Atlanta based Kenny Leon's 'A Raisin In The Sun' to star Denzel Washington, Diahann Carroll at Broadways Barrymore!
Up On The Marquee: A RAISIN IN THE SUN Installation! Denzel Washington will star as Walter Lee Younger in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, opposite film, television and Tony Award-winning stage star Diahann Carroll as Lena Younger, in her first Broadway appearance in over 30 years. The production will be directed by Tony Award-nominee Atlanta based, Kenny Leon . Previews begin March 8, 2014, with opening night on April 3, 2014 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street), where the original production of A Raisin in the Sun opened 55 years ago. A Raisin in the Sun is a limited engagement, running 14 weeks only through June 15, 2014. Photo Credit: Walter McBride The marquee just went up at the Barrymore. Check out photos below! The production will also star Academy Award-nominee Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) making her Broadway debut as Ruth Younger and Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change) as Beneatha Younge...