CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York
CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York
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
theatergoer3
Leading Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#2Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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 ?
#3Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
verywellthensigh
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/22
#5Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
Posted: 11/8/24 at 2:19pm
I love Paul Mezcal!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
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#7Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.)
Well, I’ll be. That bird really did it.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#8Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
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KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#9Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
#10Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
#11Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
Posted: 11/8/24 at 5:21pm
Mescal was brilliant. The production itself was awful, I thought.
Jmuep2
Stand-by Joined: 9/7/14
#12Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
#13Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
#14Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
Posted: 11/9/24 at 8:49am
Just bring the Gillian Anderson production to Broadway with Paul. Love me some Streetcar
#15Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
#16Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
#17Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#18Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Leading Actor Joined: 2/20/20
#19Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
#20Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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.
#21Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
Posted: 11/9/24 at 11:46am
Was Cate’s Blanche similar to her (Blue) Jasmine?
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JasonC3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
#22Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/20
#23Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/18
#24Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
Leading Actor Joined: 1/3/07
#25Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway?
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
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