‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran Sparkle in the Tennessee Williams Classic

Paul Mescal and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Pull Into Brooklyn

After the production opened at BAM, Mescal told Vanity Fair that “this iteration of the show is the best that we’ve done.”

Paul Mescal in a Streetcar Named Desire: Known for portrayals of hurting hunks, he is ferocious as Stanley Kowalski

In this revival of Tennessee Williams’s story, Mescal’s half-despised, half-beloved brute has but one decent emotion

Uneven Revivals of “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Ghosts”

Helen Shaw reviews Rebecca Frecknall’s production of the Tennessee Williams play at BAM, starring Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran, and Jack O’Brien’s staging of the Henrik Ibsen classic at Lincoln Center.

Mescal and Ferran in Streetcar: Yes, Yes, Magic!

At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in Rebecca Frecknall’s production of Tennessee Williams’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ hit every note.

'A Streetcar Named Desire' review: Paul Mescal is far from common

The "Normal People" star shows a very different side playing the role Marlon Brando first made famous.Julieta Cervantes Paul Mescal with the Cast of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' at BAMIt starts with a drumbeat. A very, very loud drumbeat. We’re talking literal drums here. The drums don’t just punctuate the action of the latest revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater — they are a war…

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran Sparkle in the Tennessee Williams Classic

Tennese Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winner “A Streetcar Named Desire” is still one of Broadway’s most critically acclaimed plays. Written in 1947 and adapted to the big screen in 1951 in the Academy Award-winning film starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter, the themes of desire, illusion, trauma and power remain timely. Now, boasting an exceptional cast and a minimal set, a 21st-century audience is experiencing the tragedy of what happ…