Wednesday, March 27, 2024

A Streetcar Named Desire at Paramount fires on all cylinders by Jack Helbig

Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is an iconic play that lives up to its reputation.  Solidly written, packed with vivid characters and terrific dialogue, the play may run nea…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:16PM
Friday, March 8, 2024

Julie review – Rebecca Frecknall’s sensational take on Strindberg by David Jays

ITA, AmsterdamThe British director of Cabaret and A Streetcar Named Desire makes a gripping debut with the acclaimed Dutch company Julie wobbles into the kitchen, hiding from her own 21st bi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Amy Ryan to Take Over in Doubt on Broadway; Tyne Daly Withdraws by Darryn King

Two-time Tony nominee and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan will assume the role of Sister Aloysius in the Broadway revival of Doubt, replacing Tony winner Tyne Daly. Ryan begins performances February…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM
Thursday, December 28, 2023

The Night of the Iguana ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward December 27, 2023: The revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana from La Femme Productions at the Pershing Square Signature Center sounded so promising (N…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:24AM
Sunday, December 24, 2023

Theatre: Susannah Clapp’s 10 best shows of 2023 by Susannah Clapp

In a thin year for musicals and political drama, an 11th hour Blanche DuBois, a flurry of young actors, two James Graham plays and a pair of Macbeths were among the standouts Read the Observ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Off- Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Iguana Revival with Eclectic Cast By: David Sheward September 20, 2023: La Femme Theater Productions will present an Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana, …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:03AM
Sunday, August 13, 2023

The rise of actor Patsy Ferran: ‘I’m a bit of a duck: calm on the surface…’ by Susannah Clapp

She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days’ notice – then won the 2023 Critics’ Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer’s theatre cri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55AM
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous, says David Tennant by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Actor says high prices are strangling next generation of theatregoers, as cheapest seats rise 13% in a year The price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous and risks strangling the ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AM
Saturday, July 1, 2023

Theater Books for Summer Reading 2023 by Jan Simpson

Happy Fourth of July Weekend!  Time has been so slippery over these past three pandemic years and global warming is now playing such havoc with the weather that on some days just breathing …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:13AM
Sunday, June 18, 2023

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Donmar Warehouse; Old Vic, London Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AM
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Romeo and Juliet review – Rebecca Frecknall’s dance to the death by Arifa Akbar

Almeida theatre, LondonThis innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity Rebecca Frecknall is fast becom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM
Thursday, June 8, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire review – rage restrained, then turned up to 11 by Mark Fisher

Pitlochry Festival theatreKirsty Stuart’s Blanche is convincingly respectable in this revival of the Tennessee Williams classic, before she spectacularly unravels It must be tempting for a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19AM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire wins Cunard Best Revival | Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Sheridan Smith and Eddie Izzard present the award for Cunard Best Revival to A Streetcar Named Desire at the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard. Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards cel…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:00AM
Saturday, April 22, 2023

Off Broadway's "Regretfully. So the Birds Are" by Frank Rizzo

All photos by Chelcie Parry The show: “Regretfully, So the Bird Are” at Playwrights Horizons by Julia Izumi, directed by Jenn…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:12PM
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Patsy Ferran wins Critics’ Circle award for last-minute A Streetcar Named Desire role by Meg Warren-Lister

Ferran replaced Lydia Wilson who withdrew for health reasons just days before the show’s premiere in December, starring opposite Paul Mescal

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AM
Monday, April 17, 2023

Patsy Ferran wins Critics’ Circle theatre award for 11th-hour Streetcar role by Chris Wiegand

Lizzie Annis wins best newcomer and Arthur Hughes wins best Shakesperean performance as actors with disabilities take two prizes Patsy Ferran has been named best actress at the Critics’ C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Scottish Ballet: The Crucible | May 24 - 28, 2023 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/ballet/2022-2023/scottish-ballet/ After stunning audiences in its Kennedy Center debut with its “impressive” (The Washington Pos…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM
Thursday, April 6, 2023

#PaulMescal thinking about his post-awards McDonalds.. #Shorts by Official London Theatre

Paul Mescal after he won #BestActor in a Musical for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire #OlivierAwards

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:31AM
Monday, April 3, 2023

‘MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO’ TRIUMPHS AT OLIVIER AWARDS by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/2; Photo: Host Hannah Waddingham at the Olivier awards. Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for SOLT.) Olivier awards: full list of w…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:43PM

2023 Olivier Award winners: ‘My Neighbour Totoro,’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ … by David Buchanan

The top honorees at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were plays that focused on cultures outside of London. “My Neighbour Totoro,” which is based on the beloved Japanese film of the same…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AM

Anjana Vasan wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Liz Carr and Meera Syal present the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role to Anjana Vasan for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard. E…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:31AM
Sunday, April 2, 2023

My Neighbour Totoro triumphs at Olivier awards by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Adaptation of Studio Ghibli film wins six awards, while Jodie Comer wins for Prima Facie and A Streetcar Named Desire brings Paul Mescal best actor prize My Neighbour Totoro, the inventive s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PM
Thursday, March 23, 2023

Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in London A Streetcar Named Desire

Anjana Vasan also stars in this Tennessee Williams revival from director Rebecca Frecknall.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM
Monday, March 20, 2023

Patsy Ferran on pairing up with Paul Mescal in Streetcar: ‘The nerves just skyrocketed’ by Miriam Gillinson

The actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted I nudge the recording device a bit closer to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire extends West End run by one week by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The West End transfer of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Phoenix Theatre has announced an extra week of performances by popular demand. This post A Streetcar Named Desire ext…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:33PM
Sunday, March 12, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire is making its way to the West End starring Paul Mescal by James Kennedy

A Streetcar Named Desire is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams that explores themes of desire, passion, and societal

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 04:34PM
Friday, March 3, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023

REPLACEMENTS: PART TWO by Ron Fassler

Elaine Stritch as she appeared on Broadway as Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1963).Theatre Yesterday and Today, January 30, 2023, by Ron Fassler. Due to a warm response…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:14AM
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Almeida Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire transfers to Phoenix Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran, Anjana Vasan and Dwane Walcott reprise their roles in the West End transfer of A Streetcar Named Desire This post Almeida Theatre’s production of…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:01AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Oscar Nominee Paul Mescal Set for A Streetcar Named Desire in the West End by Lindsey Sullivan

Paul Mescal, who just earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Aftersun, is headed to the West End to star as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, ac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM

A Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal transfers to West End by Chris Wiegand

Critically acclaimed and now boasting an Oscar nominee, the Almeida’s Tennessee Williams production will move to the Phoenix theatre in spring The Almeida theatre’s sold out production o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards