Tab Hunter to the rescue.(Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival)(Brief article)

NEW ORLEANS: The U.S. government's milk train doesn't stop at the Gulf Coast anymore. So, in the wake of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, it's up to literary and theatre artists to help rebuild the city Tennessee Williams called his "spiritual home." Starting March 30, the French Quarter, battered but unbowed, hosts the annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, as originally scheduled.

The four-day fete, in its 20th year, buzzes with wine, jazz, conversation and panel discussions, notably an interview with Tab Hunter, the 1950s golden boy who had a brief ...

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