Diahann Caroll returns to Broadway after 30 years

Diahann Carroll will join Denzel Washington for the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.

06:08 04 August 2013

It is official! Diahann Caroll will be returning to Broadway for the first time in 30 years. The TV and movie veteran will play Denzel Washington’s mother in the revival of A Raisin in The Sun.

Denzel Washington will play the role of Walter Leer, a disenchanted limousine driver. He confirmed that he will appear together with Diahann Caroll during his interview on U.S. morning show Live with Kelly and Michael.

 

He said, as referred to in one report by Female First: "Diahann Carroll is playing my mother. So this will be her first time back in 30 years... I'm excited."

Previews of the Lorraine Hansberry’s play will start in March 2014.