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“Gladiator II” Star Paul Mescal Bringing “Streetcar Named Desire” to New York in March 2025

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Paul Mescal is going to be very busy in March 2025.

His hit London production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” is coming to Brooklyn’s BAM Theater after a run at the Almeida Theater in Islington. The play featuring the “Gladiator II” star is making a second run in London before coming here.

At the same, Mescal will be in the Oscars mix that month for “Gladiator II” without a doubt. The Paramount release launches soon, and Mescal will have a lot of awards promotion all winter.

Of course, in “Streetcar” Mescal plays the Marlon Brando role of bellowing lout Stanley Kowalski. The last time I saw “Streetcar” on stage was also at BAM, with Joel Edgerton as Stanley. It seems like a short time ago, but that was 2008. Cate Blanchett played Blanche.

It’s interesting that producers are bringing Mescal to BAM, which is technically off Broadway and not eligible for Tony Awards. But many British imports, especially from the Almeida, set down in Brooklyn — the equivalent of Islington. It takes the pressure off the productions and guarantees a solid audience.

Coincidentally, Mescal’s “Gladiator II” co-star Denzel Washington will be opening on Broadway in “Othello” at the same time. The Oscars will be held March 2nd in Los Angeles.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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