On March 11, 1959: A Raisin in the Sun Opened on Broadway
Hansberry's seminal drama about the experiences of a Black family in Chicago opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Today is Thursday, May 14, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Josh Alexander Carlos Lopez Annalee Jefferies David Byrne Mark Blum Robert I. Rubinsky Francesca Annis Jack Bruce Cigdem Onat Herb Foster Siân Phillips Bobo Lewis Howard Atlee Eric Morecambe Alvin Epstein Richard Deacon Edward Raquello Louis Verneuil Carlton Brickert Julian Eltinge Maude Fulton Hilda Spong John E. Kellerd Hall Caine Amber Tamblyn Shanice Alexander Leilani Jones Alix Korey Bob Telson Edmund Gaynes Maureen Byrnes Gene Cornish George Linjeris Lloyd Battista Maria Irene Fornes Brian MacDonald Richard Morris Michael Granger Urylee Leonardos Richard Rober