From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Lorraine hansberrys a ,aisin in the sun made history the first play by an africanamerican woman to be produced on broadway. The story followed the hopes and dreams of the younger family on the south side of chicago. It anticipated the changes of the civil rights struggle, and offered a depiction of the lives of black americans that was more complex than anything else on stage. The play returns to its original theater in a new production nominated for five tony awards. Denzel washington stars as walter lee younger. Sophie okonedo plays his wife. And Latanya Richardson jackson plays lena younger, the family matriarch. I am very pleased to have them at this table, to talk about a remarkable play and what it means then, when she wrote it, and today. Welcome. Tell me what brought you back to this play at this time. , the director and i, had Great Success with four years ago. The day the play closed, what are we doing next . I am going
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Lorraine hansberrys a raisin in the sun made history, the first play by an africanamerican woman to be produced on broadway. The story followed the hopes and dreams of the younger family on the south side of chicago. It anticipated the changes of the civil rights struggle, and offered a depiction of the lives of black americans that was more complex than anything else on stage. The play returns to its original theater in a new production nominated for five tony awards. Denzel washington stars as walter lee younger. Sophie okonedo plays his wife. And Latanya Richardson jackson plays lena younger, the family matriarch. I am very pleased to have them at this table, to talk about a remarkable play and what it means then, when she wrote it, and today. Welcome. Tell me what brought you back to this play at this time. Kenny leon, the director, and i had Great Success with fences four years ago. The day the play closed, what are we doing
Yes, id like to get pearls for my wife. He wanted to be the man of the family and pick up the mantle where his father left off and take it to the next level because every day he sees these other families doing it. He sees the arnold family. He sees it. But, you know, as a woman, too, theres a joy of watching latanya being latanya and having people know her as Latanya Richardson for what shes bringing, not for the person whos on her arm, but as the joy of a woman, to see a mature woman stand on that stage, blow it away, its undeniable. Theres no she doesnt have to look ten years old, she doesnt have to be nipped and tucked and pulled and twisted because shes on the stage fully embodying who she is, and going further,t, latanya is beautiful and takes mama somewhere i think is unrecognizable. Charlie a raisin in the sun, next. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Charlie lorraine hansberrys a raisin in the sun, made history w
Yes, id like to get pearls for my wife. He wanted to be the man of the family and pick up the mantle where his father left off and take it to the next level because every day he sees these other families doing it. He sees the arnold family. He sees it. But, you know, as a woman, too, theres a joy of watching latanya being latanya and having people know her as Latanya Richardson for what shes bringing, not for the person whos on her arm, but as the joy of a woman, to see a mature woman stand on that stage, blow it away, its undeniable. Theres no she doesnt have to look ten years old, she doesnt have to be nipped and tucked and pulled and twisted because shes on the stage fully embodying who she is, and going further,t, latanya is beautiful and takes mama somewhere i think is unrecognizable. Charlie a raisin in the sun, next. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Charlie lorraine hansberrys a raisin in the sun, made history w
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