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Major stars James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad and Terrence Howard will descend upon the Broadhurst Theatre in spring 2008 in the Debbie Allen-directed new African-American take on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change, Hollywood's "Dreamgirls") will play frisky Maggie the Cat; Academy Award nominee Howard ("Hustle & Flow," "Crash") will play drunken jock husband Brick, marking the film actor's Broadway debut; Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) will play Maggie's mother-in-law, Big Mama; and acting legend Jones (The Great White Hope, Fences, "Star Wars") will play the ailing patriarch Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams' play about "mendacity" and greed in a Mississippi family.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will begin performances at The Broadhurst theatre run through July 6th, 2008 at this time. Please note that Terrence Howard is only confirmed for performances through Sunday April 13, 2008. |
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