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OPENING NIGHT: JANUARY 17.2013

BICIIABD RODGEIBS THEATBEL\DER 'fHE DIRR,CTION OF JAMES M. NEDERLANDER AND JAMES L. NEDERLANDER

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CIARAN HINDS BENJAMIN WALKER

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DEBRA M()NKEMILY BERGL MICHAET PARK

VIN I(NIGHT BRIAN REDDY

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LAUREL GRIGGS VICT()RIA LEIGH CHARLI]TTE R()SE MASI GE(]RGE P()RIE(IUS NI)AH UNGER

SCENIC OTSIGN COSIUME DESIGN TIGHTII{G I)ESIGN COMP()STR & SOUND OESIGN

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CAST(in order of appearance)

SCARLETT JOHANSSONMargaretDeisr . .

Brick .

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Mae .,.EMILY BERGLMICHAELPARK

Bis MamaSookey

Gooper . .

Dixie ...Big Daddy

..DEBRAMONKCHERENE SNOWVICTORIALEIGH..CIARÄN HINDSLANCE ROBERTSLacey .

BrightieReverend Tooker

WILL COBBSVIN KNIGHT

BRIAN REDDYDoctor BaughBuster .

....NOAHUNGERCHARLOTTE ROSE MASITrixie

Polly . .. . .LAUREL GRIGGSGEORGE PORTEOUSSonny .

TIME AND PLACEAn evening gathering at the Pollitt family estate in Mississippi

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for players

unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Margarät, Mae: LEIGHTON BRYAN; fbr Eig -D--199J:TFRLY r,'w$a,N; for Brick'

Cäor"i,',qL-EX HURT: foi aig Mama: AMELTA WUTTE: I'or Doctor Baugh. Reverend

ijif,;, B;ighd.,T.J.-TBNNSÄr_LV; for Lacef: wrr-L coBBS. T.J. KENNEALLY; foreii"äiL, .I.l. KENNEALLy; for Sookey: faNVe BIRL; AMELIA WHITE; forblx-ie: GEORGE PORTEOUS;for Sonny: VICTORIA LEIGH'

MfISICIANSAlto Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet: Hideaki Aomori; Alto Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet: Alden C'

il",", iri, Guitar,'Ukulele: Thad C. DeBrock; Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet: Allen S.

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THERE WILL BE TWO TEN-MINUTE INTERMISSIONS.

CiaränHindsisappearingwiththepermissionofActors,EquityAssociation.

The use of any recording device, either audio-or video, and the taking of photographs'

"itt"i*itf] o. irithout 1'laih, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such

ii-."lfof- pfrunes, beepers and watchös. The use of cell phones in the theatre is prohibited by

New York City law.

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WIIO9S WIIO IN TIIE CASTSCARLETT JOHANSSON (Margaret ).Tony Award winner, BAFTA winner andfour-time Golden Globe nominee ScarlettJohansson received rave reviews for herBroadway debut in Arthur Miller's A VietvFrom the Bridge. A New York native,Scarlett made her professional acting debutat the age of eight in the Off'-Broadway pro-duction of Sophistry. At 10, Johansson had abreakthrough role in the criticaliy praisedManny & Lo, which earned her anIndependent Spirit Award nomination forBest Female Lead. At age 12. Johanssonattained worldwide recognition fbr her per-formance in Robert Redford's The HorseWhisperer. She went on to star in GhostWorltl, garnering a Best Supporting ActressAward from the Toronto Film Critics Circle.and fbr Lost in Translation a Best ActressAward at the Venice Film Festival. Herother film credits include The Other BoLevnGirt. The Spirit. Thc Mttrt Who Wari'tThere, In Good Company, A Love Song forBobby Long, Match Point, Girl With a PearlEnrring, The Islttnd, The Bluck Dahlia, ThePrestige, He's Just Not That Into You, VickyCristina Barcelona, Iron Man 2 and TheNcmny Diaries. She recently appeared in theworldwide box office hit The Avengers andis currently playing opposite AnthonyHopkins rn Hitchcock. Next on screen shewill be seen in Jonathan Glazer's (Jnder theSftin and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorialdebul Don Jon's Addictlon. Scarlett isdeeply honored to return to Broadway withCat on a Hot Tin Roof and would like tothank friends and fämi1y who have support-ed her along the great white way.

CIARÄN HINDS (Big Daddy). Theatrecredits: Ciarän has worked extensively for

the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, RoyalShakespeare Company, National TheatreLondon, Donmar Warehouse, Gate Theatreand Abbey Theatre Dublin. Performancesinclude Juno and the Paycock, The Birds,Burnt By the Sun, The Seafarer, The YcLltaGame, Simpatico, Machinale, Richard III,A.rsasslns and the National Theatre andBroadway production of Closer. Film creditsinclude McCanick, Closed, Tinker TaiLorSoldier Spy, The Woman in Black, The Rite,ScLlvation Boulevard, John Carter oJ Mars,Horry- Potter and the DeathL,,- Hallows, TheDebt, The Eclipse, Mis,s Pettigrew Lives fora Dal-, Stop-Loss, There Will Be Blood,Margot at the Wedding, Miami Vice, TheTiger's Tail, Hallam Foe, Munich, TheNativity Stor1, The Phantom of the Opera,Jonjo Mickeybo, Road to Perdition,Veronica Guerin, Calendar Girls. TombRaider II, The Sum of ALI Fear.: andPersuasion. Television credits include"Game of Thrones," "Political Animals.""Above Suspicion," "Rome" for HBO, "TheMayor of Casterbridge," "Jane Eyre,""Persuasion."

BENJAMIN WALKER (Brick). Theatre:Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson(dir: Alex Timbers), Les Liaisor.tsDangereuses (dir: Rufus Norris), Inherit tlrcWind (dir: Doug Hughes). OfT-Broadway:Spring Awakening (.dir: Michael Mayer),Arrangemenrs (dir: Christian Parker).Regional: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson(dir: Alex Timbers). F|tm. Muhammad Ali'sGreatest Fight (dir Stephen Frears, HBOFilms), Abraham LincoLn: Vampire Hunter(dir: Timur Bekmambetov, 20th CenturyFox), Couch (dir: Will Frears, FugitiveFilms), The War -Boys (dir: Ron Daniels,

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WITO9S WIIO IN TIID CASTMaya Entertainment), Flags of Our Fathers(dir: Clint Eastwood, DreamWorks),Unconsciotts (dir: Bradley Wigor,Independent), The Notorious Bettie Page(dir: Mary Harron, HBO Films), Kinsey (.dir'.

Bill Condon, Fox Searchlight). Television:"3 lbs." (CBS). Training: Juilliard School ofDrama (Group 33).

DEBRA MoNK (Big Mamtt). Broadway: ß?;::,,ii'Lrili;;"x"Hl[11,IulrP;Ctrrtains (Drama Desk Award, Tony nomi- Encores!); Mirtlte't)yvn (Vineyaid Theatre).nation)r Chicago; Reckless; Thou Sltult Not; Michael is best known for his work as JackAh, Wilderness!; Steel Pier (Tony nomina- Snyder on..As the World Turns,,,fbr whichtion); Company; Picnic (Tony nominationtl he received two Emmy Awards.Redwood Curtain (Tony Award); Nick andNora; Pump Boys and Dinettes (co-author, VIN KNIGHT (Reverend Tooker) is a

Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: |1.rle, member of Elevator Repair Service (ObieLosi, and What I Wore; Sltott. PeipLc; The lor Sustained Excellence) and has appearedSeagwll; The Time o.f the Cutkoo (Obie in the U-S. and internationally in its produc-Award); Death De.fying Acts; Three Hotels; tjons of Gtttz, The select (The sun Al.roAssassins; Oit City Symph6ry (co-aurhor, Rites), The Sound and the Fury, Shuffle andDrama Desk Awirdj. Filmi One ft,r rlte No Grent Societv. Other stage creditsMoney, The Other Woman, Tha Graat Butk include Marie Antoinere (ART and YaleHoward., The Savages, The Protluter.:;, R_ep), Ifte Temperamentals (Barrow Group),Center Stage, The DTvil's Ady.tute, ln & U.S. Drag (Clubbed Thumb) and more than

Ottt, Extrime Mensures, The Brilges of two dozen productions with the adobe the-Matlisc,tn Cr.Ltnht, Je.ffrey, Fearless, Re'cklcssj;, ater company. Film and TV credits includeMrs. Winterbourni" and Be1 of Rose.s. Ty Louie, Robot Stories. Dumped! and Lovemor ies: '.The Mrrsic Man," '-Eloise at the God. He is a graduate ol Yule University.Plaza," "Ellen Foster" and "Redwood BRIAN REDDy (Doctor Baugh).Curtain.". TV: "CryV's^ $rqlg}V,'. Broadway: A Free Mu1 tl Color, Finian's*Damages," "Clee," "White

,Collar," ''Good Rainbow, Gypsy, The Cai'ie Mutiny Court-

Luck Charlie, It's Christmasl," 'Broj,hers & Martiat, Dünii nt Eight, Abe Lincoln inSisters,'''Ghost Whisperer," "The Closer," Illinois, The Crucible, Alice i, Wonderlancl"Notes From the []nderhelly_," "Desp.erate and M. Butterfly. Off_Broaclway: DettthHousewives," "Law & Order." *Fra.sier" and DeJying Atrs, CitietLo, A Miclsurnmir Night'sKatie Sipowicz on "NYPD BIue" (Emmy D,!i.n , The Cradle Will Ror:k, Orchärtls.Award). Regional: Guthrie, Arena Stage, theEMILY BERGL (Mae). Broadway: A Coodman. ShakespeareTheatre DC and oth-

Tottch oJ the Poer (Ric), rninii,tt tötl. tJ: Film: o Brother' Where Art Thou?; Lost

The Lion in wirLrir (RTC). bü-B;;r;;;;; Sorl's; The Birdcage; Casino; what About

Loye, Loss, and whit t w,,ri; sirii"sn;; Bub? and others' Television: Numerous(Seconcl Stage;; Where

-Oi-lVi -fir) g1",tt Lol"t ],n9!uqng- "House of Cards,"(Vineyard); Fiction (RTC);"Old M;;"; "The Good Wife"' "Person of Interest,"

ir-Crl. Regional: wii6uÄtl*, T;;;;; 'Ciimole Girls," "Buffy" and "Seinfeld"pestivil, LiJolra lruyt,our.,1rri öriCiäü., (the High ralker)'

South Coast Repertory. Film.: Grassroots, JORDAN DEAN. Broadway: MammaFur: An Imaginaryt Portrait o.f Diane Arbu5, Mitt! , Cl,mbsline (Lincol,n Center). Off-Chasing Sleep, The Ruge: Carrie 2. Broadway: A Midsummer Night',s DreamUpcoming: The Woocly Allen Spring (CSCr, Ihe Neu, Centurl'tLincoln Center),Pro.ject, I Know What I'm Doing.'lY: As You Like It (NYSF), The Free Zone"Southland," "Desperate Housewives," (UBU Rep) and Six Characters.... Regional:"Men in Trees," "The Good Wif'e," "Grey's The Corn Is Green (W'lF), Romeo andAnatomy," "Royal Pains," "Gilmore Girls." Juliet (Actors Theatre of Louisville). TV:Cabaret: Cafe Carlyle, the Oak Room. "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU,"Album: Emily Bergl: Live at the Algonquin. "Law & Order: CI," "Guiding Light." Film:

MICHAEL PARK (.Gooper). Michael isthrilled to be working with Rob Ashfordagain. He was most recently in the 2011revival of How to Succeed as Mr. Bratt.Other Broadway credits: Carousel (Billy),Smokey Joe's Cafe (original cast), Little Me(Lucky). His Ofl'-Broadway work includesHello Again (Lincoln Center); Violet, The

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WIIO9S WIIO IN TIID CASTBurning Blue, Virgin Alexander, Jersey Girl.Training: Carnegie Mellon University.

TANYA BIRL (Daisy, u/s Sookel,).Broadway/nat'1 tours: ChapLin (associatechoreographer), How to Succeed...,Memphis, Finian's Rainbow, The Lion King,West Side Slory (West End). Encores!:Cotton C/zD (assistant choreographer),Anyone Can Whistle, The Wiz, Finian'sRainbou,, On tlte Tow'n. TYlfllm: "TheMiraculous Year" (pilot), "The 2012 TonyA*'ards.'' Many thanks to Rob and love toWilson and Cashew. TBTG

WILL COBBS (Brightie, u/s Lacey). Thisis Will's Broadway premierel He began hiscareer working at the Georgia EnsembleTheatre, Theatre in the Square and the TonyAward-winning Alliance Theatre and hasappeared in a recurring role on "ArmyWives" on Lifetime. He was accepted intothe acting program at Yale School of Drama,his MFA.

LANCE ROBERTS (Lacey). Broadway:Ghost, Sister Act and the King of Cartoonsin The Pee-wee Herman Sizow (also HBO).Off-B'way: March of the Falsettos, RadioCity's America. L.A.: Cats, Ain'tMisbehavin', Forbidden Hollywood, I LoveYou...Now Change, All Night Strut!, Aladdin,et al. TV: "Nurse Jackie," "White Collar.""NYC 22," "Numb3rs," "Will & Grace," etc.Click LIKE at www.facebook.com/Iancerobetsonbroadway for full bio.

CHERENE SNOW (Sookey). Film/TV:Arthur, Perhaps Tomoruov,, City of Angels,The Long Walk Home, "Law & Order,""Law & Order: SVU," "Chappelle's Show"and "Third Watch." Broad.way'. TheS c o tt s b o ro Boys. Off-Broadway/regional:Watking Down Broadway, iast-of theThorntons, Black Pearl Sings, Doubt, CivilWar Voices (national tour), Home andFlyin'West.

LAUREL GRIGGS (Polly) is thrilled to bemaking her Broadway debut! She began herprofessional acting career at five years ofage. Other acting credits include voiceoversand commercials. Laurel lives with her fam-ily in NYC and would like to thank her par-ents and grandparents for their love andsupport.

VICTORIA LEIGH (Dixie). Raised back-stage in Broadway houses, she's excited for T.J. KENNEALLY (u/s Baugh, Tooker,her onstage debut! Film: Sinister Lacey, Brightie). Recently seen as prosecu-

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(Stephanie). TV: "Unforgettable" (YoungCarrie). Love and gratitude: Rachel andEllen at Abrams; teachers and friends atProfessional Performing Arts School; Rob;Cat cast and team; and theatre family: Mom,Dad and Quentin lor believing in me.

CHARLOTTE ROSE MASI (Trixle).Broadway debut! Credits'. The Music Man,Hairspray, "Pregnant in Heels" (Bravo).Charlotte's in the second grade and lives inConnecticut with her parents. Thanks toGeneration TV, Daniel Swee Casting,Bridgeport Theatre Company, ChristyNewsom, Daddy, Meema, Pop, Grandma,Grandpa and Team Backstroke. For myMommy!

GEORGE PORTEOUS (Sonny). George isthrilled to be making his Broadway debut.He began his professional acting career justa year ago at the age of seven, and hasappeared in national television commercials.He lives in Manhattan with his parents, hisbig sister and his dog Jasper.

NOAH UNGER (Buster). Broadway debut!Age seven. Loves sports, playing withfriends, riding bikes and all things electron-ic. TV: "White Collar." Love and big thanksto mom, dad, brother Zachary and mygrandmas and grandpas. Special thanks toMichael McCormick and Rachel, Ellen andBonnie at Abrams Artists.

LEIGHTON BRYAN (.u/s Maggie, Mae).Broadway debut. Favorite roles includeCassius/Charmian, The Empe ro r Antony(dir. Victor Pappas); Beuiah, OrpheusDescending (dir. Tazewell Thompson);Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing (dir.John Emigh); and Alice, The Henry BoxBrown Play (Tony Kushner's musical, dir.Mark Wing-Davey). Alumna of the MandeAfrican Dance company, New WorksÄVorldTraditions. Graduate of Brown (BA), RADAand NYU Grad Acting (MFA). To Mom andthe tribe: plwiw-ily5.

ALEX HURT (u/s Brick, Gooper').Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: Unrequited(Public Theater, Shakespeare Lab).Regional: A Behanding in Spokane (SFPlayhouse), No Man's Land (ART), Trap,s(Wilma Theater), The Lion in Winter rndOthelb (Hedgerow). Film: The River Why.MFA: NYU Tisch Graduate Acting.

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TERRY LAYMAN (u/s Big Daddy). Desire (Olivier nom.); as director/choreog- IBroadway: Twelve Angryt lVlcn. Pnu,.f. The rapher'. Parade tOlivier noms. lor D_irection IRicte Doin Mttunt Mttrgun. The Reltearsul.. ,nd Chor.ographyt. irll lor the Donmar IOff-Broadway The Maddening Trutlt Warehouse; S/zreft (co-director). As choreo-. IqKeen r. Regiers Onll' t MIq ) Other: grapher: Evi r.r tOlivier nom. ). .Gu.y.s

and ICttntinenral birid, tlondon. Birmingham. i),,/1s lOlivier nom.t. Tlton'ughly Modern IlJK), The Trip to Bounti.ful (w/Ellen Miilie (Olivier nom.), Fgruyr (N_ational). !Burstyn), The'Little Ft,tc.s r w/Geraldine Orher: world premiere ol Finding Ncverlan4 |Pagel. Regional: From Florida to Alaske. (Curve Theatre in Leicester) . Candide IFiim and"TV: The Parriot, "Bored to (choreographer at the ENO in London. La Ibeath," "Rubicon"' "Ecl"' "Law & ortler: Scala in* Milun and the chatelet in Parist' ISVU.'; He is a member of rACT' Beyond tlte sea directed by-and starring IAMELTA wHIrE tu/s B.i.s MamcL s,:kir- rn'J':,§E;:',;i,Täls#;'l"J,,i:::TIä- IDai.t1..t..Broaduay: Tho 1:::rt;':,!:liy^!,1: Ii.'. io," v"iyr §tr."p. Bar6ara Cook. Jerry

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Cuthrie. Old Clobe- Cincinnuti Playhouse' H;;ä;r. Ue is on rhe Board ol Tiusrees of ISouth Coast Rep and others. F-ilm and televr- iüL :ou.. Theatre, the Execulive Board of I

sion: f/ie Tulse Luper..5t'ttrcases. " I ne §OC äO is an associate direcror ol the Old I

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plays. but he is accluimed primartly l.or hts ln if.r. U.S. and in the U.K. His most recentplals. nerrly all of.which are sel in th€ ;o;[o; Br;;dway includes rhe scenic andSourh. He drew heavily ol.lrs laT,tly:)pe costume designs for Eviro and the Donmarriences in his writings. When I he.Glrtss Warehouse päductions of Red, Hamlet withMenagerie hit Broadway. rt- not only lude Law Äd Frost/Nixon. Also, King Learchanged his life, it revolutionized Amerrcan *ith Derek Jacobi (BAM).theatre. A Slreetcar Nomed Desire. I he

Night d the lguana and Cat on a Hot Tin JULIE WEISS (.Costume Design).Ri,tt'aie some of hir other masterpieces. Broadwly: Thc Elephanrt\4an (Tony nom')'

Ärä,u frir.rty r*rrat. Williams *on t*o Piaf. M-ucbe',h JY:, "The Dollmaker"

i{liir& prizes änd four New York Drama (Emmy Award). "Little_Gloria...HaPpy at-Cüiiä-Cir.f"

Awards. In addition to 25 full- iast" (Emmy n_om.),.-'-Elergreen" (F'mmy

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poems and an o,rtoulogiuphy. His works DesignersGuildAward), FearandLoathingf,;;;'il;,;";;i;i;a i;t" at'least 2t tan- in ias vesas, Sreet M.a.snotias,_F/X,

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WITO9S IYHO IN TIIE CASTPlan, Get Low, Twelve Monkeys (Academy arrival in New york, most memorably theAward nom.), The Ring, Frida (Academy original productions of Amadeus, cats,Award nom.), Bobby, Auto Frcus, Evita, Lis Misörables, Sweeney Tocld,secretariat (Diane Lane), No strings The Producers and Hairspray. A recipi-Attached, _Blgles of Glo11, (Costume ent of Drama Desk and-Tony Awaräs,Designers Guild Award), HBo's criminal he has also worked with the söme of theJustice, Hitchcock. Julie was also the recipi- most legendary leading la<ties of theent of the Costume Designers Guild's award cinema, ranging from Bätte Davis, Maefbr career achievement. West, Marlene Dletrich and VivienNEIL AUSTTN (Lighrins Desisner). l?lgn lq Jane Fonda, Fave Dulawav,Recipient of the 2010 rory'ä,io;.;ää'ö"r[ Grlenn close and Jessica Lange currentAwards for Red and thJ ää1ifif.ä:: sh.ows include War Horse, Chaplin and

orivier Award for rn, wnü är-ä;;'l;; Nit'e work tI Yttu can Ger tt'National Theatre, London. Previous ANGELINA AVALLONE (Make-upBroadway credits inciude Evitct (Marquis), Design'). Broadway: Nice Work If you CanRed (Goiden), Hamlet (Broadhurst), Z/ze Get It, The Mystery of Edwin Dror.td,Seafarer (Booth), Frost/Niron (Jacobs). Chaplin, An Enemy of the people, Theother u.s. credits include King Lear with Anarchist, scandalous, Golden Boy, GoldenDerek Jacoti_andrhe seagull and King Lear Age, venus in Fur, Anything Goei, Rock of'with Ian McKellen (BAM), Recl and Purode Age,s, Memphis, othe'r De.iert cities, rhi(Taper Forum, Los Angeles), Madame Best Man, The Addams Fcrmily, TheButterfLy (Houston Grand Opera), Importunce of Being Earnest, Leap öf Faith,Frost/Nixon (u.s. national tour). Previously sunday in the park with George, A LittLewith Rob Ashford: Finding Neverland Night Music, Bye Bye Birdie, The Liule(Leicester), A streetcar Named Desire and Mermaid, The Color purple, chittr- chitb-Parade (Donmar warehouse). other theatre: Bang Bang, Gypsy, young Franiensteii,extensive credits in the U.K. for the National The Lighr in rhe piuzza.Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Roval OoeraHouse, Royal Shakespeare Co-piny *ä in DANIEL SWEE (Cctsting Director). Asthe West End. ' casting director for Lincoln Center Theater,

he has cast more than 70 productions includ-ADAM CORK (Composer and Sound ing Golden Boy, War Hbrse, Other DesertDesign) is co-lyricist and composer of the cities, The Coast o.f utopia, In the Nextdocumentary musical Lonclon RocLd Room, Joe Tunter's aotne arul Gone, Awake(National rheatre olivier, critics' Circle and sing!, Henry IV, The Invention oJ Love,Award, Best Musical 2011). other work Contact, A Delicate Balance, The üeiress,inclr,rdes Anna christie (Donmar, Evening Arcadia, carousel and. The ,si srersstandard Award 2011); King Lear (Donmar, Rosensweig. some additional Broadwayolivier Award 2011); R-ed (Donmarl productions indrude Gocr of carnage, MaryBroadway,TonyAward2010);Enron(Tony stuart, Exit the King, Frbst/Nixon, lulittsnominations 2010 for Best Score and Best Caesar, The crucibTe, Art and The Heitlisound); Romeo and Juliet (RSC/Armory Chronicles. Films include The Hours, The?9],0 11); Hamlet (Donmar/Broadway Crucible, The Object of Ml,Affection and,2009); Phedre (NT/Washington ; Macbeth Cold Souls among'otheri. MämbärCSA.(Chichester/Broadway. Tony nomination)0081; Frost/Nixon (Donmä./B.;;;;;y 9EBORAH HECHT (Diutect & Vocat2001); A Streetcar ilamed Dcsire, TiL C^oach). Broadway Golden Boy; Annie;Chalk Garrlen, Othello (Donmar); The Lttst 9!"tt; E'it'; Venus in Fur; Spider-Man;Days of Judas Iscariot (Almeidal. Screen (omgn on the Vergg of a Nervouswoik includes scores for ih" Hollu* Croin Breakdoyvn; Driving Miss Daisy; Theseries titles and Richartl 11 rNeei Seagull; South paci.fic; Cyrano; LittleSIreeI/NBC/WNET/BBC 2012t: Ma,:beth Mermaid; The year oJ Magical Thinking;(BBC 2o1o). f:f,,:;rf;i;,;i;rri: iX::U;;prf:

,;l:,PAUL HUNTLEY (Wig and Hair Design'). Blonde; Tiranic; The Lion King; Cabarei;London-born Paul Huntley has worked on Angels in Arnerica. off-Broadway: LCT,hundreds of Broadway shows since his 19'12 signature, public, MTC, playwrights,

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WIIO9S WIIO IN TIIE CASTSecond Stage, Roundabout, Vineyard,NYTW, TFANA. Regional: Hartford Stage,Long Wharf, Guthrie, Hartford Stage.Seattle Rep, Yale Rep. England: TheWinter's 7a1e (RSC), Buried Child(National). F11m'. Kinsey, S urviving Picas s o,SLrbstance of F'ire, My Cousin Wnrz_v (MzLrisaTomei), Miller's Crossing, Used People,others. TV: "Damages." Faculty: NYU GradActing, Juilliard.

STEPHEN SPOSITO (Associate Director)is the director of the current national tour ofShrek th.e Musical. Broadway/NYc: How toSucceed in Business... starring DanielRadcliffe. Darren Criss and Nick Jonas(Associate Director); Scandalous (AssociateDirector); P ro mi,s e s, P romi s e s (AssistantDirector); Shrek the MtLsicaL (AssistantDirector); Dogfighr (Second Stage,Associate Director); and Gentlemen Pre.ferBlon.des (Encores!, Assistant Director).Regional credits include Leap of Faith(Ahmanson Theatre); Parade (Mark TaperForum); Jerry Springer: The Opera(Carnegie Hall'|1 Speech ctnd Debate(Roundabout Theatre Company); "The SlstAnnual Academy Awards" and "TheKennedy Center Honors." Graduate of theUniversity of Michigan.

LISA DAWN CAVE (Productiott StcLgeManager). Broadway: West Sicle Srory, 12009revival); Corne Fly Away; The Color Purple;Hot Feet; The Caine Mutiny Cotut-Martial;Th.e Woman in White; JuLius Caesar withDenzel Washinglon; Caruline, or Change;Hairspray; Holltwood Arms; Into theWood,s wtth Vanessa Williams; Wild Partl-;Paracle; Smokey Joe's Cafe; Show Boat; andcurrently the production supervisor forBring It On the Musical. Off-Bloadway:Fttn Home. Regional: Once on Thi,s Island,13, Princesses, Lady in the Dark and 3hree.Workshops: Josephine and Super Flt.Namaste I

PAUL J. SMITH (Stage Manoser).Thirteen Broadway shows and seven nation- JON B. pLATT (producer). Winner ofal tours including Shatner's World, Bonnie seven Tony Awards: Angels in Amerit:a:{ Cl-,Vde, A Tule of Tv;o Cities, South Mil|enrhun Approoclrcs (Pulitzer prize) andPqcific:, Coram 8o1,, Disney's High School perestroika, 7he Book of Monrutn, Death oJMusical, Twelve Angrv Men, All Shook Up, a Salesman, Clyboume'park, Copenhogeti,Hair,sprcLy, Chicago, Carousel, Aida, God of Contage. Tony Award nominations:Grease, The Wiz.ard of Oz, The Will Rogers Wicked; Venus in Fur; peter pan; TheFolLies. off-Broadway/regional/other: the Diary o.f Anne Frank; Hello, Doll"-!; Theworld premiere of Bonnie & Ch.de (La Jolla L,,rte-sotie West; Man of La Manc.haj you'reand Asolo Rep), 7ie lllusion (Signature Welcorne Atnerica; A View Frcm the Bridge;

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AURORA PRODUCTIONS (P roducrionManagement). Curent projects: The Book ofMorrnon (Broadway, national tour andChicago), Once, Mtttilda, Picnic, Talley'sFolly, The Addams Family (national tour)and Anytlting Goes (national tour). Aurorahas been providing technical and productionmanagement to the entertainment industrysince 1989. Aurora Productions is GeneO'Donovan and Ben Heller with StephanieSherline, Anita Shah, Jarid Sumner,Anthony Jusino, Liza Luxenberg, G. GarrettEllison, Troy Pepicelli, Gayle Riess, CatNelson and Meiissa Mazdra. For more infbr-mation visit www.auroraprod.com.

PATRICK GRACEY (General Manager).Most recently, Patrick managed Death of aSalesman. Previously, he managed theAustralian production of Disney andCameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins. Forthe Donmar, Patrick managed 18 produc-tions including Hamlet staring Jude Law,lyanov, Twelfth Night, Madame de Sode,The Chalk Garden, PiaJ @nd West End),Creditors and A DolL' s House.

STUART THOMPSON (Produc.er).Recent producing credits include Cock (Off-Broadway). On Broadway: the Tony Award-winning Death o.f a Salesman (2012), TheBook of Monnon and Gril of Carnage; alsoJeru.salem, The MotherJ**ker With the Hat,A View' From the Bridge (2010), The RetrecLtFront Mr.tscow, The Play What I Wrote, TheTtrle of the Allergist's Wife, Not AboutNightingales, The Chairs, Exit the King andProof. His general management companyhas been responsible fbr more than 60 pro-ductions, most recently Fences, You'reWelcctme America, The Settgull and Boeing-Boeing.

WIIO9S WIIO TN TIIE CASTThe Mgthe4f**ker With the Hat; Jerusalem; Furman Selz, now vice chairman of JefferiesNice work If YoLr Can Get It. Ten Drama & Company and chairman of JefferiesDesk Awards, five outer_Critics circle Capital Partners, its private equity arm. viceAwards. Current: wicked, The Book of chairman, Lincoln cänter for ihe performingMormon, The Heiress. International: Arts, and chairman emeritus, the FilAWicked, The Book of Motmon, Venus in Fur. Society of Lincoln Center.

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THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). the Hat; American Icliot; Rbd (Tony):Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Hamlet; Mary S,tuart; 33 Variations; IniheMichael Rego and Hank Unger, the Araca Heights (associate); All My Sons: PassingGroup produces and merchandises live Strange; Legally Blonde; The I.ieutenant ofentertainment and theatrical events on Inishmore; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels;Broadway and around the world. For more Caroline, or Change; Driving Miss Daisy; Ainformation, please visit araca.com. View From the Bridge; A Raisin in the Sun;

RocER BERLTND (r,:.!!.,1,);.1u,^,,,, Ki:;i;f^{.'!{,''rf,"#::l;,Y:ii\if,';:;;;B_roadway productions include Ki,s,t Me, öur Lady of i2tst Street; tick, tick...BOOM!K-crte; _Copenhagen; Proo.f; Medea; Anna in öüi.ogo, Immediate Family, Clear.the Tropics; caroline.,. o_r. Change; öur..niry' My Name ts Äihe, Lev; Fera!Wondeiul Town; Doubt; Th.e Hisron, Boy-s; *äilO toü.. Theatre affiliations: LAByrinth,Faith Healer; The Vertir'3\, Hour: Dettte: pf"VCo, ySD, O,Neill Center (vice chair).Thc Year of Muyitol Thinkiug: Cuntins: Loil. ro my lamily.RocA 'n' Roll: ls He Dca,l?: Ctpsl: Eqrrus: r '-"" r'l3; Ragtime; A Little Nigltt Musi,; Lo Bt)tc; CARL MOELLENBERG (Producer'5.Driving Miss Daisy; Arcadi.a; Jeru,salem; Four-time Tony Award winner for SpringDeath of a Salesman; Clv-bounte Park; One Awakening, Hair, War Horse and Deatli of aMan, Tv,o Guvnors. Curent productions are Salesman. Other Broadway credits includeWar Horse, The Book ctf Monnon, Nice Work Evita, The Mountaintop, American ldiot.If You Can Get It and the rer,ival of Awtie. Driving Miss Daisy, Hamlet, Speed-the-His favorite production is the 360-seat Pk-tw, Marv- Stuart, Gore Vidal's Thb BestBerlind Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. M an, The Addams F amily , The

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by Brandon Voss

e's played the titular presidents in theblockbuster Abraham Lincoln: VampireHunter and the Broadway rock musical

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, but BenjaminWalker now faces one of his greatest challengesin leading a classic Tennessee Williams familydrama. Walker-whose previous Broadwaycredits include revivals of lnherit the Wind andLes Liaisons Dangereuses-stars as tormentedalcoholic Brick Pollitt opposite Tony winnerScarlett Johansson's Maggie in the latest revivalof Cat on a Hot Tin Roo[ which officially opensJanuary 17 at Broadway's Richard RodgersTheatre. The 3O-year-old actor-comedian dis-cusses the perils of onstage drinking and howhe's found the funny in the dysfunction.

You became an aclionstar in Ahraham Lincoln: Vampire

Hunter,andyou'll next appear 0nscreen in the HB0 filmMuhammad Ali's Areatest Fight Asyou branch out into

television and film, how important is it for you to stay

connected to the theatre?

I started out in the theatre, and l'm never goingto not be doing theatre. I love that the best lit-erature is in the theatre, and I love the people inthe theatre. I love that the theake community isa real community, whereas the movie businessis a business. I like working in that businesstoo, and I'm inspired by people in that field,but it's the legacy of the theatre that keepsdrawing me to it.

What attracted youlo Cat on a llot Tin Roof!Our director, Rob Ashford, was one of the firstguys to give me a shot. We were going to doBrigadoon together a few years ago, but it fellapart. I adore his work. He inspires me, and I

knew that I could learn a lot from him. AndScarlett's not bad eitherl Based on those twocomponents alone, l'd be interested in doingthe play even if it were toilet paper.

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Rob Ashford is an inspired choice lor this revival,

which marks his directorial debut of a non-musical

Broadway production. He's a dir,ector-choreographer

best known for his work on shows ltke Evita, llow toSucceed, and fhoroughly Modern Millie.

Well, the play is very musical. lt is music. lt ispoetry. lt is dance. A trap of the play is to let themovement be worn down slow by the Southernheat, but these people really are like a cat on a

hot tin roof-screaming, bouncing, constantlyjumping in pain. The need for that physicalityis something Rob really understands and is

brilliant at pulling out of us.

You married actress Mamie Gummer last year. Are

you drawing 0n the new marriage, with all its ups and

downs, to enrich Brick and Maggie's relationship?Luckily my wife and I don't have that muchin common with Maggie and Brick. lLaughslBut yeah, I draw from every relationship. And

Scarlett also brings so much from her own lifethat really creates a lovely chemistry.

What's lhe greatest challenge In playing this iconic role?Finding a pee break. I have to keep drinking,refilling my glass, and l'm onstage the wholetime! I might need to hide a spittoon in thecorner. Other than that, where to begin?Tennessee Williams is the best, but he,scertainly the most challenging writer that l,veworked on in a long time.

As far as Brick's heavy drinking goes, how methodhave you been in your research?

Oh, my research on that has been well donefor years. l'm typecast, if nothing else.

You're also a stand-up comic and host of a varietyseries called Find the Funny. Are you finding the

humor in Cat on a llot Iin Roof?

The more time I spend withmy comedian friends, themore I realize that truly funnypeople are ones with a reallydeep inner darkness. Brick isdefinitely stewing over somepainful stuff, and oftentimespeople can only release thatthrough humor, sarcasm, orbeing cutting in a way that

causes nervous laughter. Tennessee Williamsis a funny writer in the same way as Chekhov;if the audience isn't laughing, you've probablymissed the point. There's a fine line betweendrama and comedy that we walk, and life isIike that too.

Some theatergoers may compare your performance asBrick with your performance as Andrew Jackson. lt'seasy to dismiss those characters as having nothing in

common, but have you noticed any similarities?Yeah, actually. They're both very conflictedmen at crossroads in lheir tives, and theyhave to make huge decisions that will affectthe legacy of their families. Of course, theshows are very different. When a cell phonerang during Andrew Jackson, I could just yell,"Shut off your phone, you prick!" I have to get

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