P. Diddy cast in Broadway show

Sean Combs, better known as rap star P. Diddy, will make his Broadway acting debut this season in a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun,” Lorraine Hansberry’s drama about a black family moving into an all-white Chicago neighborhood. The production, to be directed by Kenny Leon, is tentatively scheduled to open in mid-April, according to producer David Binder. Binder said he contacted Combs after a mutual acquaintance suggested Combs “was interested in doing serious, challenging work in the theater.” Combs, who has appeared in the movies “Made” and “Monster’s Ball,” has no stage experience.

From Associated Press