Productions1 on Broadway
| 1973 | 46th Street Theatre Original. October 18, 1973 · Donald McKayle | 847 performances · 1 Tony wins |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature30 passages
The longest-running failure through the 1965-1981 period was 1973’s poorly managed Raisin, for which 847 performances were not enough. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p37
Following an impressive Broadway debut in 1959 with Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, director Lloyd Richards was hired for—nothing much. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1012
The onstage singing quartet, though, included Joe Morton, Ernestine Jackson, and Shezwae Powell—all of whom went directly into leading roles in Raisin (1973). book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p949
Raisin hewed closely to Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, addressing questions of African American identity and ambition whose answers were not flattering to a Broadway audience. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p532
Raisin 847 performances Opened October 18, 1973 Closed December 7, 1975 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p457
A Raisin in the Sun 530 performances Opened March 11, 1959 Closed June 25, 1960 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p462
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