More recently, her portrayal of the stony matriarch in A Raisin in the Sun earned her a Tony award.

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And, in 2004, black audiences had a crucial role in making a success of the limited-run revival of "A Raisin in the Sun, " starring Sean Combs.

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Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

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"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.

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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.

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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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Like a raisin in the sun?

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He has snagged plea bargains or guilty verdicts in eight cases, including the conviction of Sun-Diamond Growers, a California raisin-and-nut cooperative, for, among other things, giving Espy luggage, meals and transportation.

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