A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Opens at BAM Starring Paul Mescal

A Ferocious Paul Mescal Stars in a Brutal ‘Streetcar’
Beauty, in Miller’s sense, is not on Frecknall’s menu. Blanche’s costumes (by Merle Hensel) make no pretense of prettiness, just as the staging leaves her no dignity. The lighting (by Lee Curran) is harsh and the sound (by Peter Rice) harsher. The drums obscure some of the dialogue.
‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ review: Paul Mescal sizzles, Patsy Ferran amazes in 4-star revival
While the crowd has come for Paul, at the end of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, which opened Tuesday night in Brooklyn, they leave raving about Patsy Ferran.
Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran deliver ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ for the ages
Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran star in Rebecca Frecknall's production of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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A Streetcar Named Desire’s Unhorny Opening Night
This white slab of torso flashing before my eyes is famous-guy torso, Sally Rooney hive wet-dream torso, now masquerading as boorish commoner torso in A Streetcar Named Desire. The 29-year-old Irish actor stars as Stanley Kowalski in Rebecca Frecknall’s smash revival of the Tennessee Williams play.
Photos: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Opens at BAM Starring Paul Mescal
Following sold-out runs in London’s West End, a revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Paul Mescal with Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan, is now playing at BAM. Check out opening night photos here!
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Gladiator star Paul Mescal protected by huge bodyguard as he appears in West End play
GLADIATOR 2 star Paul Mescal was towered over by a huge bodyguard as he walked through London's West End. The actor, 29, who is currently starring in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Noel Coward ...
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Nicole Kidman Once Walked in on Paul Mescal While He Was in His Underwear
Starr is a News Writer for InStyle. She has worked in pop culture and entertainment since 2017 and has been with InStyle since 2024. Paul Mescal revealed that Kidman once got to see him during a ...