin summary]


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