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A Streetcar Named Desire
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 03, 1947
Closing Date
Dec 17, 1949
Performances
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
Description
A drama in two acts
Setting
Spring, Summer and early Fall in New Orleans.
Media
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Irene M. Selznick
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
and
Arthur H. Ross
; Assistant to Mrs. Ballard:
Ellen Freeman
Company Manager:
Max Siegel
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Downing
; Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
and
Jean Platt
Musical Advisor:
Lehman Engel
Assistant to the Producer:
Irving Schneider
; Press Representative:
Ben Kornzweig
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Production Assistant:
Ethel Winant
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Jessica Tandy
Blanche Du Bois
Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Rudy Bond
Steve Hubbell
Vito Christi
Young Collector
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
Ann Dere
Strange Woman
Richard Garrick
Strange Man
Peg Hillias
Broadway debut
Eunice Hubbell
Gee Gee James
Negro Woman
Edna Thomas
Mexican Woman
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
Stage Manager:
Clinton Wilder
and
Joanna Albus
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Wright King
and
Barnett Biro
Cast
Russell Hardie
During Karl Malden's vacation
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Henry Barnard
Young Collector
Sandy Campbell
Young Collector
Uta Hagen
Played the part during Jessica Tandy's vacation; she later took the show on tour with Anthony Quinn, then back to Broadway
Blanche Du Bois
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Blanche Du Bois
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
Hilda Haynes
Negro Woman
Wright King
Broadway debut
Young Collector
George Mathews
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Ralph Meeker
Stanley Kowalski
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
James O'Neill
Strange Man
Jack Palance
Played the part when Marlon Brando broke his nose and couldn't go on
Stanley Kowalski
Carmelita Pope
Stella Kowalski
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
Anthony Quinn
Played the part during Marlon Brando's vacation; he later took the show on tour with Uta Hagen, then back to Broadway
Stanley Kowalski
Jun 28, 1848 - ?
Mary Welch
During Kim Hunter's vacation
Stella Kowalski
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Understudies:
Virgnia Baker
(Stella Kowalski),
Jack Palance
(Stanley Kowalski),
Carmelita Pope
(Stella Kowalski),
Polly Rowles
(Blanche Du Bois) and
Sonia Sorel
(Blanche Du Bois)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1948 Winner
Jessica Tandy
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1948 Winner
Written by
Tennessee Williams
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Irene M. Selznick
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
and
Arthur H. Ross
; Assistant to Mrs. Ballard:
Ellen Freeman
Company Manager:
Max Siegel
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Downing
; Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
and
Jean Platt
Musical Advisor:
Lehman Engel
Assistant to the Producer:
Irving Schneider
; Press Representative:
Ben Kornzweig
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Production Assistant:
Ethel Winant
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Jessica Tandy
Blanche Du Bois
Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
Dec 03, 1947 - May 31, 1949
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Rudy Bond
Steve Hubbell
Vito Christi
Young Collector
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
Ann Dere
Strange Woman
Richard Garrick
Strange Man
Peg Hillias
Broadway debut
Eunice Hubbell
Gee Gee James
Negro Woman
Edna Thomas
Mexican Woman
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
Stage Manager:
Clinton Wilder
and
Joanna Albus
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Wright King
and
Barnett Biro
Cast
Russell Hardie
During Karl Malden's vacation
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Henry Barnard
Young Collector
Sandy Campbell
Young Collector
Uta Hagen
Played the part during Jessica Tandy's vacation; she later took the show on tour with Anthony Quinn, then back to Broadway
Blanche Du Bois
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Blanche Du Bois
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
Hilda Haynes
Negro Woman
Wright King
Broadway debut
Young Collector
George Mathews
Harold Mitchell
"Mitch"
Ralph Meeker
Stanley Kowalski
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
James O'Neill
Strange Man
Jack Palance
Played the part when Marlon Brando broke his nose and couldn't go on
Stanley Kowalski
Carmelita Pope
Stella Kowalski
Jun 01, 1949 - Dec 17, 1949
Anthony Quinn
Played the part during Marlon Brando's vacation; he later took the show on tour with Uta Hagen, then back to Broadway
Stanley Kowalski
Jun 28, 1848 - ?
Mary Welch
During Kim Hunter's vacation
Stella Kowalski
Jun 28, 1948 - ?
Understudies:
Virgnia Baker
(Stella Kowalski),
Jack Palance
(Stanley Kowalski),
Carmelita Pope
(Stella Kowalski),
Polly Rowles
(Blanche Du Bois) and
Sonia Sorel
(Blanche Du Bois)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1948 Winner
Jessica Tandy
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1948 Winner
Written by
Tennessee Williams
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