Broadway will get a new revival of Tennessee Williams‘ Cat On a Hot Tin Roof in spring 2027, in a new production directed by Tony winner Sam Gold. Seaview is producing. Casting, theatre, and further creative team members are to be announced.
The 1955 play, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, centers on the family dynamics of a Mississippi Delta cotton tycoon who doesn’t know he’s dying of cancer—just one of many falsehoods the Pollitt family has been inflicting upon itself. The work unfolds over one evening as the family gathers to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday, while the rest set to securing their portion of the family estate.
Ben Gazzara, Burl Ives, Madeleine Sherwood, and Barbara Bel Geddes starred in the original Broadway production, which was nominated for Best Play at the 1956 Tony Awards. Ives and Sherwood both reprised their performances for a 1958 film adaptation that starred Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman. The play has since returned to Broadway five times, most recently in a 2013 revival that starred Scarlett Johansson, Benjamin Walker, and Ciarán Hinds.
This upcoming revival has had development supported by Adam Zell of Dark Matter, and 101 Productions, Ltd. will serve as general managers.
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the pinnacle of what the theatre can do,” says Gold in a statement. “Two of the greatest roles for actors in the cannon, delivered to us by the world’s most original playwright, at the very height of his poetic powers, exploring themes that feel as shockingly honest and blood boiling today as they did 70 years ago. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this masterpiece back to New York next season.”
“It’s been such a gift to be making work with Sam Gold over the last four years,” adds Seaview co-founder and CEO Greg Nobile. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will mark our fifth production together, and I am certain Sam’s vision to bring Tennessee’s extraordinary and timeless characters to life next season will once again thrill and delight audiences.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with Sam and Greg and their teams on this production,” says Michael Barra, CEO of ILP Theatrical, custodians of the Williams estate. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is among Williams’ most iconic works, and as such we’ve taken great care to place it in the right hands for its return to New York after 14 years. We’re so excited for audiences to see Sam’s vision come to life on Broadway next season!”