[NEohioPAL]Review of Lakeland's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Plain Dealer

[Martin Friedman]

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  THEATER 
  Towering Big Daddy highlights 'Cat'   
  Monday, February 06, 2006   

  Check it out: Through Sunday, Feb. 19. Lakeland Community College Performing Arts Center, Kirtland. $8-$10. 440-525-7034. 
  As "A Streetcar Named Desire" closed at the Cleveland Play House, Lakeland Theatre took on "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." 
  It is not as polished, but gorgeous, smart Liz Conway at least exudes Maggie's passion if not always her calculation, and director Martin Friedman creates a credible, psychologically intense Tennessee Williams milieu despite budget limitations. 
  Mary Jane Nottage makes for a flutter-brained Big Mama, and Mark Smith pouts well as Brick. 
  But the evening belongs to Mitchell Fields' big Big Daddy. With a snowy mane, Fields conducts a master class in building a monumental performance from dozens of minute nuances. 
  - Tony Brown 


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<DIV class=fstory>  <DIV class=kicker><B>THEATER </B></DIV>  <H1 class=red>Towering Big Daddy highlights 'Cat' </H1>  <DIV class=subhead><B></B></DIV>  <DIV class=byln>Monday, February 06, 2006   <DIV></DIV><B></B></DIV>  <div>Check it out: Through Sunday, Feb. 19. Lakeland Community College Performing Arts Center, Kirtland. $8-$10. 440-525-7034. </div>  <div>As "A Streetcar Named Desire" closed at the Cleveland Play House, Lakeland Theatre took on "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." </div>  <div>It is not as polished, but gorgeous, smart Liz Conway at least exudes Maggie's passion if not always her calculation, and director Martin Friedman creates a credible, psychologically intense Tennessee Williams milieu despite budget limitations. </div>  <div>Mary Jane Nottage makes for a flutter-brained Big Mama, and Mark Smith pouts well as Brick. </div>  <div>But the evening belongs to Mitchell Fields' big Big Daddy. With a snowy mane, Fields conducts a master class in building a monumental
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