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.
1955 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1974 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1990 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2003 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2008 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2009 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2013 | Broadway |
Broadway |
2017 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
2023 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1975 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Elizabeth Ashley |
1956 | Tony Awards | Best Direction | Elia Kazan |
1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Barbara Bel Geddes |
1956 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Tennessee Williams |
1956 | Tony Awards | Best Play | The Playwrights' Company |
1956 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | Jo Mielziner |
1955 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best American Play | Tennessee Williams |
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