"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's more famous works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Set in the ""plantation home in the Mississippi Delta"" of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy's family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie the ""Cat"", Brick's wife. ""Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"" features motifs such as social mores, greed, superficiality, mendacity, decay, sexual desire, repression and death. Dialogue throughout"
"Big Mama to spare the aging couple from pain on the patriarch's birthday but, throughout the course of the play, it becomes clear that the Pollitt family has long constructed a web of deceit for itself. Maggie, determined and beautiful, has escaped a childhood of poverty to marry into the wealthy Pollitts, but finds herself unfulfilled. The family is aware that Brick has not slept with Maggie for a long time, which has strained their marriage. Brick, an aging football hero, infuriates her by ignoring his brother Gooper's attempts to gain control of the family fortune. Brick's indifference and his"
"death in 2011; the couple had two children, Kate and Michael. Gloria Stroock Gloria Jane Stroock (born July 10, 1924) is an American film, stage, and television actress. The elder sister of actress Geraldine Brooks, Stroock is best known for her supporting role in the television series ""McMillan & Wife"" as Maggie, the secretary of lead character Stewart McMillan (played by Rock Hudson). She also had supporting roles in films including ""The Competition"" and ""The Day of the Locust"" as well as guest roles in television series such as ""Archie Bunker's Place"", ""Baretta"", ""Martin Kane, Private Eye"", and ""Operation Petticoat""."
"Gloria Stroock Gloria Jane Stroock (born July 10, 1924) is an American film, stage, and television actress. The elder sister of actress Geraldine Brooks, Stroock is best known for her supporting role in the television series ""McMillan & Wife"" as Maggie, the secretary of lead character Stewart McMillan (played by Rock Hudson). She also had supporting roles in films including ""The Competition"" and ""The Day of the Locust"" as well as guest roles in television series such as ""Archie Bunker's Place"", ""Baretta"", ""Martin Kane, Private Eye"", and ""Operation Petticoat"". Stroock was married to Leonard B. Stern from 1956 until his"
"Maxine Klibingaitis Maxine Klibingaitis (born 17 May 1964) is an Australian actress. She played the character ""Bobbie Mitchell"" in the series ""Prisoner"" from 1983 to 1985, and later played Paul Robinson's first wife Terry Inglis in ""Neighbours"" in 1985. Klibingaitis was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She was married to the Australian television director, Andrew Friedman and they have one son, Zane Friedman. In 2007 she won the MUFF award for Best Supporting Female Actor for her role as an unhinged, diabetic punk woman in the film ""Moonlight & Magic"". Maxine appears in the first two Boronia Boys films, ""Boronia Boys"""
"youthful athlete. Unexpectedly, he falls and breaks his leg, leaving him dependent on a crutch. Brick, along with his wife, Maggie ""the Cat"" (Elizabeth Taylor), are seen the next day visiting his family's estate in eastern Mississippi, there to celebrate Big Daddy's (Burl Ives) 65th birthday. Depressed, Brick has spent the last few years drinking, while resisting the affections of his wife, who taunts him about the inheritance of Big Daddy's wealth. This has resulted in an obviously tempestuous marriage—there are speculations as to why Maggie does not yet have a child while Brick's brother Gooper (Jack Carson) and his"
"The Book of Maggie The Book of Maggie is a dark comedy play by Houston playwright, Brendan Bourque-Sheil. Its world premier took place at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas on January 20, 2016. Maggie is a suicidal young woman who has traveled to a lonely beach with the intent to commit suicide. She's astonished when she is visited by both Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate. Both men have their own reasons for appearing - Judas because Saint Peter promised him entrance to Heaven. Pilate was sent as well, but was given no similar promise of redemption. As the night"
"Maggie Flynn Maggie Flynn is a 1968 musical with a book by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss (in collaboration with Morton DaCosta) and music and lyrics by Peretti, Creatore, and Weiss. Based on an idea by John Flaxman, it was inspired by a true story set in the New York Draft Riots of 1863. The title character, an Irish woman providing asylum for orphaned children of refugee slaves, is on the verge of marrying a Union Army colonel. Her vagabond husband Phineas Flynn (who abandoned her to pursue a theatrical career and whom she had presumed was"
"is often rendered phonetically to represent accents of the Southern United States. The original production starred Barbara Bel Geddes, Burl Ives and Ben Gazzara. The play was adapted as a motion picture of the same name in 1958, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as Maggie and Brick, with Burl Ives and Madeleine Sherwood recreating their stage roles. Williams made substantial excisions and alterations to the play for a revival in 1974. This has been the version used for most subsequent revivals, which have been numerous. ""Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"" is the story of a Southern family in"
"The Maggie The Maggie (released in the U.S. as High and Dry) is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish captain. The story was inspired by Neil Munro's short stories of the ""Vital Spark"" and her captain, Para Handy. The ""Maggie"" is a typical Clyde puffer, a small, aged cargo boat with a varied, irascible and argumentative crew. MacTaggart (Alex Mackenzie), her rascal of a captain, is in dire need of"
"Maggie in ""What Every Woman Knows"", a part Barrie wrote with her in mind. She made a great success in the role; ""The Observer"" wrote of her ""quite triumphant attainment of the art which art conceals … the audience received this quaintest of comedies with rapturous relish throughout."" ""The Times"" said that Trevelyan was ""the darling, the acclaimed idol of a house excited to the highest pitch of enthusiasm."" A silent film of the piece was later made, with Trevelyan the only member of the original cast. In 1910 Trevelyan married a fellow-actor, and writer, Sydney Blow (1878–1961). After the"
"subtitles and extra features. The Maggie The Maggie (released in the U.S. as High and Dry) is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish captain. The story was inspired by Neil Munro's short stories of the ""Vital Spark"" and her captain, Para Handy. The ""Maggie"" is a typical Clyde puffer, a small, aged cargo boat with a varied, irascible and argumentative crew. MacTaggart (Alex Mackenzie), her rascal of a captain, is"
"Maggie (film) Maggie is a 2015 American post-apocalyptic horror drama film directed by Henry Hobson, in his directorial debut, written by John Scott 3, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. ""Maggie"" is a dramatic departure for Schwarzenegger, who is better known for his action film roles. The film was originally set to have its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, but Lionsgate bought the American distribution rights and pulled the film out of the festival's roster. It instead premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2015, as part of their lineup,"
"area in September 2010, as presented at the New Repertory Theater. As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2010, the Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland staged ""Boston Marriage"" as part of its ""BMP"" programme; celebrating the links between Beckett, Pinter and Mamet. The play ran on 29 September and 2 October, 2010. Boston Marriage (play) Boston Marriage is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th century who are in a ""Boston marriage"", a relationship between two women that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy. After widespread belief that"
"Sundance Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics distributed ""Maggie's Plan"" in theaters. The ensemble cast includes Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph. Critic Richard Lawson praised ""Maggie's Plan"" as ""A smart, goofy delight!"" ""Maggie's Plan"" was released in movies theaters in 2016. Miller first met her future husband, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, on set during the production of the film adaption of the elder Miller's play ""The Crucible"". Miller and Day-Lewis were married on November 13, 1996. They have three sons together: Ronan (b. 1998) and Cashel (b. 2002), and Miller's step-son, Gabriel Kane Day-Lewis (b. 1995)"
"Simon Phillips directed, and Gabriela Tylesova designed the set and costumes. The musical ran at the Roslyn Packer Theatre from November 6, 2017 through January 27, 2018. Muriel's Wedding Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars actors Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead end home town, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney. The film received multiple award nominations, including"
"In contrast, BroadwayWorld.com was wholly positive and called the play a ""real treat"". The Book of Maggie The Book of Maggie is a dark comedy play by Houston playwright, Brendan Bourque-Sheil. Its world premier took place at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas on January 20, 2016. Maggie is a suicidal young woman who has traveled to a lonely beach with the intent to commit suicide. She's astonished when she is visited by both Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate. Both men have their own reasons for appearing - Judas because Saint Peter promised him entrance to Heaven. Pilate was sent"
"husband-and-wife team (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara), who often spiked their routines with references to their differing backgrounds (Stiller is Jewish; Meara was of an Irish Catholic background but converted to Judaism later during their marriage). The play also provided the central premise for the 1972–73 television series ""Bridget Loves Bernie"" (CBS), which starred Meredith Baxter and David Birney (who later became husband and wife in real life) in a kind-of reversal of ""Abie's Irish Rose"" in that Birney played struggling young Jewish cab driver/aspiring playwright Bernie Steinberg, whose parents ran a modest family delicatessen, and Baxter played Irish Catholic"
"Marriage Play Marriage Play is a drama for two actors by Edward Albee. The play premiered at Vienna's English Theatre in 1987. ""Marriage Play"" had its world premiere at Vienna's English Theatre, Vienna, Austria on May 17, 1987. The play was commissioned by the English Theatre. The cast was Kathleen Butler (Gillian) and Tom Klunis (Jack). ""Marriage Play"" had its United States premiere at the Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas, on January 8, 1992, in a co-production with the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey. ""Marriage Play"" was produced Off-Broadway by the Signature Theatre Company, running from October 1, 1993 to October"
"He is not terribly persuasive as a New Orleans gentleman, albeit a drunken one. Sharon Gless is more successful with Maggie, giving the character an admirably unyielding integrity. But her performance doesn't quite jibe with that of Richard Thomas as Will."" The 1966 Broadway musical ""Walking Happy"" is based on the play. An English ballet adaptation of the same title, with choreography by David Bintley and music by Paul Reade, premiered on 13 February 1989 by Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, London. A video production of the ballet has been seen on television broadcasts and released on DVD."
"Preston. Mayer renewed her contract and she appeared in the musicals ""Words and Music"", ""On the Town"", ""Take Me Out To The Ball Game"", and ""Neptune's Daughter"" in quick succession. ""The Jolson Story"" had been a huge hit in the United Kingdom, so Garrett and her husband Larry Parks decided to capitalize on its popularity by appearing at the London Palladium and then touring the U.K. with their nightclub act. Its success prompted them to return to the country three times but the increasing popularity of television eventually led to the decline of music hall entertainment. Garrett was then cast"
"Twigs (play) Twigs is a play by George Furth which premiered on Broadway in 1971. The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. Emily is a recent widow, relocating to a new apartment, who finds herself attracted to the owner of the moving company. Celia is the wife of a bigoted ex-Army Sergeant whose reunion with an old pal leaves her out in the cold. Dorothy and her spouse discreetly try to learn if each has been faithful"
"room, leading the party gathered out on the gallery to drift inside. Maggie, Brick, Mae, Gooper, and Doc Baugh (the family's physician) decide to tell Big Mama the truth about his illness, and she is devastated by the news. Gooper and Mae start to discuss the division of the Pollitt estate. Big Mama defends her husband from Gooper and Mae's proposals. Big Daddy reappears and makes known his plans to die peacefully. Attempting to secure Brick's inheritance, Maggie tells him she is pregnant. Gooper and Mae know this is a lie, but Big Mama and Big Daddy believe that Maggie"
"Honeymooners"", based on the television comedy ""The Honeymooners"". The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, New Jersey on September 28, 2017, and stars McGrath as Ralph Kramden, Michael Mastro as Ed Norton, Leslie Kritzer as Alice Kramden, and Laura Bell Bundy as Trixie Norton. McGrath appeared in a workshop of the musical in 2014. On television, McGrath was the announcer/sidekick on ""The Martin Short Show"". While working in the Boston production of ""Forbidden Broadway"", McGrath met his future wife, Toni DiBuono. McGrath is from Worcester, Massachusetts. He is married to actress, Toni DiBuono. Michael McGrath (actor) Michael McGrath"
"and premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, New Jersey on September 28, 2017. The musical stars Michael McGrath as Ralph Kramden, Michael Mastro as Ed Norton and Laura Bell Bundy as Trixie Norton and is directed by John Rando. Kritzer appeared in a workshop of the musical in 2014. Currently, Kritzer is in rehearsals for Beetlejuice the Musical in Washington D.C. The show will be making a Broadway transfer in February with a March opening. It is unclear if she will move with the show. Kritzer married musical director Vadim Feichtner at New York City Center on February 22,"
"Maggie. The movie details Williams' life from his discharge from the Navy to his release from prison. The movie premiered April 24, 1952, at the Colony Theater in Fayetteville, North Carolina. After the premier, Williams traveled the country appearing where the film was shown, offering autographs and photographs. The story presented in the movie ""Carbine Williams"" was entertainment based on the story as told to MGM's producers by David Marshall Williams, verbally, in writing, and as a technical consultant during the production of the movie. The original movie script is archived within the MGM Collection by the Academy of Motion"
"Big Maggie Big Maggie is an Irish play written by John B. Keane, first performed in 1968. Big Maggie is studied at Leaving Cert Higher and Ordinary Level English by students in the Republic of Ireland. Maggie Polpin is a widowed mother of four living in rural Ireland, now sole owner of the Polpin family shop and farm since the death of her husband. She is a complex figure, far from the clichés of Irish femininity which preceded her. This is a hard-bitten, uncompromising woman who puts her personal security above all other concerns. She rejects the place which cultural"
"Birdie"" and ""Hello, Dolly!"" Francine, her husband John, and her brother Michael worked together writing the book to the Broadway musical ""George M!"", which ran at the Palace Theatre from 1968 to 1970. A television version of ""George M!"" was aired on NBC in 1970. Following her brother's death in 1987, Ms. Pascal revised his musical ""Mack & Mabel."" She also worked on the revision of another of his musicals, ""Carnival!"", for the Kennedy Center in Washington. Pascal's first young adult novel, published in 1977, was called ""Hangin' Out with Cici,"" in which her heroine, Victoria Martin, went back in"
"her suffering is going to do to her father... I honestly wish I liked the film more, but at this point, we've seen a whole lot of zombie movies, and while this one tries to find a new way into the idea, it doesn't do anything particularly new."" Maggie (film) Maggie is a 2015 American post-apocalyptic horror drama film directed by Henry Hobson, in his directorial debut, written by John Scott 3, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. ""Maggie"" is a dramatic departure for Schwarzenegger, who is better known for his action film roles. The film was"
"the Dragon Forces, Dalton's Back (Drama Desk nomination). Regional: The Rocky Horror Show, Romance, Distant Fires (LA Weekly Award). He won the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Featured Performance as well as the 2017 Drama Critics Circle Award for his portrayal of Miss Tracy Mills in The Legend of Georgia McBride. He is openly gay. Matt McGrath (actor) Matt McGrath (born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. McGrath's film appearances include roles in The Chaperone, ""Boys Don't Cry"", """", ""The Impostors"". Full Grown Men and ""The Notorious Bettie Page."" On television, McGrath has appeared on Modern Family which"
"living two personas through a ventriloquist's dummy has been portrayed several times before in film and television, most notably: Magic (1978 film) Magic is a 1978 American psychological horror film starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith. The film, which was directed by Richard Attenborough, is based on a screenplay by William Goldman, who also wrote the novel upon which it was based. The score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. After Charles ""Corky"" Withers fails in his first attempt at professional magic, his mentor ""Merlin"" (E. J. André) says that he needs to have a better show business gimmick. A"
"Gertrude Flynn Gertrude Flynn (January 14, 1909 – October 16, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actress. She was married to Asa Bordages, a feature writer for the ""New York World-Telegram"" and playwright known for the 1941 play ""Brooklyn USA"". Flynn's film and television career began in 1954 in ""The Barefoot Contessa"" as ""Lulu McGee"". She played ""Maggie Blake"" in the ""Sherlock Holmes"" episode, ""The Case of the Belligerent Ghost"". She made four guest appearances on ""Perry Mason"" in the early 1960s, including as ""Agatha Culpepper"" in ""The Case of the Floating Stones"", as Mrs. Nichols in ""The"
"and Sherwood in the roles they subsequently played in the movie. Ben Gazzara played Brick in the stage production and rejected the film role as did Elvis Presley. Athlete turned film star Floyd Simmons also tested for the role. Lana Turner and Grace Kelly were both considered for the part of Maggie before the role went to Taylor. Production began on March 12, 1958, and by March 19, Taylor had contracted a virus which kept her off the shoot. On March 21, she canceled plans to fly with her husband Mike Todd to New York, where he was to be"