The upcoming Australian production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, will be seen in the United States at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.The Sydney Theatre Company (under the artistic direction of Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton) production of desire will be directed by Oscar nominee Liv Ullman, is set to play Sydney Sept. 1-Oct. 10, 2009. The production will then tour to the Kennedy Center Oct. 29-Nov. 21, 2009, prior to making its New York debut Nov. 27-Dec. 20, 2009, at BAM.
Blanchett and her husband, provided the following statement: "We're thrilled the production will tour to theUnited States. Working with director Liv Ullmann is an extraordinary opportunity for the Australian artists and creative team and it will be exhilarating for Sydney Theatre Company to tour a classic American play, as seen through our eyes, back to an American audience."
A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in Dec. 1947, playing 855 performances before closing in Dec. 1949. Directed by Elia Kazan, the original company boasted Jessica Tandy as Blanche, Marlon Brando as Stanley and Kim Hunter as Stella. The most recent Broadway revival — in 2005 at Studio 54 — starred John C. Reilly, Natasha Richardson and Amy Ryan.
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