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A Streetcar Named Desire
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A Streetcar Named Desire Playbill - Aug 1948
A Streetcar Named Desire
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Tennessee Williams
People (46)
Jessica Tandy
Blanche Du Bois
(Original)
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
(Original)
Uta Hagen
Blanche Du Bois
(Replacement)
Jack Palance
Stanley Kowalski
(Replacement)
Anthony Quinn
Stanley Kowalski
(Replacement)
Ralph Meeker
Stanley Kowalski
(Replacement)
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
(Original)
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
(Original)
George Mathews
Harold Mitchell
(Replacement)
Mary Welch
Stella Kowalski
(Replacement)
Carmelita Pope
Stella Kowalski
(Replacement)
Peg Hillias
Eunice Hubbell
(Original)
Vito Christi
A Young Collector
(Original)
Gee Gee James
Negro Woman
(Original)
Rudy Bond
Steve Hubbell
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
(Original)
Ann Dere
A Strange Woman
(Original)
Richard Garrick
A Strange Man
(Original)
Edna Thomas
Mexican Woman
(Original)
James O'Neill
A Strange Man
(Replacement)
Sandy Campbell
A Young Collector
(Replacement)
Henry Barnard
A Young Collector
(Replacement)
Wright King
A Young Collector
(Replacement)
Hilda Haynes
Negro Woman
(Replacement)
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Jessica Tandy
Blanche Du Bois
(Original)
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
(Original)
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
(Original)
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
(Original)
Peg Hillias
Eunice Hubbell
(Original)
Vito Christi
A Young Collector
(Original)
Gee Gee James
Negro Woman
(Original)
Rudy Bond
Steve Hubbell
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
(Original)
Ann Dere
A Strange Woman
(Original)
Richard Garrick
A Strange Man
(Original)
Edna Thomas
Mexican Woman
(Original)
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Tennessee Williams
Playwright
Elia Kazan
Director
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Lucinda Ballard
Costume Design
John Harvey
Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner
Arthur H. Ross
Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner
Ellen Freeman
Assistant Designer to Mrs. Ballard
Robert Downing
Production Stage Manager
Clinton Wilder
Stage Manager
Joanna Albus
Stage Manager
Guy Edward Thomajan
Stage Manager
Max Siegel
Company Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Fred Golden
Advertising
Irene Mayer Selznick
Producer
Irving Schneider
Assistant to the Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
3
1947
Closing Date
Dec
17
1949
Performances
855
as of Jun 24, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1948
Best American Play
Tennessee Williams
Winner
Pulitzer Prize
1948
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tennessee Williams
Winner
Tony Award
1948
Best Actress in a Play
Jessica Tandy
Winner
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- Mar 10, 1988
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