"A Raisin in the Sun, " Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 drama about a black family that wants to move to a white neighborhood, doubtless came across as strongly political when it first opened on Broadway.

WSJ: Home Truths | A Raisin in the Sun | Othello | Theater Review by Terry Teachout

As you probably know by now, Mr. Norris's play is a variation on "A Raisin in the Sun, " Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 play about the Youngers, a black family that moves to a white neighborhood in Chicago.

WSJ: Clybourne Park | Minority Report | Theater Review by Terry Teachout

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's classic A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park - a satire about race and class - won a Tony and an Olivier earlier this year, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama last year.

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