The Paul Mescal-led revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, a transfer from London's West End, opened at Off-Broadway's Brooklyn Academy of Music March 11, and the reviews are rolling in. The production performs through April 6 at the company's Harvey Theater. Rebecca Frecknall (Cabaret) is at the helm. See what critics are saying below.
Normal People star Mescal is reprising his Olivier-winning performance as Stanley Kowalski alongside Anjana Vasan's Olivier-winning Stella. Also reprising their performances from the 2022 Almeida Theatre run are Patsy Ferren as Blanche Du Bois and Dwane Walcott as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell.
The cast also includes Eduardo Ackerman as Pablo Gonzales, Janet Etuk as Eunice Hubbel, Alexander Eliot as Steve Hubbel, Gabriela Garcia as Flower Seller-Nurse-Singer, Tom Penn as Doctor-Drummer, and Jabez Sykes as Young Collector. Understudies Rob Dempsey, Francesca Knight, Curtis Patrick, and Constanza Ruff round out the company.
Read the reviews below.
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
Entertainment Weekly (Dalton Ross)
Los Angeles Times (Charles McNulty)*
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo, Frank Scheck)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
Parterre Box (David Fox and Cameron Kelsall)
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The revival features scenic design by Madeleine Girling, lighting design by Lee Curran, sound design by Peter Rice, costume design by Merle Hensel, and music by Angus MacRae. The U.S. run is produced by ATG Productions and Almeida Theatre, Gavin Kalin Productions, Wessex Grove, GGRS and LAMedia Fund with Rupert Gavin/Mallory Factor, Francesca Moody Productions, and Oliver Roth.
Visit BAM.org. See photos from the West End run below.
