Lorraine Hansberry News

PlayGround will present a simultaneous four-city gala honoring Margo Hall, Jessica Kubzansky, Emily Shooltz, and Ericka Ratcliff, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the June Anne Baker Prize for women and non-binary playwrights.

San Francisco's Magic Theatre announced a new shared leadership structure, naming Sarah Nina Hayon as Artistic Director, Daniel Duque-Estrada as Producing Director, and Joan Osato as Director of Sustainability and Growth, succeeding departing Lead Director Sean San José.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF), in partnership with The Lillys, have announced graduate students Brittany K. Allen and Anterior Leverett as the 2026 recipients for the Hansberry-Lilly Fellowship.

Performa will present a one-night-only variety show at The Town Hall in New York, featuring twelve acts spanning music, dance, comedy, and performance, hosted by Casey Jost. The fundraiser includes Julio Torres, Barbara Kruger, Anne Imhof, and Yvonne Rainer.

City Theatre Austin will present Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN, directed by Lisa Jordan, as part of the 2026 Austin Juneteenth Celebration and the company's 20th Anniversary Season.

San Francisco Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Hairspray, the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical featuring songs including “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning Baltimore.”

Passionate RAISIN IN THE SUN still relevant.

The Public Theater has announced the lineup for The Public’s Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 season. The season lineup will include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus works from James Ijames, Ryan J. Haddad, Richard Nelson, Taylor Mac, and more.

'A Raisin In The Sun', performed at Lee St. Theatre, consisted of a phenomenal cast who brought to life the timeless story, written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959, of a middle-class family's struggles and dreams in 1950s Chicago and their steps to obtain a better life.

The Billie Holiday Theatre and Bed-Stuy Art House will present a one-night-only multidisciplinary event honoring Malcolm X and Lorraine Hansberry through original short plays, live music, and contemporary performance in Brooklyn.

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Check out our top picks in San Francisco for Spring 2026.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced its upcoming 2026-27 season lineup, which will include Brian Cox in The Score, a major production of Follies, and more.

A Raisin in the Sun will be presented in Atlanta this April at the Porter Sanford Arts & Community Center, showcasing the timeless story of the Younger family and their dreams.

Dr. Kathleen Potts will bring her latest work, Igniting the Spark, to the 2026 Fresh Fruit Festival Mainstage. The three-person drama will hold its strictly limited run on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at The Wild Project.

Concord Theatricals has announced multiple executive hires and promotions. Promotions include David Geer to Senior Vice President, Publications and Retail; and more.

Women’s History Month has always made me slow down a little. Women’s History Month always makes me pause and think about how much of the world we move through today was shaped by the choices, persistence, and courage of women who came long before us.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants to 13 teachers at public high schools and middle schools in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to fund theater, music, and dance projects in their classrooms.

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, is presenting the ground-breaking, American classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. See photos!

Midland Center for the Arts will present the Center Stage Theatre's production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN, directed by Glecia Tatum, from February 27 to March 8, 2026, at the Little Theater.

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, will present the ground-breaking, American classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.