Audra McDonald and Bobby Cannavale To Star In STREETCAR at Williamstown

Carla Gugino will co-star as Stella. Directed by Robert O'Hara.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Audra-McDonald-and-Bobby-Cannavale-To-Star-In-A-STREETCAR-NAMED-DESIRE-at-Williamstown-Theater-Festival-20200210

REALLY hoping to get to WTF to see this!

Self edited as childish post.

Updated On: 2/11/20 at 02:46 AM

WldKingdomHM said: "Yawn! Can’t we just get that transfer of Gillian Anderson’s Streetcar from St Ann’s. Talk about stunning!"



A transfer where? To Broadway? That production was in the round, and I don’t see it fitting in Circle in the Square. Also, it was a British production of Streetcar that already transferred to NY 4 years ago - what does that have to do with a separate production of Streetcar playing in Massachusetts?

This has got to be one of the most exciting pieces of casting news I've seen in a long time. I pray it transfers to Broadway.

Updated On: 2/11/20 at 12:42 PM

I can't decide which excites me more: the great Audra in that incredible role or Bobby in a muscle shirt. Either way, I'm there. And bringing opera glasses.

Updated On: 2/13/20 at 10:44 AM

broadway86 said: "Now all I can think of is Carla Gugino as Blanche, she would be stunning"

I’d love it if Gugino and McDonald switched off roles in rep, kinda like Linney and Nixon in Little Foxes

I love Audra but feel she's wrong for the role. The stage direction call for Blanche to be "mothlike" and William's wanted her to be the moth attracted to Stanley's "flame". To me, Audra is too sturdy for the role.

Updated On: 2/14/20 at 07:21 PM

TotallyEffed said: "Audra will be stupendous as usual."

I agree. She was plenty vulnerable (and fantastic) in Porgy and Bess. Betting against Audra is a losing bet.

There's a reason why she has 6 Tonys. She will be incredible!