Storyline When "A Raisin in the Sun" opened on Broadway, the world of literature had found an exciting new voice. In her words, her letters, poems, diaries and plays, there is a uniquely gifted vision of one who left us so young, yet left us so enriched. This is the portrait of Lorraine Hansberry.
Storyline As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City,
Pauline (Vanessa Williams), Esther (Lynn Whitfield) and Alice (Jasmine
Guy) struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of
stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away
at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II
appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too
unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.