Broadway

...Maggie, Brick's frustrated wife. Preview performances begin Feb. 12. The production will be the fourth Broadway revival of the play, one of Williams' most popular dramas. The original production opened in New York in 1955 starring Burl Ives,...

In this article: Maggie, Tennessee Williams, Burl Ives, NEW YORK, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elizabeth Ashley, Debbie Allen, Keir Dullea, and Paul Newman

...without regards to his color in the theater. He played the father of Ben Gazzara and Anthony Franciosa on Broadway in Micahel V. Gazzo's A Hatful of Rain (a role portrayed by Lloyd Nolan on screen). Until the 1960s, Silvera played "white"...

In this article: Frank Silvera, New York City, King Lear, The Amen Corner, University of Maryland, Anthony Franciosa, and A Hatful of Rain

...jealous elder brother of Brick (Gazzara). Another successful Kazan production on Broadway was William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957-59), with Hingle as a failed salesman. His electric performance led to United Artists...

In this article: Pat Hingle, Archibald MacLeish, Elmer Gantry, James Baldwin, Uma Thurman, Batman, and Walter Huston

...in the history of American cinema. Other plays were Duet for Solo Voice and Bread at the American Place Theater and a revised version of Duet for Solo Voice, re-titled Duet, on Broadway with Ben Gazzara. Mr.Gazzara's performance earned him a...

In this article: David Scott Milton, Ben Gazzara, Bread, New York, Born to Win, Ivan Passer, and Katherine Hepburn

The boy was later killed in an accident at age thirteen. Later, he married Marie. His first work on Broadway was in Traveling Lady with Kim Stanley. He was then cast as a replacement for Ben Gazzara in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Prior to...

In this article: Jack Lord, Kim Stanley, Hawaii Five-O, New York, Gary Cooper, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and John Adams High School