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The TV version of Lorraine Hansberry's seminal 1959 play A Raising in the Sun, starring Audra McDonald, Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan, which received its broadcast premiere last week on ABC, will be available on DVD beginning May 6. The cast had appeared in the 2004 Broadway revival of the play, for which McDonald and Rashad (pictured at right) earned Tony awards. The New York Post called the ABC broadcast "the cultural high point" of the TV season.

Playbill reports that the DVD will include an audio commentary by director Kenny Leon (who also directed the Broadway revival) and a featurette titled Dreams Worthwhile: The Journey of "A Raising in the Sun." For more information, visit playbill.com.

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    "A Raisin in the Sun" with Audra McDonald Out on DVD May 6

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    The TV version of Lorraine Hansberry's seminal 1959 play A Raising in the Sun, starring Audra McDonald, Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan, which received its broadcast premiere last week on ABC, will be available on DVD beginning May 6. The cast had appeared in the 2004 Broadway revival of the play, for which McDonald and Rashad (pictured at right) earned Tony awards. The New York Post called the ABC broadcast "the cultural high point" of the TV season.

    Playbill reports that the DVD will include an audio commentary by director Kenny Leon (who also directed the Broadway revival) and a featurette titled Dreams Worthwhile: The Journey of "A Raising in the Sun." For more information, visit playbill.com.

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