Suddenly Last Summer at the Laura Pels Theater

The Roundabout Theatre Company presents Suddenly Last Summer, by Tennessee Williams, opening at the Laura Pels Theatre on 15 Nov 2006, following previews from 20 Oct and running through to 21 Jan 2007.

Suddenly Last Summer: The formidable Mrs. Venable, an aging widow distraught over the mysterious death of her son. When the young cousin traveling with him, played by Carla Gugino (After the Fall), begins raising scandalous allegations, Mrs. Venable will stop at nothing to preserve her son�s reputation.

Directed by Mark Brokaw, Suddenly Last Summer will feature Blythe Danner and Carla Gugin. Further casting to be announced.

Set and costume design by Santo Loquasto and lighting by David Weiner.

Blythe Danner (Mrs. Venable). Danner is an Emmy' Award-winner for her portrayal of "Izzy" in Season Showtime�s Huff. She received a Tony Award for her Broadway performance in Butterflies Are Free (1969). Her other Tony-nominated performances include her performance as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), Emma in Harold Pinter's Betrayal (1980), and most recently, Phyllis in Steven Sondheim's Follies (2001) at Roundabout Theatre Company."

Carla Gugin (Catharine Holly). Ms Gugin made her Broadway debut in the summer of 2004 at the Roundabout Theater�s revival of Arthur Miller�s After the Fall. She received many accolades, including an Outer Critics� Circle Award nomination and a Theater World award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, for her portrayal of �Maggie,� a sexy, vivacious and troubled singer with whom the protagonist, played by Peter Krause, falls in love.

Mark Brokaw (Director) recently directed Roundabout Theatre Company�s Broadway revival of The Constant Wife (2005) starring Kate Burton and Lynn Redgrave. His other Broadway credit includes Reckless (2004) (Manhattan Theatre Club and Second Stage at the Biltmore).

Tennessee Williams (Playwright) (1911-1983) was one of America�s most prolific and important playwrights. His plays include The Glass Menagerie (New York Drama Critics Award 1944), A Streetcar Named Desire (New York Drama Critics Award, Pulitzer Prize 1947), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (NY Drama Critics Award, Pulitzer Prize 1955).