Paul Mescal Brings His Olivier Award Winning Performance To New York
Kitty, November 11th, 2024The Gladiator II star will bring his Olivier-winning performance in Rebecca Frecknall's five-star revival of A Streetcar Named Desire to New York!
After sell-out runs in the Tennessee Williams classic in London, Paul Mescal will reprise his role as Stanley Kowalski in New York in 2025!
One of the most hyped West End shows of 2023, director Rebecca Frecknall's revival took home three of the year's Olivier Awards including Best Actor for Mescal, Best Revival, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Anjana Vasan. Additional casting, venue, and ticket information for this run is yet to be announced.
Praise for Paul Mescal
"Paul Mescal brings a fierce and dangerous energy...Mescal appears as natural on stage as on screen."
- The Guardian
"Shedding the tenderness that helped make him, Mescal's panther-like Stanley luxuriates in his physical prowess. The actor makes Stanley not just dangerous but scarily pleased with himself, a vicious grin atop a body utterly at ease."
- Variety
"Paul Mescal electrifies in a revelatory 'Streetcar'
- The New York Times
What is the story of A Streetcar Named Desire?
First opening on Broadway in 1947, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire follows the life of protagonist Blanche DuBois who leaves her aristocratic lifestyle behind after a dramatic loss leaves her moneyless. She enters New Orleans French Quarter to live with her younger sister and brother-in-law.
A Streetcar Named Desire is widely regarded as one of the best plays of the 20th century. Following its premiere, the production received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, the New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
