CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York- Page 12

[Melissa25]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 12:21pm

sinisterteashop: …Poetry doesn't even get to show up for the fight. 

This and the report of the drum beats has me starting to second guess my purchase.  

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 12:24pm

Paul and and this cast are fantastic.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 3/23/25 at 8:01pm

The Brooklyn Academy of Music Is Fighting to Regain Its Mojo

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/arts/bam-brooklyn-academy-of-music.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E4.jvm5.4GoCqPS4lazY&smid=nytcore-android-share

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 3:16am

Hey everyone not going to make the matinee today. Anyone want the ticket. Seat in the orchestra. $100 thank you. PM me for information 

 

(not Audra)

 

Updated On: 3/26/25 at 03:16 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 8:06am

Melissa:   Don't worry. I thought it was stunning . 

Updated On: 3/26/25 at 08:06 AM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 8:45am

Bump

[Wick3]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 9:59am

You can try to sell it on Theatr app for face value. 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 4:39pm

In ‘Streetcar,’ Patsy Ferran Gives Blanche a Nervy New Read

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/theater/patsy-ferran-streetcar-named-desire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.604.2bIC.do2KbCAqnu3i&smid=nytcore-android-share

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/26/25 at 6:21pm

I bought my ticket to see Mescal (and Streecar, one of my favorites) but left having fallen in love with Patsy.

 

I think we all forget that Stanley is really a supporting role, but here?  Whoosh, I just wanted more of her - which is not to say that I didn't enjoy Mescal, I did.

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 11:07pm

For me this was a total trainwreck notwithstanding the stunning performance by Patsy. Frecknall is so focused on trying to show off her directorial flourishes — which I find to be banal — that she robs the play of its humanity. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 11:16pm

“Total train wreck ” is hyperbole to the highest degree.

[schubox]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 11:25pm

I thought this was…fine? I think I’m over bare stages and minimalistic sets. I miss actual sets. The performances were good overall, but I couldn’t really connect to the piece 

[Skip23]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 11:55pm

schubox said: "I thought this was…fine? I think I’m over bare stages and minimalistic sets. I miss actual sets. The performances were good overall, but I couldn’t really connect to the piece"

Yeah, it felt like a lot of Acting with a capital A but little connection to real people. 

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 3/28/25 at 4:12pm

TotallyEffed said: "“Total train wreck ” is hyperbole to the highest degree."

lol. I didn’t say you thought it was a train wreck. I said for me it was a train wreck and I stand by the statement of my opinion!  

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/29/25 at 1:15am

Saw this tonight. As everyone has said, the performances are overall quite strong. However, what struck me was the direction. It is very clear, so clear that you get to understand most of the characters' motivations very well, especially Stanley's. You are reminded very well that Blanche is the only one that sees through Stanley's animal nature, and that Stanley is on a mission to quench that. So unlike many productions where Stanley's motivation is often muddled, Stanley's desire to get back to the status quo in this production is very clearly informed. However, with a direction as clear as this, the drumming, miming, dance pieces, raining...at least 80% of the gimmicks feel superfluous and are more distracting than adding value to the play. It shows a lack of trust in the material, which I find to be the biggest offense of the production.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/1/25 at 5:19pm

Can anyone provide more info about the run? Am coming from LI and was going to take the train, but they don’t run often and I have to get back for another event. Show starts at 1:30. Will I make a 4:24 train? Was going to drive, but parking also seems iffy. I really don’t want to cancel after waiting in the queue to buy these tickets for so long.

[yyys]

Posted: 4/1/25 at 5:23pm

It is around 2 hr 45 min and they don't start on time.  I went on a Sunday with 3 PM curtain and it finished close to 6 PM.

DramaTeach said: "Can anyone provide more info about the run? Am coming from LI and was going to take the train, but they don’t run often and I have to get back for another event. Show starts at 1:30. Will I make a 4:24 train? Was going to drive, but parking also seems iffy. I really don’t want to cancel after waiting in the queue to buy these tickets for so long."

 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/1/25 at 5:42pm

yyys said: "It is around 2 hr 45 min and they don't start on time. I went on a Sunday with 3 PM curtain and it finished close to 6 PM.

DramaTeach said: "Can anyone provide more info about the run? Am coming from LI and was going to take the train, but they don’t run often and I have to get back for another event. Show starts at 1:30. Will I make a 4:24 train? Was going to drive, but parking also seems iffy. I really don’t want to cancel after waiting in the queue to buy these tickets for so long."

"

Ugh! That’s what I suspected. Anyone have any tips for parking in that area?

[sm33]

Posted: 4/4/25 at 1:31am

I was getting really worried about this one based on some of the things I read here, but I’m happy to report that this production worked extremely well for me.

Some flourishes felt a little unnecessary at times, but I liked quite a few of the elements that other folks found grating - the drums throughout, the stylized movement of the company, etc. I found the emphasis heightening, not prescriptive.

All three leads were excellent, but particularly Patsy Ferran - she was so three dimensional and raw. And I’m so glad that Paul was as good as I’d hoped he’d be - hope he does more theater.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 4/4/25 at 8:16am

This production was…perfectly fine. I really don’t understand all the hype about it though, much less the critical reception.  There’s really not much to speak of. All three principals made some choices (none really unique), the production was minimal (not exactly novel, especially at BAM), and the drummer was unnecessary but not overly distracting.  It was fine, if a little boring now and again  

It’s damn near impossible to see that show there, or anywhere really, and not think of Ullmann’s riveting production.  

Updated On: 4/4/25 at 08:16 AM

[steven22]

Posted: 4/5/25 at 4:43pm

Just saw the show. It was my first time seeing anything from Tennessee Williams. I went because I really like Paul Mescal. He was fantastic. The real standout, however, was Patsy Ferran. I’ve never seen a performance like that from an actor in the theatre. I imagine she would be a front runner for the Tony if this production was on Broadway. 
 

My one complaint is the drumming. It didn’t add anything for me and it was more of a distraction. 

Updated On: 4/5/25 at 04:43 PM

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/5/25 at 4:53pm

steven22 said: "Just saw the show. It was myfirst time seeing anything from Tennessee Williams. I went because I really like Paul Mescal. He was fantastic. The real standout, however, was Patsy Ferran. I’ve never seen a performance like that from an actor in the theatre. I imagine she would be a front runner for the Tony if this production was on Broadway.


My one complaint is the drumming. It didn’t add anything for me and it was more of a distraction."

Feel exactly the same way. He was good; she was great. And that drum was too loud!!!