A Streetcar Named Desire NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (174)
See it if You want to see a classic play in an entirely new way. This production also features some of the best performances you will ever see.
Don't see it if You don't like Tennessee Williams or if you don't like loud noises. This show doesn't hold back, so just enjoy the ride.
See it if You want to see a fresh, timely take on a canonical piece. All actors great esp Gillian A. Moving and mesmerizing
Don't see it if You dislike this play or long (nearly 3 hour) plays in general; quibble about imperfect accents (Blanche). Moving sets make you dizzy.
See it if you want an original interpretation of a classic play. The set was amazing and Anderson was a tour de force, I'd go just to see her.
Don't see it if you don't like Tennessee Williams' works, theater in the round, or an intense portrayal of a woman's mental demise.
See it if you like a breakthrough take of a classic drama
Don't see it if you get dizzy with spinning set.
See it if If you want to have your mind blown by the incredible acting & staging! Well deserved standing ovation! Fabulous production!
Don't see it if You are squeamish of spinning objects, loud sounds, blood or violence.
See it if you're looking for a new interpretation of an old classic. Gillian Anderson is incredible and the hours fly by.
Don't see it if you don't enjoy leaving Manhattan (but you totally should to see this show).
See it if superb production. Gillian is an actress for the ages. Must see! Jaw dropping. 3:30 hr? Really? Felt like half that. A privilege to see.
Don't see it if you refuse to leave Manhattan. Ben was the weakest link. Not bad. Not to be paired with Gillian though.
See it if Mesmerizing production & a masterclass performance by Gillian Anderson! 3.5 hours has never been this riveting or gone by so fast! Must See!
Don't see it if You don't enjoy a demi-modern take on a classic! This will be a memorable production for years to come! Get tickets... if you still can!
Critic Reviews (31)
"This 'Streetcar' is fleshy, bloody, and completely alive...Anderson grippingly portrays a woman accustomed to surviving on her charms, now entering an economy in which such skills are not valued...As American society continues to grind forward, those left in the lurch by this rapid transition might be tempted to identify with a solid union man like Stanley; but upon closer inspection (which this production thrillingly offers), they're likely to find more empathy with Blanche."
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“If the set design is more distracting than it might be, neither does it add anything...Anderson has her successes but this isn't a Blanche DuBois to add to one's memory book...Foster is not an ideal Stanley; he's a bantam presence...For all its melodrama, 'Streetcar' needs very careful handling, something it doesn't get here. Andrews' starkly theatrical approach manhandles Williams' text.”
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"Sometimes a production comes along that shakes up a classic, and you feel that you’re seeing it for the very first time. Such is the case of Benedict Andrew’s stunning 'Streetcar'...The strength of Andrews’s production lies in its rawness and primal energy. By stripping away the colorful atmosphere of New Orleans and paring the play down to the bone, Andrews focuses fiercely on the characters and their intense relationships."
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"Something about this current production from the get-go, directed with perfection by Benedict Andrews, just swings out and knocks us over...Anderson takes us through an emotional journey that is epic, devastating, and deeply affecting...It’s a majestic and heart-wrenching performance, and not to be missed."
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"Though these two may have a date with destiny, there is no spark between them. This proves to be the best thing Andrews could do with the play, by giving us a Blanche we can respect and a Stanley we cannot...It certainly finds new and welcome readings in Williams’ classic, which is what the best adaptations do...Andrews and Anderson keep a tight hand on the madness card, but they play, unflinchingly, the woman card, and it feels like Williams would agree."
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"Although there’s much to praise, the laurels go mostly to the cast. About other prominent aspects, there’s much to question...The cast members behave for the most part as if they’re in circumstances not compromised by the physical attributes provided here...The argument is being made that modernizing 'Streetcar' is a perfectly reasonable approach to new productions. That may be, but if so, the modernizing displayed here isn’t the right modernizing."
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"Flashy, canny, poignant...What’s remarkable in Andrews’s production is how current and often vital the material feels...Anderson is a haunting Blanche, imperious and frail, vicious and injured...Foster inhabits Stanley’s erotic fascination and violent temper without apology or ostentation. Andrews builds his production around their climactic confrontations, but some of the quieter moments register most strongly."
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"The concept is a near disaster...In Andrews’ 'Streetcar', it’s not that Foster plays Stanley as a total brute. The bigger problem is that Anderson plays Stanley’s idea of Blanche...Because she is a very talented actress, Anderson is always entertaining to watch. She mines the character’s considerable humor, but not with a scalpel. She uses a jackhammer...Anderson’s idea of illusion is all Maybelline and Aqua Net."
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