The starry cast also included LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Anika Noni Rose.

Hansberry's seminal drama about the experiences of a Black family in Chicago opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Leon previously directed Othello star Denzel Washington in a revival of A Raisin in The Sun at the same storied venue.

The Chicken and Biscuits playwright founded the developmental branch of The Directors Company.

The exhibit will focus on Black playwrights, librettists, lyricists, and composers across generations.

Kenny Leon's revival of the seminal Thornton Wilder play looks different than any Our Town before it.

The work is part of The Lillys' Lorraine Hansberry Initiative honoring the Raisin in the Sun playwright.

Created in honor of Lorraine Hansberry, the fellowships aim to support the next generation of women and non-binary playwrights of color.

Playbill raises the curtain for Broadway's brightest born in May, including 2024 Tony nominees for Best Original Score and Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Douglas Lyons founded the developmental branch of The Directors Company.

From New York City's Apollo Theater to Los Angeles' Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, celebrate a few of the spaces across the country that fostered Black art and culture in the midst of adversity.

The awards honor media that presents fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQIA+ people and issues.

The Broadway play is about a white family and their inability to talk about their troubled past.

Founded in 2010, the Awards honor, support, and advocate for women in American theatre through promotion of gender and racial parity

Ms. Sternhagen appeared on Broadway in an impressive 26 plays and musicals.

The program, founded by The Directors Company in 2020, provides financial scholarships to emerging Black theatre artists.

Mr. Jackson's works included Broke-ology, Sticky Traps, and The Last Black Play.

Amalia Oliva Rojas and Danielle Stagger are currently pursuing graduate degrees in playwriting.

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha's Place follows Beneatha Younger far beyond 1959.

She won the 2023 Tony for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window.