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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof play has opened on March 6, 2008 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre. It’s the product of Tennessee Williams’s creative genius. He has portrayed his own life through this play and brought to light his sufferings due to illness; issues like homosexuality; and common scenario of rivalry and misunderstanding prevalent in Southern families.
Williams’s work was so appreciated that he got a Pulitzer Prize for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof play in the year 1955, when the show debuted on Broadway!
This was not the first time that Tennessee Williams received a Pulitzer Prize. He had received one before in 1948 for his work “A Streetcar Named Desire.” In 1951, he was presented with a Tony Award for Best Play for his work “The Rose Tattoo.” Apart from this, he received four Drama Critics’ Circle Awards in New York. One of them was for this play. Do you know that only 7 playwrights so far have managed to win multiple Pulitzer Prized awards? Tennessee Williams is one of them!
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof play shows how relationships can become bitter when rivalries and misunderstanding creep into the family. This can be seen on the occasion of Big Daddy’s birthday. Each member of the Pollitt family is desperate to get a large share of the family’s huge wealth. So much is the competition to get a share that the entire family lies to Big Daddy that he has got cancer and won’t live to celebrate his next birthday.
You’ll feel sorry for the distraught wife, Maggie. She had run away from her dim childhood and married into the wealthy Pollitt family, only to be ignored by her husband. However, you can’t put the blame on her husband, Brick. He, himself, is suffering from a shaken self-confidence, especially after his friend Skipper committed suicide. Brick takes the support of alcohol to ward off his depression and develops a hostile feeling towards the world.
Each character in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof play deserves to be understood. You need to grasp the emotions that Debbie Allen, director of the play, has successfully managed to extract from each character of the story.
If you love family dramas, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof play is just for you! Even if you’re not into melodramas, you still should watch this play for its splendid sets and star cast. Grab your phone and dial a number to book tickets now!
Category: Broadway ShowsCat On A Hot Tin Roof Play Is A Dramatic Expression Of Family Emotions was written by:Author:Al TerryAdded: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:53:56 -0400 This Article Has Been Read 225 times View all Al Terry's articlesAbout the Author: The author of this concert review enjoys keeping up with all concerts and events in music including providing Tina Turner Concert Tickets Information for the tour. His articles are on all popular music tours and have resources forTina Turner concert tickets information for fans. |
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