SANAA LATHAN IN LONDON'S 'HOT TIN ROOF': Actress joins James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad in West End cast.
(June 4, 2009)
*Sanaa Lathan will join James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad in the London staging of Broadway's all-black production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," which premieres in the West End this fall.
Jones and Rashad both appeared in the 2008 Broadway run at the Rialto opposite Anika Noni Rose, who played central character Maggie the Cat. Lathan will replace Rose in the London production.
Produced by Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, the Tennessee Williams drama begins performances at the Novello Theater Nov. 21 ahead of a Dec. 1 opening. Debbie Allen reprises her directing duties on the show, scheduled to play through April 10.
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