Boris Kodjoe will now play Brick in The Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Broadhurst Theater, April 15-May 4. He is taking over the role temporarily from Terrence Howard, who will be promoting the upcoming film Iron Man in which he stars opposite Robert Downey, Jr.

The production, which is directed by Debbie Allen, also stars Anika Noni Rose, James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Giancarlo Esposito, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Lou Myers, and Count Stovall.

Kodjoe's acting credits include Love and Basketball, Brown Sugar, Soul Food: The Series, Doing Hard Time, and Second Time Around.