‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Starring Paul Mescal Confirms February Premiere At New York’s BAM

Greg Evans

11 November 2024 at 1:00 pm·1-min read

The acclaimed London revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan will transfer to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a limited run beginning February 28, 2025, with the Off Broadway run continuing through April 6.

Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, Streetcar will play BAM’s Harvey Theater following a return London engagement that begins February 3.

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As Stanley Kowalski – the role made famous both on stage and screen by Marlon Brando – Mescal (Gladiator II, Aftersun, All of Us Strangers) will be making his New York stage debut.

The Streetcar London cast won multiple awards, including Olivier Awards for Best Actor (Mescal), Supporting Actress (for Anjana Vasan, who plays Stella) and the Olivier for Best Revival. Ferran, who plays Blanche, won London’s Critics Circle Award for her performance.

The creative team includes: Scenic design by Madeleine Girling; Lighting design by Lee Curran; Sound design by Peter Rice; Costume design by Merle Hensel; Composition by Angus MacRae.

The Streetcar revival 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.

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