A Streetcar Named Desire is a famous American play written by Tennessee Williams. The play is considered in modern society as an icon of its era, as it deals with a culture clash between two symbolic characters, Blanche DuBois—a pretentious, fading relic of the Old South—and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, inner-city immigrant class. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located in New York City, on 243 W. 47th St (between 8th Avenue and Broadway. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Masters of Photography [2] Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... Elia Kazan, (Greek Ηλίας Καζάν), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director and producer. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Jessica Tandy, christened Jessie Alice Tandy (June 7, 1909 – September 11, 1994) was a noted Academy Award-winning British-American theatre, film and TV actress. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Masters of Photography [2] Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), with Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski Blanche DuBois is the principal character in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Geographically, Old South is a subregion of the American South, differentiated from the Deep South as being the Southern States represented in the original thirteen American colonies, as well as a way of describing the former lifestyle in the Southern United States. ... Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), with Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois Stanley Kowalski is a character in Tennessee Williamss play A Streetcar Named Desire. ...

Streetcar came shortly after Williams's first big success, The Glass Menagerie of 1945. While Williams kept writing plays and fiction into the 1980s, none of his later works lived up to the critical reputation of his first hits. Williams was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 for the play. The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... See also: 1947 in literature, other events of 1948, 1949 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

In 1951 a movie of the play, directed by Elia Kazan won several awards, including an Academy Award for Vivien Leigh as Best Actress in the role of Blanche. Elia Kazan, (Greek Ηλίας Καζάν), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director and producer. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967) was an English theater and film actress. ...

In 1995 it was made into an opera with music by Andre Previn and presented by the San Francisco Opera. A Streetcar Named Desire is an opera composed by André Previn with a libretto by Philip Littell in 1995. ... Andr Previn (born April 6, 1929) is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ...

Plot

The play presents Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her nymphomania and alcoholism. Her chastity and poise are an illusion which she presents, to shield others - and herself - from her reality. Blanche arrives at the house of her sister Stella Kowalski in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where the seamy, multicultural ambience is a shock to Blanche's nerves. Explaining that her ancestral southern plantation Belle Reve (translated from French as "Beautiful Dream") has been "lost" due to the "epic fornications" of her ancestors, Blanche is welcomed to stay by a trepidatious Stella, who fears the reaction of her husband Stanley. Blanche explains to them how her supervisor told her she could take time off from her job as an English teacher because of her upset nerves. Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), with Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski Blanche DuBois is the principal character in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Hypersexuality describes human sexual behavior at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Stella Kowalski (nee DuBois) is one of the main characters in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

In contrast to both the self-effacing Stella and the charming refinement of Blanche, Stella's husband, Stanley Kowalski, is a force of nature; primal, rough-hewn, brutish and sensual. He dominates Stella in every way, and she tolerates his offensive crudeness and lack of gentility largely because of her self-deceptive love for him. Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), with Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois Stanley Kowalski is a character in Tennessee Williamss play A Streetcar Named Desire. ...

The interjection of Blanche upsets her sister and brother-in-law's system of mutual dependence. Stella is swept aside as the magnetic attraction between the oppositely-charged Stanley and Blanche overwhelms the household. Stanley's friend and Blanche's would-be suitor Mitch is similarly trampled along Blanche and Stanley's collision course. Their final, inevitable confrontation results in Blanche's nervous breakdown. Harold Mitch Mitchell is one of the four main characters in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. ...

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The reference to the streetcar (tram) called Desire is symbolic, as well as an accurate piece of New Orleans geography. Blanche has to travel on a streetcar named "Desire" to reach Stella's home in Elysian Fields, presenting an abiding theme in the play that desire and death are mutual aspects of the same pathos. Blanche's sorrow is that the pleasure brought from desire is only short-lived and ultimately doomed, much like her streetcar journey. a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... TW2000 car in Hanover Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ... This is Illyria, lady. ...

Themes and Motifs

Illusion versus Reality

A recurring theme found in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is an ever-present conflict between reality and fantasy, actual and ideal. Blanche does not want, "...what's real, but what's magic." This recurring theme is read most strongly in Williams' characterization of Blanche DuBois and the physical tropes that she employs in her pursuit of what is magical and idealized: the purple shade she employs to cover the harsh white light bulb in the living room, her chronically deceptive recounting of her last years in Belle Reve, the misleading letters she presumes to write to Shep Huntleigh, and a pronounced excess to alcohol consumption.

Notably, Blanche's deception of others and herself is not characterized by malicious intent, but rather a heart-broken and saddened retreat to a romantic time and happier moments before disaster struck her life (her previous loved one Allan Gray committed suicide during a Varsouvian Polka). In many ways, Blanche is understood to be a sympathetic and tragic figure in the play despite her deep character flaws.

There is also a strong presence of sexism within the play. Throughout the play, women are portrayed as the "weaker sex" while men are shown to be in control. The gender struggle is apparent when Stella submits to Stanley's authority rather than come to the aid of her sister. The tragedy of Blanche is representative of the struggle of women in the South.

Abandonment of Chivalric Codes

In most fairy tale stories, the ailing princess or the damsel in distress is often rescued by a heroic white knight. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is characterized by the conspicuous absence of the male protagonist imbued with heroic qualities. Indeed, the polar opposite of what a literary chivalric hero might be is represented in the leading male character of the play, Stanley Kowalski. Stanley is described by Blanche as a "survivor of the Stone Age" and is further depicted in this primitive light by numerous traits that he exhibits: uncivilized manners, demanding and forceful behavior, lack of empathy, crass selfishness, and a chauvinistic attitude towards women. The replacement of the heroic white knight by a character such as Stanley Kowalski further heightens Williams' theme of the demise of the romantic Old South in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Stanley, it should be noted, is not a villain in the literary sense of the word. His actions do not reflect a motivation to actively pursue the destruction of an individual as the primary goal, but rather the callousness and destructiveness of his actions bear a direct result from his incapacity to empathize and his instinctive, primitive desire to own or dominate. Stanley, as a result, is a symbol for the rising new values and attributes of industrial, capitalist America that has come to replace the chivalric codes of the dashing gentleman caller of the Old South. Stone Age fishing hook. ...

Film adaptations

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The play is referenced in Pedro Almodovar's 1999 Academy Award-winning film, All About My Mother, in which a Spanish-language version of the play is seen being performed by some of the supporting characters. However, some of the dialogue is based on the 1951 film version, not the original stage version. Pedro Almodóvar (born September 24, 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 film written and directed by the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan and Penélope Cruz. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

Opera and Ballet adaptations

In 1995, the opera, A Streetcar Named Desire composed by André Previn with a libretto by Philip Littell, after the play by Tennessee Williams had its premiere at the San Francisco Opera during the 1998-99 season. It featured Renee Fleming as Blanche. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Streetcar Named Desire is an opera composed by André Previn with a libretto by Philip Littell in 1995. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ... The American soprano Renée Fleming (born 14 February 1959) is a leading opera singer. ...

The play has also been the basis for several ballet productions, including ones for the Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Stuttgart Ballet. A 1952 ballet production, which was staged at Her Majesty's Theatre in Montreal, featured the music of Alex North, who also composed the music for the film version. Dance Theatre of Harlem is a ballet company founded in Harlem, New York City, USA in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook. ... Stuttgart Ballet was the first major German ballet company, which rose to fame in the 1960s under president John Cranko in Stuttgart. ... Alex North (December 4, 1910 - September 8, 1991) was an American composer responsible for the first jazz based film score (A Streetcar Named Desire) and the first truly modernist film score (Viva Zapata!). Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Alex North was an original composer probably even by the classical music standards...

Stage productions

The original Broadway production was produced by Irene Mayer Selznick, which opened on December 3, 1947 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Selznick originally wanted to cast Margaret Sullavan and John Garfield, but settled on Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy, who were both virtual unknowns at the time. Brando was given car fare to Tennessee Williams' home in Provincetown, Massachusetts where he not only gave a sensational reading, but did some house repairs as well. Tandy was cast after Williams saw her performance in a West Coast production of his one-act play Portrait of a Madonna. The opening night cast also included Kim Hunter as Stella and Karl Malden as Mitch. Later in the run, Uta Hagen replaced Tandy, and Anthony Quinn replaced Brando. Hagen and Quinn took the show on a national tour and then returned back to Broadway for additional performances. Early on, when Brando broke his nose, Jack Palance took over his role. Ralph Meeker also took on the part of Stanley both in the Broadway and touring companies. Tandy received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The production received no other Tony nominations. Brando portrayed Stanley with an overt sexuality that made him, the character of Stanley, and Tennessee Williams into cultural touchstones. Brando's magnetic performance caused audiences to sympathize with Stanley in the opening scenes of the play, effectively implicating them in Stanley's eventual brutality towards Blanche. Brando, Hunter and Malden went on to appear in the film version. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Irene Mayer Selznick (April 2, 1907 - October 10, 1990) was an American theatrical producer. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located in New York City, on 243 W. 47th St (between 8th Avenue and Broadway. ... Margaret Sullavan Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1911 - January 1, 1960) was an American actress. ... John Garfield John Garfield (born March 4, 1913 in New York City; died May 21, 1952 in New York City) was an American actor. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Jessica Tandy, christened Jessie Alice Tandy (June 7, 1909 – September 11, 1994) was a noted Academy Award-winning British-American theatre, film and TV actress. ... Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Masters of Photography [2] Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... Nickname: P-town Settled: 1700 â€“ Incorporated: 1727 Zip Code(s): 02657 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... Kim Hunter (b. ... Karl Malden portraying Gen. ... Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (June 12, 1919 - January 14, 2004) was a German-born American actress and acting teacher. ... Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer. ... Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palanyuk (Ukr: Володимир Паланюк) on February 18, 1919) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Meeker as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly Ralph Meeker (November 21, 1920 - August 5, 1988) was a film actor who appeared as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Human male sexuality encompasses a broad range of issues, behavior and processes, including female sexual identity and sexual behavior, the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and spiritual or religious aspects of sex. ...

Vivien Leigh, who won an Academy Award for the film version, appeared in a 1949 London production, at the Aldwych Theatre, which was directed by her husband, Laurence Olivier. Bruno Colleano starred as Stanley. Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967) was an English theater and film actress. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Aldwych Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907–11 July 1989) was an Academy Award winning English actor, director, and producer. ...

Tallulah Bankhead, who Tennessee Williams had in mind when writing the play, starred in a 1956 New York City Center Company production directed by Herbert Machiz. The production, which was staged at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, also featured Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Stanley and Frances Heflin as Stella. The production was not well received and only ran 16 performances. The great Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 - December 12, 1968) was an american actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, born in Huntsville, Alabama. ... Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Masters of Photography [2] Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Frances Heflin (b. ...

The first Broadway revival of the play was in 1973. It was produced by the Lincoln Center, at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and starred Rosemary Harris as Blanche and James Farentino as Stanley. Only two months after the production closed, Lincoln Center artistic director Jules Irving replaced Ellis Raab, who directed the first revival, with himself as director and put on another production, this time at the St. James Theatre. This production featured Lois Nettleton as Blanche and Alan Feinstein as Stanley. Irving's wife, Priscilla Pointer also appeared in the production. The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... The Vivian Beaumont Theater is a Broadway theatre at the Lincoln Center. ... Rosemary Harris (born on September 19, 1927 in Ashby, Suffolk, England) is an English actress most famous for her role as May Parker in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. ... James Farentino (born February 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... The St. ... Lois Nettleton in Twilight Zone:The Midnight Sun Lois Nettleton (born August 6, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an actress and voice artist mostly known for her work in television. ... Priscilla Pointer (b. ...

Also in 1973, a specially billed "25th Anniversary Production" of the play was produced at the Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center, with performances running from March 20 to April 28. Tennessee Williams personally selected Faye Dunaway to star as Blanche opposite Jon Voight as Stanley. The production, which also featured Earl Holliman as Mitch and Frances Lee McCain as Stella, was directed by James Bridges. The Los Angeles Music Center (its actual name is the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is a complex of four entertainment venues located on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Faye Dunaway at Cannes, 2001 Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning actress. ... Jon Voight at an April 2005 meeting with Senator Norm Coleman and rabbis from Chabad Lubavich. ... Earl Holliman Earl Holliman (born Anthony Earl Numkena on September 11, 1928 in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American film and television actor. ... Frances Lee McCain, also known as Lee McCain, is a US actress. ... James Bridges (3 February 1936 — 6 June 1993) was an American screenwriter and film director. ...

A 1974 London production, staged at the Piccadilly Theatre, starred Claire Bloom as Blanche, a role that Bloom calls her favorite. Martin Shaw played the part of Stanley, with Joss Ackland as Mitch and Morag Hood as Stella. New York-based stage veteran Edwin Sherin directed the production. [1] The Piccadilly Theatre is situated on Denman Street in Londons West End, hidden behind Piccadilly Circus. ... Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15, 1931) is a British actress. ... Martin Shaw - Actor, Pilot and Animal Welfare Campaigner Martin Shaw (born January 21, 1945) is an English actor. ... Joss Ackland CBE (born February 29, 1928) is an English actor who has appeared in more than 130 films in his career. ... Morag Hood (born 12 December 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, died 5 October 2002 in London, England) is an actress. ...

In 1983, a London production directed by Alan Strachan opened at the Greenwich Theatre and a few months later transferred to the Mermaid Theatre. This production, produced shortly after Williams' death, featured Sheila Gish as Blanche, with Clare Higgins, Duncan Preston, Keith Edwards, Roy Heather and Cilla Kanyua. Williams had written to Gish to say that he was looking forward toward seeing her performance. This production was delayed because Williams' literary executor, Maria St. Just, demanded that Gish be replaced because Gish was wrong for the part. Gish, however, played the part to great acclaim. [2] The Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre located in Crooms Hill close to the centre of Greenwich in south-east London. ... The Mermaid Theatre was the first theatre built in the City of London since the time of Shakespeare (later theatres were built in the so-called West End, outside the boundaries of the traditional City). ... Sheila Gish (April 23, 1942 - March 9, 2005) was a British stage and television actress. ... Duncan Preston (born in Bradford, Yorkshire) is a English actor best known for his appearances in television productions written by Victoria Wood. ... Roy Heather is an English actor. ...

A 1986 production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival featured Blythe Danner as Blanche, Christopher Walken as Stanley, Sigourney Weaver as Stella and James Naughton as Mitch. This production was directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos, who also directed the 1988 Broadway revival. Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ... Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1981). ... Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, her most famous role. ... James Naughton (b. ...

A 1988 revival, which was sprung out from the 1986 Williamstown production, was produced by Circle in the Square Theatre, starred Aidan Quinn as Stanley, Frances McDormand as Stella, and Blythe Danner as Blanche. Both Danner and McDormand were nominated for a Tony Award in the same category, Best Actress in a Play. The production itself was nominated for Best Revival. Circle in the Square Theater The Circle in the Square Theater is a Broadway theatre in New York City. ... Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959 Rockford, Illinois, USA) is an Irish-American actor. ... McDormand in a promotional photo for The Man Who Wasnt There (2001) Frances McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American film, stage, and television actress. ... Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

A highly publicized 1992 revival starred Alec Baldwin as Stanley and Jessica Lange as Blanche. This production proved so successful that it was filmed for television. The stage revival was staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, the same theatre the original production was staged in. It featured Timothy Carhart as Mitch and Amy Madigan as Stella, as well as future Sopranos stars James Gandolfini and Aida Turturro. Gandolfini was Carhart's understudy. Baldwin received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jessica Lange in The Glass Menagerie (2005) Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located in New York City, on 243 W. 47th St (between 8th Avenue and Broadway. ... Amy Madigan (born 11 September 1950) is an American actress. ... The Sopranos is a popular HBO drama created by David Chase. ... James R. Gandolfini as Tony Soprano James R. Gandolfini (born September 18, 1961) is an American actor. ... Aida Turturro (born September 25, 1962) is an American actress who is most well-known for playing Janice Soprano, sister of New Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, on the HBO, TV series, The Sopranos, a role which netted her an Emmy Award nomination. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

Lange appeared again as Blanche in a 1996 London production that played at the Haymarket Theatre. It was directed by Peter Hall and featured Toby Stephens as Stanley and Imogen Stubbs as Stella. [3] It was rumored that Madonna was interested in playing the part. See also: Haymarket Theatre (Leicester) Haymarket Theatre, ca. ... Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall (born 22 November 1930) is a British theatre and film director. ... Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born on April 21, 1969 in Middlesex hospital, London) is a British actor best known for his role as Gustav Graves in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002). ... Imogen Stubbs, Lady Nunn (born 20 February 1961) is a British actress. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

In 1997, theatres around the country produced 50th Anniversary revivals, including American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, Southern Repertory Theatre in New Orleans and Steppenwolf Theatre company in Chicago. The Steppenwolf production was directed by Terry Kinney and featured Gary Sinise as Stanley, Laila Robins as Blanche, John C. Reilly as Mitch and Kathryn Erbe as Stella. The Southern Repertory Theatre production in New Orleans was produced in association with the Tennessee Williams Festival and featured Michael Arata as Stanley (who American Theatre Magazine called "unhinged and electrifying"), and an original score by Grammy Award winners Ellis Marsalis and Delfeayo Marsalis. The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a prestigious theater company in San Francisco, USA that offers both contemporary and classical theater productions and a wide range of classes. ... Steppenwolf Theatre is a theatre company in Chicago, Illinois. ... Terry Kinney(b. ... Gary Sinise (born March 17, 1955, in Blue Island, Illinois) is an Emmy winning American actor and film director. ... John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ... Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kathryn Erbe (born July 5, 1966 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order. ... Michael Arata (born February 23, 1966, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor and film producer. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... Ellis Marsalis is the name of father and son jazz musicians, patriarchs of the Marsalis clan. ... Delfeayo Marsalis (Born July 28, 1965 in New Orleans, LA) is an American jazz tombonist and record producer. ...

Glenn Close headlined a London revival at the Royal National Theatre in 2002. This production was directed by Trevor Nunn and featured Iain Glen as Stanley, Essie Davis as Stella and Robert Pastorelli, a "close" friend of Close, as Mitch. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Sir Trevor King (born 14 January 1940) is a loser and film director. ... Iain Glen as Dr. Sam Isaacs in Resident Evil: Apocalypse Iain Glen (born on 24 June 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish film and stage actor. ... Essie Davis is an Australian actress. ... Robert Pastorelli (June 21, 1954 – March 8, 2004) was an American actor from New Brunswick, New Jersey. ...

A 2005 revival, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, starred John C. Reilly as Stanley and Natasha Richardson as Blanche. Earlier, Reilly had played Mitch opposite Gary Sinise's Stanley at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. It also featured Amy Ryan as Stella and Chris Bauer as Mitch. Ryan was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and the production also received nominations for Best Costume Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play. The Roundabout Theatre Company is a non-profit, subscription based theatre company, based in New York City. ... John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ... Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963 in London, England), is a British actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the most profound and enduring theatrical dynasties of all time. ... Gary Sinise (born March 17, 1955, in Blue Island, Illinois) is an Emmy winning American actor and film director. ... Steppenwolf Theatre is a theatre company in Chicago, Illinois. ... Chris Bauer appeared as machine in 8mm starring Nicholas Cage ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

Television productions

In 1955, the television program Omnibus featured Jessica Tandy reviving her original Broadway performance as Blanche, with her husband, Hume Cronyn, as Mitch. It aired only portions of the play that featured the Blanche and Mitch characters. Omnibus is a television series of the BBC. Categories: | ... Jessica Tandy, christened Jessie Alice Tandy (June 7, 1909 – September 11, 1994) was a noted Academy Award-winning British-American theatre, film and TV actress. ... Hume Blake Cronyn, OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a stage and film actor. ...

The multi-Emmy Award-winning 1984 television version featured Ann-Margret as Blanche, Treat Williams as Stanley, Beverly D'Angelo as Stella and Randy Quaid as Mitch. It was directed by John Erman and the teleplay was adapted by Oscar Saul. The music score by composed by Marvin Hamlisch. Ann-Margret, D'Angelo and Quaid were all nominated for Emmy Awards, but none won. However, it did win four Emmys, including one for cinematographer Bill Butler. Ann-Margret won a Golden Globe award for her performance and Treat Williams was nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie. An Emmy Award. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor. ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. ... Randy Quaid Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor. ... Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is a successful composer of film scores. ... An Emmy Award. ... A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

A 1995 television version was based on the highly successful Broadway revival that starred Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange. However, only Baldwin and Lange were from the stage production. The TV version added John Goodman as Mitch and Diane Lane as Stella. This production was directed by Glenn Jordan. Baldwin, Lange and Goodman all received Emmy Award nominations. Lange won a Golden Globe award (for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie), while Baldwin was nominated for Best Actor, but did not win. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jessica Lange in The Glass Menagerie (2005) Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... John Goodman on NBCs The West Wing John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in Affton, Missouri) is an American actor. ... Diane Lane Diane Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

In 1998, PBS aired a taped version of the opera adaptation that featured the original San Francisco Opera cast. The program received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Classical Music/Dance Program. PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Comparison with other works

As described above, Williams was writing in the familiar literary tradition of the Southern Gothic. Faulkner was soon to win the Nobel Prize for his many books set in a landscape of decadent (but chivalric) aristocrats shouldered aside by coarse (but vital) hustlers and ethnics like Stanley-- who, despite the torn T shirt, is a successful engineer, not a laborer. Faulkner's and Erskine Caldwell's successful work would have led theater-goers attending this new "Southern" play to expect poetry, despair, alcohol, and scantily draped bodies sweating in the heat. The cry, "You've lost Belle Reve?" was close to cliche even by Williams's time. It could be claimed that the theatrical genre dates from the works of Chekov, who explored the parallel decay of the upper class in turn of the century Russia. Marxists may argue that Stanley represents the proletariat (working class) which desires to overthrow the bourgeoisie-- but this interpretation has not been popular among Williams's critics. Blanche, with her aristocratic pretensions, is no bourgeois. It is Stanley who is a coarse, but genuine petit bourgeois: his life revolves around marriage, sex, his home, the money he fears Blanche is cheating him out of, the son he hopes for, and his immediate personal pleasures. Anton Chekhov, Russian writer Pavel Chekov, character in Star Trek Chekhov, town in Moscow Oblast, Russia Chekhov, town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia Chekhovo, health resort in Bashkiria, Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian. ... bourgeoisie is basically a trem that meens middle class. ...

Streetcar revival in New Orleans

Over 50 years after the play opened, the revival of the streetcar system in New Orleans is credited by many to the worldwide fame gained by the streetcars made by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Inc. which were operating on the Desire route in the play, and have been carefully restored and continue to operate there in 2004 (though not on the Desire route.) Streetcars along the Canal Street in downtown New Orleans are up and running. The one on St Charles Avenue is still out of service due to Hurricane Katrina. A heritage streetcar system in the United States combines light rail efficiency with Americas nostalgia interests. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Inc. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $81. ...

Oh! Streetcar!

American animated series The Simpsons made specific reference to the play with a "musical version" of it in the episode entitled "A Streetcar Named Marge." The musical presented by the characters in the show was a deliberate and effective attempt on part of the show's creators to completely, perhaps direly, miss the point of the original play, a quality that is exemplified by the line: "You can always depend on the kindness of strangers....a stranger's just a friend you haven't met!" Marge experiences an epiphany as she realizes the similarity between her boorish husband, Homer, and the character of Stanley. After the episode aired, The Simpsons' writers received negative feedback for the portrayal of New Orleans in the musical's opening number. In the song, the city is compared to Sodom and Gomorrah and is said to be filled with drugs, prostitution, and "tacky, overpriced souvenir stores." The writers of the show later stated the intent of the song was not to comment on the city of New Orleans but to parody a song from the musical Sweeney Todd. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox network. ... A Streetcar Named Marge is the second episode of The Simpsons fourth season. ... Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical (also considered by many to be an English language opera due to the form and the construct of the show) with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ...

See also

• A Streetcar Named Desire: Study Guide
• Streetcar
• Tennessee Williams
• A Streetcar Named Desire has an important role in the Spanish film All About My Mother.