A Streetcar Named Desire Revival 2012 - Articles Page 1.8

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Opened: April 22, 2012
Closing: July 22, 2012

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Tennessee Williams' sultry drama, A Streetcar Named Desire is set against the sexy backdrop of New Orleans' gritty French Quarter A Streetcar Named Desire tells the tale of former school teacher and socialite Blanche DuBois (Nicole Ari Parker), as she's forced to move in with her sister Stella (Rubin-Vega) and her animalistic husband Stanley (Blair Underwood). But the fragile, Blanche quickly gets a gritty life lesson in the seamy, steamy underbelly of 1940's New Orleans. The legendary Terence Blanchard has signed on to provide an original soundscape for the production.



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Hey, Stella! You Want to Banter?
6 / 10

“The Poker Night” was once the working title for what would become Tennessee Williams’s most celebrated work. So perhaps it’s appropriate that a poker game provides one of the few moments approaching excitement in the torpid revival of the play that was renamed “A Streetcar Named Desire.” ...when the woman in the seat beside me started to nod off during the first act of this “Streetcar,” I didn’t have the heart to nudge her. Handsomely designed by a top-flight team — including Eugene Lee (set), Paul Tazewell (costumes) and Edward Pierce (lighting) — this “Streetcar” is mostly an exquisite snooze.

Substandard Stanley
7 / 10

But Stanley also needs to have a feral charm and a touch of insecure neediness — otherwise, it’s hard to see why he’d feel threatened by Blanche, or why Stella would stay with this wife-beater in wife-beaters. Unfortunately, Underwood sticks to one note, and that’s brutish. Even then, it often feels as if we’re watching a fundamentally nice actor baring his teeth — and his chest — to look mean. Stanley’s rage at the world doesn’t come from deep inside.

TV: First Look at A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE on Broadway - Blair Underwood, Nicole Ari Parker, Daphne Rubin-Vega & More!
by Jessica Lewis - April 11, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, began its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre tonight on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. The production will run through July 22, 2012. The first production footage has been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE's Photo Shoot!
by Nicole Rosky - April 10, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, began its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. The production will run through July 22, 2012. Go behind the scenes of a photo shoot with the cast below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE- Production Shots!
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, began its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre tonight on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. The production will run through July 22, 2012. Get a first look at the show in performance below!

Adam Pascal & Daphne Rubin-Vega to Appear on VH1's BIG MORNING BUZZ Tomorrow
by Nicole Rosky - April 3, 2012


For the first time in 5 years, RENT alums, Daphne Rubin-Vega (soon starring in A Streetcar Named Desire) and Adam Pascal (now starring in Memphis"), will reunite on television live. Catch Adam and Daphne recall their days in REN" and discuss their current projects on VH1's live, morning talk show "Big Morning Buzz Live" tomorrow morning at 10 AM/9c only on VH1.

Photo Flash: Cast of STREETCAR Set for Tonight's Previews
by James T Harding - April 3, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, begins its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre tonight on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. The production will run through July 22, 2012. Check out these photos of the company!

The Greene Space to Present INSIDE LOOK: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE With Live Stream, 3/19
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2012


On Monday, March 19 at 7pm, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR will present a conversation with several cast and artistic team members of A Streetcar Named Desire, opening on Broadway on April 22.

The Greene Space to Present INSIDE LOOK: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE With Live Stream, 3/19
by Kelsey Denette - March 15, 2012


On Monday, March 19 at 7pm, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR will present a conversation with several cast and artistic team members of A Streetcar Named Desire, opening on Broadway on April 22.

TV: Blair Underwood, Daphne Rubin-Vega & A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Company Meets the Press!
by Jessica Lewis - February 28, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, begins its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. The production will run through July 22, 2012. Click below to meet the company!

Carmen DeLavallade Joins the Cast of Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Nicole Rosky - February 28, 2012


Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones and Anthony Lacavera just announced that Ms. Carmen DeLavallade will join the cast of their much anticipated production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Ms. DeLavallade will join the cast led by Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, completing the cast of Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire. This production of A Streetcar Named Desire will take over the Broadhurst Theatre beginning its limited run on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 and will celebrate its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012.

Photo Coverage: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Meets the Press!
by Walter McBride - February 28, 2012


A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood as Stanley, Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella and Wood Harris as Mitch, begins its limited Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and celebrates its opening Sunday, April 22, 2012. Today, the company met the press and below, BroadwayWorld brings you complete photo coverage.

Blair Underwood to Talk A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE On 'The Today Show' and 'Anderson' Tomorrow
by Kelsey Denette - February 23, 2012


Blair Underwood, who begins rehearsals on Feb. 28 for the exciting new Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, will appear on two nationally televised shows on the same day to talk about Streetcar, and his other current project, the NBC-TV special series “Who Do You Think You Are?'

UP ON THE MARQUEE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE!
by Up On The Marquee - February 24, 2012


A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE will open April 22, with previews beginning April 3 for the revival at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE to Open at the Broadhurst Theatre April 22; Previews Begin April 3
by Kelsey Denette - February 2, 2012


Variety reports today that the upcoming revival of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE will open April 22, with previews beginning April 3. The show, which has been hunting for a theatre since this past summer, will take Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre (which had been booked by the delayed revival of REBECCA).

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE to Take Broadhurst Theatre?
by Robert Diamond - January 25, 2012


Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post today that the upcoming revival of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, which has been hunting for a theatre since this past summer, will take Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre (which had been booked by REBECCA up until yesterday) for a Spring 2012 opening.

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wood Harris Join Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Nicole Rosky - August 23, 2011


Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones have announced that the role of 'Stella' will be played by two-time Tony Nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega and the role of 'Mitch' will be played by Wood Harris, in the upcoming Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Emily Mann. They will join Blair Underwood as 'Stanley' and Nicole Ari Parker as 'Blanche'. This production is slated to hit the boards, Spring, 2012. Theatre is TBA.

Confirmed: Nicole Ari Parker to Star in Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Nicole Rosky - August 8, 2011


As we reported on Friday, it's now confirmed, that the role of Blanche DuBois in the upcoming Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire will be played by seven-time NAACP Image award nominee, Nicole Ari Parker. This production is slated to hit the boards, Spring, 2012. Theatre TBA.

Nicole Ari Parker to Star in Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Nicole Rosky - August 5, 2011


According to Black Star News, Nicole Ari Parker will star opposite Blair Underwood in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann. Parker will play Blanche Du Bois in the production, which is set to open in the spring of 2012.

Terence Blanchard to Compose Original Music for Broadway's STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Starring Blair Underwood Next Season
by Jessica Lewis - June 23, 2011


Front Row Productions has announced that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood and opening in the spring of 2012.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Returns To Broadway Starring Blair Underwood in 2012; Emily Mann Directs
by Jessica Lewis - June 16, 2011


The Hollywood Reporter has reveals today that A Streetcar Named Desire will get a Broadway revival in the spring of 2012, directed by Emily Mann and starring The Event's Blair Underwood as Stanley Kowalski. The production will be presented on Broadway by Front Row Productions. This will be the nineth revival of the famous Tennessee Williams play, the most recent being in 2005 starring the late Natasha Richardson, Amy Ryan and John C. Reilly.

A Streetcar Named Desire FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of A Streetcar Named Desire have there been?
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What Tony Awards has A Streetcar Named Desire been nominated for?
A Streetcar Named Desire has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play. The nomination was for the work of Paul Tazewell.
What awards has A Streetcar Named Desire been nominated for?
A Streetcar Named Desire has been nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Blair Underwood.

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