PHOTO CALL: Jones, Rashad, Lester and Lathan Ready Cat for London

By Ernio Hernandez
19 Oct 2009

James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Adrian Lester and Sanaa Lathan and the cast of the upcoming London revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof have begun rehearsals with director Debbie Allen.

Performances will begin Nov. 21 prior to an official opening Dec. 1 at the Novello Theatre in London's West End.

Jones (Big Daddy), Rashad (Big Mama), Lester (Brick) and Lathan (Maggie) are joined in the cast by Richard Blackwood (Brightie), Derek Griffths (Reverend Tookie) and Nina Sosanya (Mae). The company also features Guy Burgess (Lacey), Claudia Cadette (Nanny), Peter De Jersey (Gooper), Susan Lawson-Reynolds (Sookey) and Joseph Mydell (Doctor Baugh).

Here is a look at the Cat cast:

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James Earl Jones
Photo by Dan Wooller

For more information, visit CatWestEnd.com.