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The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

by Tennessee Williams

Award-Winning
Drama
Large Cast (14+)

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About the Play

The Rose Tattoo





Winner of the 1951 Tony Award for Best Play, this is Williams' story of a woman for whom love is stronger than death.


Story:

Serafina delle Rose is a restless widow whose intense and absorbing instinct for love drives everything before it. The figure of this extraordinary woman dominates the small town where she and her friends are living and embodies the exultation and danger of unbridled passion. Her story, and that of the lover she chooses and the daughter she denies, are forged into a play of power, humanity and soaring emotion.


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Cast and Creative Team

Playwright

Playwright
Tennessee Williams



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Martin Beck Theatre
Opening Night
Feb 03, 1951
Total Performances
306
Original Cast
Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Martin Balsam, Daisy Belmore, Robert Carricart, Andrew Duggan, Nancy Franklin, Jane Hoffman, Eddie Hyans, Dorrit Kelton, Phyllis Love, Augusta Merighi, Salvatore Mineo, Don Murray, Vivian Nathan, Judy Ratner, Rossana San Marco, Penny Santon, Sonia Sorel, David Stewart, Florence Sundstrom, Salvatore Taormina, Ludmilla Toretzka
Director
Daniel Mann
Producer
Cheryl Crawford
Scenic Design
Boris Aronson
Costume Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Lighting Design
Charles Elson

1966 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Billy Rose Theatre
Opening Night
Nov 9, 1966
Total Performances
62
Original Cast
Harry Guardino, Maureen Stapleton, Jo Flores Chase, Elena Christi, Gina Collens, Peter Falzone, L.M. Gibbons, Marcie Hubert, Anna Berger Malatzky, Joanna Sandra Malatzky, Susan Carol Malatzky, Ruth Manning, Kevin O'Morrison, Peggy Pope, Dorothy Raymond, Sonny Rocco, Honey Sanders, Georgia Simmons, Dino Terranova, Gloria Tofano, Barbara Townsend, Maria Tucci, Nina Varela, Rossetta Veneziani, Christopher Walken
Director
Milton Katselas
Producer
New York City Center Drama Company
Scenic Design
David R. "Tex" Ballou
Costume Design
Frank Thompson
Lighting Design
Peggy Clark

1995 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Circle in the Square Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 30, 1995
Total Performances
73
Original Cast
Anthony LaPaglia, Mercedes Ruehl, Jackie Angelescu, Elaine Bromka, Cara Buono, Catherine Campbell, Dylan Chalfy, Dominic Chianese, Suzanne Grodner, Deborah Jolly, Philip LeStrange, Carol Locatell, Anthony Manganiello, Antonia Rey, Irma St. Paule, Ellen Tobie, Fiddle Viracola, Kay Walbye
Director
Robert Falls
Producer
Circle in the Square
Scenic Design
Santo Loquasto
Costume Design
Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design
Kenneth Posner
Sound Design
John Kilgore

2019 Broadway Revival

Theatre
American Airlines Theatre
Opening Night
Oct 15, 2019
Original Cast
Marisa Tomei, Emun Elliott, Cassie Beck, Andréa Burns, Greg Hildreth, Carolyn Mignini, Paige Gilbert, Alexander Bello, Tina Benko, Susan Cella, Isabella Iannelli, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Portia, Ella Rubin, Jennifer Sanchez, Constance Shulman, Burke Swanson, Michael Lava
Director
Trip Cullman
Producer
Roundabout Theatre Company
Scenic Design
Mark Wendland
Costume Design
Clint Ramos
Lighting Design
Ben Stanton
Sound Design
Fitz Patton
Projection Design
Lucy Mackinnon

1955 Film Version

Movie Name
The Rose Tattoo
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Daniel Mann
Screenplay
Tennessee Williams
Starring
Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan

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Script
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DVD
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Awards and Reviews

2020 Tony Award Nominations

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Costume Design of a Play

2020 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Distinguished Performance Award - Marisa Tomei

1995 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play

1995 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress In A Play - Mercedes Ruehl
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Anthony LaPaglia

1995 Theatre World Award Nominations

Anthony LaPaglia

1967 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actress In A Play - Maria Tucci

1967 Theatre World Award Nominations

Christopher Walken

1951 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Eli Wallach
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Maureen Stapleton
Best Scenic Design

1951 Theatre World Award Nominations

Maureen Stapleton
Eli Wallach

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