![]() ![]() ![]() Washington, at age 59, is older than the typical Walter, but the actor looks and plays the role much younger than his years. In his review for The Wrap, Robert Hofler reflects on both the 1969 original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun and the 1961 film version, and praises director Kenny Leon for supporting a bravura performance from Denzel Washington (Walter Lee), which "shifts the balance of Lorraine Hansberry's classic play." That shift is through the careful balancing of the relationships between Washington, Sophie Okonedo (Ruth), Anika Noni Rose (Beneatha) and even Bryce Clyde Jenkins (Travis) and the central character of Mama, played by LaTanya Richardson Jackson. ![]()
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