A Raisin in the Sun - Broadway Creative Team

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Production Staff

Lorraine Hansberry Playwright

The Blaine Thompson Company Advertising

Masque Sound Engineering Company Sound Designer

Leonard Auerbach Production Stage Manager

David J. Cogan Producer

Merle Debuskey Press Representative

Walter Fried General Manager

Fred Golden Advertising

Mel Howard Assistant to the Producer

The Shubert Organization Theatre Owner / Operator

The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues. ... read more

James D. Proctor Press Representative

Lloyd Richards Director

Philip Rose (i) Producer

Kenneth Schwartz Assistant to the Producer

Mervyn Williams Stage Manager

Awards and Nominations

1960 Tony Awards

Best Direction of a Play: Lloyd Richards was nominated but did not win.

Best Play: Lorraine Hansberry was nominated but did not win.

1959 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards

Best American Play: Lorraine Hansberry won.

1959 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Best Drama Performance: Diana Sands won.

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