Raisin
April 8-24, 2022 | Cabot Theatre
Past Show
Audience Information
About "Raisin"
Music by Judd Woldin
Lyrics by Robert Brittan
Book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg
Directed and choreographed by Kenneth L. Roberson (Original choreographer Avenue Q and All Shook Up on Broadway)
Based on the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
With a terrific Grammy-winning score that combines jazz, gospel and 70’s pop, this powerful, uplifting musical adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun won the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical. Set in Chicago in 1951, it follows the struggles of a Chicago family, the first African Americans to buy a house in the all-white neighborhood of Clybourne Park. Ambition nearly rips the family apart as Raisin travels from jubilation to heartbreak to ultimate triumph, while reaching for a piece of the American Dream.
This production is 2 hours and 30 minutes including one intermission.
WARNING! This production contains Haze and simulated violence.
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
News & Media
- REVIEW: Another View on Skylight's 'Raisin' - Shepherd Express
- REVIEW: RAISIN Brings Heart & Soul to Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre - Broadway World
- REVIEW: The Musical Heart of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ - Shepherd Express
- REVIEW: “Raisin” reviewed by Amy Menzel - Around the Town Chicago
- REVIEW: A Family reaches for the American dream in Skylight Music Theatre’s ‘Raisin’ - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- New musical now showing at Skylight Music Theatre - WISN12 Arts Avenue
- While set in the 1950s, the musical ‘Raisin’ speaks to today, says actor Camara Stampley - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Skylight Music Theatre Presents “Raisin”: A Story of Unconditional Love and Family - Milwaukee Courier
- Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast, Creative Team for RAISIN
- Skylight Premiere of 'Raisin' Rescheduled to April 8-24
