Monday, December 17, 2007

BLACK CAT


TERRENCE HOWARD WILL MAKE HIS BROADWAY STAGE DEBUT IN DEBBIE ALLEN'S REVIVAL OF "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF," THE FIRST PRODUCTION LED BY AN ALL-BLACK CAST TO BE AUTHORIZED BY PLAYWRIGHT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS' ESTATE.
TONY-WINNING TRIO JAMES EARL JONES, PHYLICIA RASHAD AND "DREAMGIRLS" ACTRESS ANIKA NONI ROSE ALSO STAR.

HOWARD WILL PLAY THE HAUNTED, ALCOHOLIC,(HOMOSEXUAL?) BRICK, A FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO REBUFFS THE ADVANCES OF HIS WIFE, MAGGIE (ROSE), AND FACES A TORTURED RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS DOMINEERING FATHER, BIG DADDY (JONES). RASHAD PLAYS BIG MAMA. THE OTHER TWO MAIN ROLES IN THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY STILL ARE BEING CAST.

THIS IS A MUST FOR THE NEW BROADWAY SEASON...GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF IS SET TO OPEN MARCH 6 AT NEW YORK'S BROADHURST THEATRE.

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