A Raisin in the Sun (Harlem Rep) NYC Reviews and Tickets

86%

(128 Ratings)

Positive

94%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Relevant

About the Show

Harlem Rep presents Lorraine Hansberry's classic play about a working-class African-American family that faces financial salvation or personal ruin after receiving a substantial insurance payment.

Set in Chicago's South Side, 'A Raisin in the Sun' revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband’s money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama.

Show-Score Member Reviews (128)

Excruciating, Disappointing, Slow

See it if Never seen the play and can get a cheap / free ticket.

Don't see it if Expecting a professional production with actors who are engaged emotionally with the text. (actor who plays the Matriarch is the exception Read more

100

Delightful

See it if Great show

Don't see it if Please go and you will enjoy

100

Great acting, Thought-provoking, Must see, Masterful, Great staging

See it if Great performance , must see

Don't see it if Must see

100

Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Masterful, Must see

See it if You love this engaging tale

Don't see it if You don't

Absorbing, Great acting, Dated, Thought-provoking, Intense

See it if you enjoy a case study of a civil rights issue that confronted our country a few decades ago (and perhaps still does), with great acting

Don't see it if you prefer light, humorous theater

Edgy, Thought-provoking, Resonant

See it if You want to know more about red-lining and other moves the country has made to continue systemic racism.

Don't see it if You've already seen it once.

Great acting, Intense, Absorbing, Entertaining, Profound

See it if You want to support the Rep theater. I would love for this to make it to Broadway. The cast was terrific.

Don't see it if You don't like a good drama.

Classic theatre, great acting and resonant themes

See it if You enjoy thoughtful, classic family drama with humor, emotion and social issues & to support a smaller company producing quality theatre.

Don't see it if You can't enjoy something produced in a school auditorium.... Read more

Critic Reviews (1)

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