Theater – Page 12

‘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

Golden Theater (Manhattan, NY) Hastie, Robert Hodgson, Natasha Operation Mincemeat (Play) Roberts, Zoe (Actor) SpitLip Theater Theater (Broadway) World War II (1939-45)

‘Operation Mincemeat,’ a Very British Hit, Lands on Broadway

Now in previews, the musical comedy about an outrageous World War II spy mission is working to adjust to the particular sensibilities of its New York audience.

By Sarah Lyall

Belasco Theater Curry, Tim O'Brien, Richard (1942- ) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Movie) The Rocky Horror Show (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway)

Just Before It Was a Cult Film, ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Was a Broadway Flop

Tim Curry and colleagues recall the musical’s misadventure at the Belasco Theater in 1975.

By Laura Collins-Hughes