Andrew Niemann

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TWTC’s ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ worth the decade-long wait
July 19, 2025July 24, 2025

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) It’s taken ten years for the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) to unveil its first production of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Along with A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie, it is considered the third jewel in the crown…

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A Greek tragedy, bless his heart, in Williams’ ‘Orpheus Descending’
March 29, 2025March 30, 2025

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Throughout his life, Tennessee Williams knew tragedy. Whether through his sister Rose’s struggle with mental health or the loss of his lovers Bernard Dubowsky (aka Kip Kernan) and Frank Merlo, Williams knew the sting of loss and hopelessness. But as a very young man, he was unacquainted…

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