A Streetcar Named Desire Revival

Ages: 12+

Closing: April 06, 2025

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BAM Harvey Theater

651 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY 11217

Run Type Limited Run

Market Off-Broadway

Previews February 28, 2025

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

Patsy Ferran

Paul Mescal

Anjana Vasan

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR A Streetcar Named Desire

Paul Mescal Triumphs in a Stunning ‘Streetcar Named Desire’

From: The Daily Beast By: Tim Teeman Date: 2025-03-12

9 / 10

Streetcar has the additional depth and richness of Williams at his best; one of the standout aspects of this production—thanks again to the actors’ and Frecknall’s care—is the breadth of Williams’ language; its vibrancy and perfectly aimed poison darts of lyricism hit mark after mark. Even when what is being said is terrible or heartbreaking or both, you marvel at Williams’ soaring dramatic poetry, his relentless drilling into psyches, his perverse sense of play and mischief (especially around madness and pain), and his committed interrogations of both untethered, delusional romance and brutish, transactional reality.

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

From: TimeOut By: Adam Feldman Date: 2025-03-17

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.

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Video: Paul Mescal and Company Celebrate Opening Night of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Photo

Video: Paul Mescal and Company Celebrate Opening Night of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
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 Photo

Photos: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Opens at BAM Starring Paul Mescal
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 Photo

Review Roundup: Paul Mescal-Led A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Starring Paul Mescal
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 202 Photo

Paul Mescal-Led STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Will Play NYC Following West End Return in 2025
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

A Streetcar Named Desire - 2025 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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A Streetcar Named Desire awards and nominations
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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