Lorraine Hansberry was only twenty-eight years old when she became the first Black woman produced on Broadway with her groundbreaking drama about the Youngers, a tight-knit family living in a small apartment in 1950s Chicago, who receive a large life insurance payment after the death of their patriarch Big Walter. They each have a dream for the money adult son Walter sees this as his one chance to go into business and become self-sufficient; his sister Beneatha dreams of becoming a doctor and hopes the money can help pay for medical school; and just as she tends to the resilient, tiny plant struggling for sunlight on her windowsill, Mama hopes to use the money to find a new home with a little space where her grandson Travis can play in the sun. In its Pittsburgh Public debut, Hansberrys American masterpiece continues to resonate through our shared history as a testament to love in the face of challenge and daring in the wake of dreams deferred.
| Year | Category | |
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| 2004 | Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2014 | Best Revival of a Play | Winner |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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Jesus Christ Superstar
The Strand Theater (3/27 - 4/4) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Nutcracker Ballet
The Palace Theatre (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/31 - 12/28) | |
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