The Rose Tattoo

Infobox Play
name = The Rose Tattoo


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writer = Tennessee Williams
characters = Serafina Delle Rose
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
Man
The Strega
Father De Leo
Doctor
Teresa
Flora
Salesman
Miss Yorke
Rosa Delle Rose
Peppina
Salvatore
setting = Gulf Coast village between New Orleans and Mobile.
premiere = 3 February 1951
place = Martin Beck Theatre
orig_lang = English
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genre = Drama
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ibdb_id = 1035

"The Rose Tattoo" is a Tennessee Williams play. It opened on Broadway in February 1951, and a film adaptation was released in 1955. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same.

The film was adapted by Williams and Hal Kanter and directed by Daniel Mann, starring Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet.

The 2007 revival at the National Theatre, London, England starred Zoë Wanamaker and Susannah Fielding.

Awards and nominations

;Awards
*1951 Tony Award for Best Play
*1951 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play - Eli Wallach
*1951 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play - Maureen Stapleton
*1951 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design - Boris Aronson
*1951 Theatre World Award - Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach

External links

*ibdb title|1912
*imdb title|48563|The Rose Tattoo (film)