CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 1:22pm

I know this has been rumored or in the works for a while, but just saw this online:

https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/1854948063305249274

Updated On: 11/14/24 at 01:22 PM

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 1:25pm

Theaterboard has rumors it’s getting a brief staging in the UK (partially due to a job posting).

From Deadline - 

“Sources said that they found a sweet spot for the busy actor to re-team with Scott, and that is why they’ve set this as their next collaboration, with the aim to shoot next spring after Mescal stars on Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire. Mescal is reprising his turn as Stanley Kowalski from the lauded London production of the Tennessee Williams play.”

Of course - where would it go ? 

[binau]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 1:25pm

I don't doubt that the production will be met with similar puzzlement on Broadway as Cabaret but I thought Mescal's performance was absolutely terrifying and felt like it came from a very dark place. I wouldn't say I would like to see it again, but I think it has to be seen. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 1:40pm

Heck yeah.

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 2:19pm

I love Paul Mezcal!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 4:23pm

Ok, I really can't afford to come to the city every month since it pretty much requires a night or two. That's even with me having little interest in a decent number of shows.   

 

But this?  THIS? and with Paul Mescal?   Be still my beating heart and empty bank account.  I will (likely) be willing to spend more than I usually am, because I just swoon over this man's talent.  Binau's comment only makes this incredibly high priority for me.   

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 4:27pm

I wonder what took so long after his Olivier win… filming commitments? (This had been rumored for last season.)

 

 

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 4:32pm

The production is wonderful, but I found him to be overshadowed by the leading ladies' performances. They were terrific.

Let's see if Broadway can appreciate Frecknall's style this time around.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 4:37pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I wonder what took so long after his Olivier win… filming commitments? (This had been rumored for last season.)



"

iirc filming Gladiator 2 was scheduled around his stage commitments. Factor in reshoots, various press functions, awards ceremonies, other movies, his mother's illness...

 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 4:45pm

I enjoyed it quite a bit in London and can't recall anything about the style or staging that would be off-putting for Broadway audiences.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 5:21pm

Mescal was brilliant. The production itself was awful, I thought. 

[Jmuep2]

Posted: 11/8/24 at 5:26pm

While I didn't love everything about the production in London, Mescal terrified me and gave a performance that I think about a lot. So excited if this actually materializes. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 8:30am

Returning to the West End in February, NYC premiere at BAM in March:

https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/paul-mescal-streetcar-named-desire-return-123620303

Updated On: 11/9/24 at 08:30 AM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 8:49am

Just bring the Gillian Anderson production to Broadway with Paul. Love me some Streetcar 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 9:07am

Please God, let them at least get a better Blanche this time. 

Updated On: 11/9/24 at 09:07 AM

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 9:34am

I’m having PTSD flashbacks of missing out on tickets to see Cate Blanchett’s Streetcar at BAM because I trusted a friend to get them and they forgot. (They are no longer a friend for separate reasons, but the signs were there.) I will not miss the chance this time.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 9:48am

Was just going to say I think we should start a petition to have Cate skip her London run of the Seagull and return to BAM for an encore. It’s not histrionic to say her Blanche was the stuff of legends. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:08am

Play Esq. said: "Was just going to say I think we shouldstart a petition to have Cate skip her London run of the Seagull and return to BAM for an encore. It’s not histrionic to say her Blanche was the stuff of legends."

I saw her do it in Washington.  It was one of the greatest stage performances I have seen, so I concur wholeheartedly with your assessment.

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:33am

Patsy Ferran was his Blanche??? Isn't she like 15 years too young to play Blanche (plus she looks much younger than her age)? She seems like more of a Stella.

Also, making Stanley the "star role" in your production of Streetcar is anti-homosexual, sorry. I've never once been excited about a production of Streetcar because of the actor playing Stanley. I don’t care how big and juicy his himbo thighs are. I'm there for the GIRLS.

Updated On: 11/9/24 at 11:33 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:41am

Georgeanddot2 said: "Patsy Ferran was his Blanche??? Isn't she like 15 years too young to play Blanche (plus she looks much younger than her age)?She seems like more of a Stella."

Patsy is great but Lord was she all kinds of wrong for Blanche. And yes, i just remember thinking she should have been Stella, the whole time. 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:46am

Was Cate’s Blanche similar to her (Blue) Jasmine?

[JasonC3]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:52am

Georgeanddot2 said: "Patsy Ferran was his Blanche??? Isn't she like 15 years too young to play Blanche (plus she looks much younger than her age)?She seems like more of a Stella."

She stepped in days before the show open when the woman originally cast, Lydia Wilson, withdrew for health reasons.

 

[Voter]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 12:10pm

I'm guessing this is going to be a limited run due to his next movie gig? This is playing from March-July?

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 12:18pm

Voter said: "I'm guessing this is going to be a limited run due to his next movie gig? This is playing from March-July?"

Productions at BAM don’t normally run that long. I would expect this runs for 5 weeks to 8 weeks max. But i could be wrong about this production. 

[The Scorpion]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 12:23pm

blaxx said: "The production is wonderful, but I found him to be overshadowed by the leading ladies' performances. They were terrific.

Let's see if Broadway can appreciate Frecknall's style this time around."

Agreed, their performances (particularly that of Anjana Vasan as Stella overshadowed his). I'm not sure how NYC would react to this production, though. I wasn't entirely sold by it, although the London critics were. I can't remember what it was now, but I remember there were some cuts to the text (particularly in the final scene) that annoyed me. Updated On: 11/9/24 at 12:23 PM