Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play written by Tennessee Williams that is his second Hollywood blockbuster and has also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Williams talks about the lies and delusion that exists in the southern culture and the safer heaven it provides. The theme of the play revolves around falsehood, alcoholism, relationships, death and homosexuality. The drama was first premiered in 1955 at the Morosco Theater in New York City.

The drama explores the relationships of Big Daddy Pollitt with his son Brick and his wife Maggie. The wealthy cotton plantation owner, Big Daddy Pollitt is unaware of the fact that he will die soon due to cancer. Brick Pollitt and his tempestuous wife, Maggie come to the sixty fifth birthday of Big Daddy at the Pollitt plantation in Mississippi.  Big Daddy gets worried about his alcoholic son, Brick who is also an ex football player. The relation between Maggie and Brick are rocky as he has not slept with his wife for a long time. Brick starts drinking even more when his football buddy, Skipper attempts suicide. He does not accept that alcoholism and avoidance of his wife is not only due to his friend passing away but due to his growing homosexuality concerns. Being a desperately lonely and an unloved partner, Maggie devotes every ounce of her power to entice and drive his husband away from drinking. At the same time, she taunts him about his sexual relationship with Skipper. In this emotionally charged situation, he reveals the truth of illness to his father. Find out what happens next by grabbing your share of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tickets.

The creation, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has originally been adapted by an American media company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1958 that features Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson and Madeleine Sherwood. Williams was not very content with this screen play as it did not portrayed Brick's sexual desire for Skipper. Despite the fact, the production was received warmly by the audience and got many Academy and Oscar Award nominations but unfortunately, did not win any. In 1984, the director Jack Hofsiss added back Brick’s sexual desire in his adaptation that starred David Dukes, Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn and Penny Fuller. Both Stanley and Fuller were nominated for the Emmy Award; out of the two Stanley went on to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

The sensational Broadway production, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is expected to hit the theater screens soon which will feature Ciaran Hinds as Big Daddy, Debra Monk as Big Momma, Benjamin Walker as the son Brick and Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, the Cat. You must watch the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof show because it will bring for you a larger than a life experience. You will realize that wealth cannot offer you any protection against mortality. There is a lot more in the drama to hold your attention than the heavenly vision of Elizabeth Taylor. You will see that sometimes all fancy hopes of your life fade right before your eyes. It is a grippingly emotional stage production that portrays unrelenting truths in a timeless manner. The magnificent stage design will be undoubtedly a visual treat for you but the wonderful storyline and acting will be an amazing, thought provoking experience.

The drama perfectly strikes a balance between trauma and humor providing a two in one experience to theater lovers. There are people who spend the entire day wondering about the play after watching the great performance and dialogue for three hours. The direction and acting of this masterful piece remains remarkable throughout, therefore, the Cat fans are flocking to get their share of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tickets.