Sanaa Lathan Joins Jones and Rashad in West End Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tony Award nominee Sanaa Lathan will star as Maggie the Cat in the all-black West End revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Lathan joins previously announced stars James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad and Adrian Lester. Directed by Debbie Allen, performances begin at the Novello Theatre on November 21.

Lathan received a 2001 Tony Award nomination for her performance as Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. She has been seen off-Broadway in Por' Knockers, A Movie Star Has To Star in Black and White, The Vagina Monologues and the Shakespeare in the Park mounting of Measure for Measure. Her film credits include Alien Vs. Predator, Blade, The Wood, The Best Man and most notably Love & Basketball which earned her a Best Actress Award from the NAACP for her performance in the film. She has since appeared on the big screen in Brown Sugar, Out of Time, The Family That Preys, Powder Blue and Wonderful World and had a recurring role on the popular television show Nip/Tuck.

Set in a plantation house in Mississippi, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tells the story of the rivalries and misunderstandings that tear apart a family as it gathers for the 65th birthday of its patriarch, Big Daddy. The Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Allen and starring Jones and Rashad, opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in February 2008 and ran through June 22. The Broadway revival also starred Terrence Howard as Brick and Anika Noni Rose as Maggie.

Further casting for this production is to be announced.