This is decidedly different than the two productions of 'Raisin' in New York, which played Broadway, had major stars, and were staged in a straightforward manner.
season is a new production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” directed by Robert O’Hara, who is known for experimental work. This is decidedly different than the two productions of “Raisin” in New York, which played Broadway, had major stars, and were staged in a straightforward manner.
Nowadays, there is little doubt that “Raisin” is one of the greatest American dramas. Hansberry herself, who died at the age of 34, has also achieved greater cultural recognition in recent years, as demonstrated by a 2017 documentary , attention paid to her lesser-known plays , and a life-size statue of her that has toured Times Square and Astor Place.
O’Hara, whose recent Shakespeare in the Park production of “Richard III” proved to be unwieldy and dramatically inert, is not much more successful with “Raisin.” His heavy-handed direction relies on surprise and shock value , which ultimately detracts from the power of the play itself. That being said, the cast is strong, and it is fitting to have the play around at a time when works by two other major Black dramatists, August Wilson and Suzan-Lori Parks, are also being revived.It is not unusual to find multiple productions of “A Christmas Carol” playing New York during the holidays, including one-man adaptations, such as the one with Jefferson Mays on Broadway.
In other casting news, Katie Holmes will appear in “The Wanderers,” a new play by Anna Ziegler, will be produced Off-Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company…Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, and Zoë Wanamaker will lead Sharr White’s “Pictures from Home,” based on a photo memoir by Larry Sultan, at Studio 54…Isaac Mizrahi will play Amos in “Chicago” for three weeks beginning Nov. 7.
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