{"value"=>"<p>Raisin, the musical adaptation of Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, was co-authored by Nemiroff and his associate, Charlotte Zaltzberg; the music was written by Judd Woldin, and the lyrics by Robert Brittan. The musical was first presented on June 9, 1973 by the Arena Stage in Washington, D. C. That same year on October 18, the show moved to Broadway's 46th Street Theatre with Donald McKayle as the director and choreographer, starring Virginia Capers, Joe Morton and Ernestine Jackson. In 1974 the musical won a Tony Award for Broadway's Best Musical, with nominations in nine categories. Recognition in 1975 included a Grammy Award for Best Musical for the original cast album with its jazz and blues oriented score. When Raisin closed on Broadway in December 1975, it embarked on an 18-month national tour of forty major cities in the United States and Canada which, with Virginia Capers reprising the role of Mama. In 1979 the show went to Paris and Switzerland.</p> <p>The Raisin files contain many versions of the script (some annotated), including an early version Nemiroff wrote without Zaltzberg entitled A Long Time Comin'. There are two scripts prepared for the Arena Stage as well as working scenes and pieces.</p> <p>Nemiroff's copy of a published edition of A Raisin in the Sun play marked with changes for the musical adaptation, and a Samuel French edition of Raisin (1978) are also in the collection. Of particular interest are the many handwritten musical scores and lyrics (some unused) in addition to the published songbook.</p> <p>Opening night telegrams for the Broadway production, programs for New York and the national tour (1973-1982) as well as a souvenir program and reviews for the Broadway show, the road production and a 1982 revival can be found in the collection. Publicity material includes advertising mechanicals and handbills, logistics for promotions and road tours (1975-1977, 1995), and fact sheets. A scrapbook of reviews for the San Francisco production (1976) well represents the United States tour. The 1979 revival produced by Woodie King, Jr. at New York's Henry Street Settlement is represented by a program and a marked up published version of the stage play with loose pages.</p>"}