The all African-American production of Tennessee Williams'
Pulitzer Prize winning play Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof directed by multiple Emmy winner and two-time Tony nominee Debbie
Allen (TV's "Fame," Sweet
Charity, West Side Story) officially opens
on Thursday March 6, 2008 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th St).
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
stars an award-winning cast including the Broadway debut of Academy Award and
Golden Globe nominee Terrence Howard (Hustle
& Flow, Crash), Tony and
Drama Desk Award winner Phylicia Rashad (Gem
of the Ocean, A Raisin in the Sun,
TV's "Cosby Show"), Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Film: Dreamgirls, Broadway's Caroline or Change), 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). The cast also
features Lisa Arrindell Anderson ("Girlfriends"), Lou Myers (The Color Purple), Count Stovall and Giancarlo
Esposito (Ali).
"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 domineering family patriarch, Big Daddy," describe press notes.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof began
performances on Tuesday, February 12. Tickets are on sale through June 22, 2008 at
Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at www.telecharge.com or by calling (212)
239- 6200. Group Sales: www.broadwayinbound.com
For more information visit www.Cat2008onBroadway.com
This production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is being presented by Front Row Productions
and produced by Stephen C. Byrd.
