Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker are officially set to get all hot and bothered in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The actors will play Maggie and Brick in a new production that is expected to open Jan. 17 at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre.
The revival, which begins previews in December, marks Johansson's return to the stage following her Tony-winning performance in the 2010 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge."
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play has been revived several times on Broadway, including a 2008 production starring Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose; a 2003 production with Jason Patricand Ashley Judd; and a 1990 production starring Kathleen Turner. The 1958 film version starredPaul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.