CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Falls Short of Broadway Recoup

Tony Award-winner Scarlett Johansson, Ciarán Hinds, Benjamin Walker and Emmy Award-winner Debra Monk ended their runs in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning classic CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF over the weekend on March 30. Directed by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Rob Ashford, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street) on January 17.

According to the New York Times, the show fell short of recouping its $3.6 million capitalization. The show's final week proved to be the strongest in ticket sales, bringing in $721,456.

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In CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, "Big Daddy" Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. He is distressed by the rocky relationship between his beloved son Brick, an aging football hero who has turned to drink, and his beautiful and feisty wife Maggie. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of Southern gentility slips away as unpleasant truths emerge and greed, lies and suppressed sexuality reach a boiling point.

The cast also included Emily Bergl (Mae), Michael Park (Gooper), Vin Knight (Reverend Tooker), Brian Reddy (Doctor Baugh). The cast also includes Will Cobbs, Tanya Birl, Lance Roberts and Cherene Snow. Playing the children are Laurel Griggs, Victoria Leigh, Charlotte Rose Masi, George Porteous and Noah Unger.