Raisin (musical)
| Raisin | |
|---|---|
Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | Judd Woldin |
| Lyrics | Robert Brittan |
| Book | Robert B. Nemiroff Charlotte Zaltzberg |
| Basis | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry |
| Productions | 1973 Broadway 1975 First National Tour |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical |
Raisin is a musical with music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg. It is an adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun; the musical's book was co-written by Hansberry's husband, Robert Nemiroff.
The story concerns an African-American family in Chicago in 1951. The musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Musical, and the Broadway production ran for 847 performances.