Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
A merciless study of how a family expresses love as hate
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian
Why see Cat On A Hot Tin Roof?
William's Classic Returns To Broadway
Tony Award winner Sam Gold (Fun Home) takes the directorial helm for a new production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, coming to Broadway in 2027! Telling the classic tale of a dying cotton tycoon whose family tears itself apart over one fated evening, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is one of the most searing and timeless dramas in modern American theater.
What Is The Story?
Deep in the Mississippi Delta, a family is about to collapse. It's Big Daddy's birthday, the patriarch and owner of a hugely successful cotton plantation. He thinks he's just been given a clean bill of health. But his children know the truth: the doctor's true diagnosis of terminal cancer. As they strive to keep Big Daddy happy and ignorant for one more day, a whole myriad of lies and deception are suddenly in danger of being thrust to the surface. The family will never be the same.
Creative
- Written by Tennessee Williams
- Directed by Sam Gold
Reviews
Customer reviews
Anonymous
Great Performances, Disrespectful Audience
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Saturday 8pm, May3, 2008
A well acted drama by "all performers." Boris Kodjoe played
the role of Brick. There was obvious chemistry between the
characters Big Daddy and Brick. Brick showed strong disdain
for himself and of Maggie. Maggie was on fire spilling her
emotions for all to hear and see. Unfortunately, the audience
in the the back orchestra where we were sitting was a huge
disappointment. At times the women in front of us were
talking above Maggie in the first act. After asking for quiet
during intermission we were greeted with the response "we
paid our price for these tickets just like you.'' Sad to see this
behavior. It is disrespectful to the audience and the actors. ... Read more
David del Gaizo
Audiance Out of Control
The play was wonderful and the acting superb, however, it was nearly impossible to hear half of what was being said (and I was sitting in 5th row orch.) for all the eating, talking, texting, and audience seating throughout the first act and long after both intermissions. Perhaps it would help if the management made a pre-curtain announcement instructing the audience in theatre etiquette. Unless something is done to rectify this situation it's not worth the $100.00 ticket price. ... Read more
Theater Lover
Brick Speak Up - Count Stovall as Big Daddy - NOT GOOD
Ditto as other comments. We were in Orchestra seating on April 10th and could barely hear Brick. I saw Debbie Allen in the balcony - the pitch of his voice is too low. This is theater not a movie set - she should have corrected this by now. Further Count Stovall messed up his lines so much it drove Howard to start laughing. Not funny at over $100 per ticket. If you can't see it with James Earl Jones, lower your expectations. Everyone else seemed to be overacting to compensate for Stovall - perhaps Jones' stage presence was that missed? The gem was Maggie The Cat. Overall - not so impressed and expected to be! ... Read more
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