{"id":66314,"date":"2013-07-31T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T12:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/07\/31\/diahann-carroll-denzel-washington-broadway-revival-a-raisin-in-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:09:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:09:40","slug":"diahann-carroll-denzel-washington-broadway-revival-a-raisin-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/diahann-carroll-denzel-washington-broadway-revival-a-raisin-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Diahann Carroll to join Denzel Washington in Broadway revival of A Raisin In The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diahann Carroll <\/a>to join Denzel Washington in Broadway revival of A Raisin In The Sun<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

July 31, 2013<\/p>\n

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According to Showbiz411<\/a>,\u00a0 Denzel Washington<\/strong> will be joined by actress\u00a0Diahann Carroll<\/strong> in an upcoming Broadway revival of A Raisin In The Sun<\/em><\/strong> set for next spring.<\/p>\n

Washington will take on the role of\u00a0Walter Younger, the hero of playwright Lorrain Hansberry<\/strong>\u2019s masterpiece. Carroll would play his mother. Kenny Leon will direct the play that also includes Sophie Okenedo<\/strong> and Anika Noni Rose<\/strong> in the cast.<\/p>\n

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Carroll was last seen on Broadway in \u201cAgnes of God\u201d<\/strong> some thirty years ago\u2013 1983. Before that she starred in Richard Rodgers\u2019 \u201cNo String\u201d<\/strong> in 1962-63 and \u201cHouse of Cards\u201d<\/strong> in the mid 1950s. Of course, she\u2019s never stopped working on TV and in films, from her landmark series \u201cJulia\u201d <\/strong>to \u201cDynasty\u201d<\/strong> and lots, lots more. She was recently featured opposite <\/a>Kerry Washington<\/strong> in “Peeples,” <\/strong>which was executive produced by Tyler Perry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In A Raisin In The Sun<\/em>, a family\u2019s shared dream for a better life may be, not only deferred, but destroyed by conflicting aspirations, betrayal and racism.\u00a0Lorraine Hansberry\u2019s classic drama continues to shine an unflinching spotlight on America\u2019s struggle to overcome its past, while paying tribute to those courageous enough to shape a future filled with an abiding faith, in the decency of the human spirit.<\/p>\n

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A Raisin In The Sun<\/em> originally opened on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0at the\u00a0Ethel Barrymore\u00a0Theatre in 1959 and starred\u00a0Sidney Poitier<\/strong> (Walter Lee Younger),\u00a0Ruby Dee<\/strong> (Ruth Younger),\u00a0Diana Sands<\/strong> (Beneatha Younger) and\u00a0Claudia McNeil <\/strong>(Lena Younger).<\/p>\n

In 2004, the\u00a0Broadway\u00a0revival production opened at the Royale Theatre and starred\u00a0Sean Combs <\/strong>(Walter Lee Younger),\u00a0Audra McDonald<\/strong> (Ruth Younger) and\u00a0Phylicia Rashad<\/strong> (Lena Younger).<\/p>\n

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