A Streetcar Named Desire Revival
Ages: 12+
Closing: April 06, 2025A Streetcar Named Desire - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY 11217
Paul Mescal will star in a new revival of A Streetcar Named Desire off Broadway, reprising his award-winning performance from London. The production will make its U.S. debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this spring, with exact dates to be announced. He reprises the leading role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire from director Rebecca Frecknall's (Cabaret on Broadway) in London's West End in 2023. The show won three Olivier Awards there, including Best Revival and Best Actor for Mescal. Tennessee Williams's play takes place during a New Orleans summer, when fading Southern belle Blanche comes to visit her sister, Stella, and Stella's husband, Stanley. Reality and illusion collide as Blanche tries to escape her past, which Stanley is determined to unravel.
A Streetcar Named Desire - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR A Streetcar Named Desire
Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
6 / 10
The Streetcar revival now playing at BAM, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, doesn’t have much truck with magic; it does not invite the audience, even momentarily, to share the nympho- and dipsomaniacal Blanche’s delusions of gentility. But neither does it go for realism: There is barely any set, and nearly all of the action is squeezed onto a central square platform on cinderblocks that suggests a boxing ring minus the ropes; an onstage drummer sometimes bangs loudly on his kit, like a migraine in Blanche’s head, and there are occasional shifts into dancey stylized movement.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Overly Stylized Revival Goes Off the Rails
4 / 10
The revival has been directed by Rebecca Frecknall, whose production of Cabaret, excuse me, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, was a sensation in London but has proved more than a little divisive on Broadway. Here, she not so much stages Williams’ play but comments on it. It feels less like an actual production than a series of annotations scribbled in her copy of the text.
Video: Paul Mescal and Company Celebrate Opening Night of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Joey Mervis - March 13, 2025
by Joey Mervis - March 13, 2025
Experience the electrifying revival of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at BAM, featuring Oscar nominee Paul Mescal. Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, this Tennessee Williams classic returns to New York after a triumphant West End run. Don’t miss exclusive opening night insights from the company.
Photos: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Opens at BAM Starring Paul Mescal
by Bruce Glikas - March 13, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - March 13, 2025
Following sold-out runs in London’s West End, a revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Paul Mescal with Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan, is now playing at BAM. Check out opening night photos here!
Review Roundup: Paul Mescal-Led A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Starring Paul Mescal
by Stephi Wild - March 12, 2025
by Stephi Wild - March 12, 2025
Following sold-out runs in London’s West End, a revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal alongside Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan is now playing at BAM. Read the reviews here!
Paul Mescal-Led STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Will Play NYC Following West End Return in 2025
by Blair Ingenthron - November 9, 2024
by Blair Ingenthron - November 9, 2024
The Paul Mescal-led production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which won the actor an Olivier award in 2023, will return to the West End in 2025 before transferring to New York. Learn more about the productions plans here!
A Streetcar Named Desire History
Other Productions of A Streetcar Named Desire
| 1947 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1950 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1973 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1973 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
| 1988 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1992 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1999 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2009 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
| 2012 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2016 | Off-Broadway |
St. Ann's Warehouse Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2020 | Williamstown, MA (Regional) |
Williamstown Theater Festival Production Williamstown, MA (Regional) |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
BAM Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
A Streetcar Named Desire - 2025 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Anjana Vasan |
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Patsy Ferran |
| 2025 | Drama League Awards | DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE | Paul Mescal |
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