Theater (Off Broadway) – Page 3

‘Love Life,’ the Lost Great American Musical, Returns Over 75 Years Later

Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s pioneering “Love Life” was thwarted by circumstance. Now, it is coming to Encores! at New York City Center.

By Joshua Barone

Chekhov, Anton Lortel, Lucille, Theater Scott, Andrew (1976- ) Stephens, Simon Theater Theater (Off Broadway) Uncle Vanya (Play) Vanya (Play) Yates, Sam (1983- )

Review: Eight Andrew Scotts in a Heartbreaking Solo ‘Vanya’

Playing all the characters in an update of Chekhov, the Irish actor turns what could be merely a stunt into a tour de force.

By Jesse Green

A Streetcar Named Desire (Play) Brando, Marlon Brooklyn Academy of Music Ferran, Patsy (1989- ) Leigh, Vivien Mescal, Paul (1996- ) Theater Theater (Off Broadway) Williams, Tennessee

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Is Haunted by Brando and Ghosts of Actors Past

With a revival starring Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in Brooklyn, a look at the carefully weighted balance that actors playing Blanche and Stanley need to strike.

By Ben Brantley

A Streetcar Named Desire (Play) Brooklyn Academy of Music Ferran, Patsy (1989- ) Frecknall, Rebecca Mescal, Paul (1996- ) Theater Theater (Off Broadway) Vasan, Anjana Williams, Tennessee

A Ferocious Paul Mescal Stars in a Brutal ‘Streetcar’

Desire comes a distant second to violence in a Brooklyn revival of the Tennessee Williams classic.

By Jesse Green