“RAISIN delivers knockout punch ... spectacular talent ... Highly Recommended”

- The Chicago Tribune

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Raisin

Based on Lorraine Hansberry’s
“A Raisin in the Sun”
Book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg
Music by Judd Woldin
Lyrics by Robert Brittan
Directed by Charles Newell
September 14 - October 22, 2006
Performance Schedule

The Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry landmark classic comes home to the South Side. Artistic Director Charles Newell and Music Director Doug Peck will reunite for the first time since last season’s hit revisionist Man of La Mancha to bring this exuberant and powerful musical to the Court stage.

Cast & Crew  
Director/Artistic Director Charles Newell
Music Director/Conductor Doug Peck
   
Travis Younger Scott Baity, Jr.
Gospel Tenor, Bobo Sean Blake
Gospel Soprano Michael Cason
Gospel Baritone Robert Cornelius
Karl Lindner Thomas J. Cox
Lena Younger Ernestine Jackson
Mrs. Johnson Joslyn Jones
Travis Younger Adero Neely
Ruth Younger Harriet Nzinga Plumpp
Gospel Alto Neda Spears
Walter Lee Younger David St. Louis
Beneatha Younger Malkia Stampley
Joseph Asagai Travis Turner
 
Set Design John Dalton
Lighting Design Mark McCoullough
Costume Design Jacqueline Ferkins
Sound Design John Horvath
Sound Design Ray Nardelli
Movement Coach Kenny Ingram
Dramaturg Jocelyn Prince