Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking masterpiece follows the Younger family yearning for a better life far from the cramped confines of their Chicago tenement. Hope arrives in the form of an unexpected financial windfall, but family ties are strained when they realize they have differing definitions of the American dream, which dreams get realized and which deferred? A Raisin in the Sun paints the African-American experience in brilliant and powerful strokes, as vibrant and vital today as they were in 1959.
- Lorraine Hansberry
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Tony Awards and Nominations for A Raisin in the Sun
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2014 | Best Revival of a Play | Winner |
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