The cast of the new Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof held a press meet and greet Tuesday, January
8 at 42nd Street
Studios, New York.
The all African-American
production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning play is directed by
multiple Emmy winner and two-time Tony nominee Debbie Allen
(TV's "Fame," Broadway Sweet
Charity, West Side Story) and will
begin performances on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 and open on March 6, 2008 at
Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
has been revived
on Broadway four times before, this production marks the first African –
American production approved by Williams' estate for the Broadway stage. This
revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
is not only making Broadway history, it is making American theater and black
theater history too!
The Broadway cast will
include Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Terrence
Howard (Hustle & Flow, Crash),
Tony and Drama Desk Award winner Phylicia Rashad
(Gem of the Ocean, Raisin
in the Sun, TV's "Cosby Show"), Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose
(Film: Dreamgirls, Broadway's
Caroline or Change), Obie
Award-winner Giancarlo Esposito, and winner of two Tony Awards, four Emmys, a
Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award and the National Medal of Arts, James Earl
Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope).
Designer team includes:
Ray Klausen (sets), Willian Grant (lighting) and Jane Greenwood (costumes).
"Hypocrisy, greed
and secret passions threaten to tear apart a wealthy but dysfunctional Mississippi family in
Tennessee Williams' stunning American masterpiece. Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof searingly portrays the larger-than-life
characters of Maggie "the Cat," her alcoholic husband, Brick, and the
dominating family patriarch, Big Daddy," explain press notes.
Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof tickets are on sale through April 13, 2008
via www.telecharge.com or
by calling (212) 239- 6200. Group Sales: broadwayinbound.com
For more information visit www.Cat2008onBroadway.com
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Set-design
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
Anika Noni Rose
Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
Phylicia Rashad
James Earl Jones
Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones
Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones
Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones
l-r: James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
l-r: James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
Director Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
l-r: James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
l-r: James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
Debbie Allen and Terrence Howard
l-r: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
l-r: James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard
Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard
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