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Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws – 10 Best Things on Stage in 2011

Posted December 22, 2011 at 11:18 am

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by Benjamin Sutton, Henry Stewart, Dan Callahan and Eugene Reznik, The L Magazine

5. Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws

Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws, a never-produced one-act by Tennessee Williams at La MaMa, proved to be the tastiest treat of the season, with its starry cast of cult movie stars (Mink Stole), downtown theater royalty (Everett Quinton), and downtown It Boys (Joseph Keckler and Max Steele). The unknown Williams play itself proved surprisingly muscular and absurdist, a bold step in a new direction that Williams didn’t take, and the cast was just ideal.

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