Stellar cast keep Streetcar on track Sep 6, 2009
Tim Richards (Mitch) and Cate Blanchett (Blanche) in A Streetcar Named Desire ... A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams Sydney Theatre, Hicksons Rd, Sydney September 5 - October 17 ... In 2006, Blanchett toured to New York in an STC production of Hedda Gabler a journey she is set to repeat, this time as Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Stellar show should be ours Sep 5, 2009
CATE Blanchett stars as Blanche DuBois in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, opening there tonight, and as you'd expect there's not a single ticket to be had for the entire season, which runs until October 17. In the state where the shambolic politicians and clueless arts ministry think a proscenium arch is something you go to a podiatrist to fix, it has been up to Our Cate to keep the dignity, the glamour, the magic and the arts and culture... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rimes, husband to divorce Sep 4, 2009
" Blanchett gets conked on head during show Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett suffered a head wound when she was hit by a prop on stage Wednesday during a Sydney theater performance. The performance of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was canceled, but the 40-year-old Australian actress planned to return to the stage for Thursday's show, Sydney Theater Company spokesman Tim McKeough said. "Another actor lifted the prop above his head, and she somehow sustained a minor blow to... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Cate takes a blow, but the show must go on Sep 4, 2009
TWENTY-FOUR hours after Cate Blanchett was injured in a stage fight, the Oscar-winning actress was back performing in A Streetcar Named Desire last night. The Sydney Theatre Company insisted its star and co-artistic director was ''absolutely fine'' after being accidentally hit in the head by a prop - a 1950s radio - during a scripted argument with Joel Edgerton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Sep 4, 2009
The Australian Associated Press reported that the incident occurred during a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire at The Sydney Theatre Company. Italy hogged the limelight at the Venice film festival as Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore took to the red carpet Wednesday with the leading lights of his epic Sicilian drama Baaria. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Sawyer to take over as ABC news anchor Sep 4, 2009
The performance of "A Streetcar Named Desire" was canceled, but the 40-year-old Australian actress will return to the stage today, said a spokesman for the Sydney Theater Company, which is run by Blanchett and her playwright husband, Andrew Upton. Blanchett, who won a 2005 supporting actress Oscar for "The Aviator," is playing Blanche DuBois. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Cate Blanchett suffers head wound on stage Sep 3, 2009
Actress hit by prop during performance of A Streetcar Named Desire ... Cate Blanchett, who won a supporting actress Oscar in 2005 for The Aviator, is playing the lead role of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ... The performance of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire was canceled but the 40-year-old Australian actress will return to the stage for Thursdays show, Sydney Theater Company spokesman Tim McKeough said. (MSNBC -- News)
Cate injured on stage Sep 3, 2009
Sydney Theatre was forced to abandon the rest of a preview performance of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' on Wednesday night after Blanchett (40) was hit on the head with a prop radio, officials said. Blanchett fell to the floor on all fours with blood streaming from her head after being accidentally hit with the prop by co-star Joel Edgerton, who plays Stanley Kowalski, witnesses said. (iAfrica.com)
Cate Blanchett Hurt On Stage Sep 3, 2009
The performance of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was canceled but the 40-year-old Australian actress will return to the stage for Thursday's show, Sydney Theater Company spokesman Tim McKeough said. "Another actor lifted the prop above his head and she somehow sustained a minor blow to the head," McKeough said. (CBS News)
Blanchett hurt during stage show Sep 3, 2009
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has suffered a minor injury after being hit by a prop during a live performance of A Streetcar Named Desire in Sydney. The Elizabeth star was accidentally hit in the head with a radio during a fight scene with her co-star Joel Edgerton. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Object of a new desire Aug 31, 2009
Cate Blanchett and Tim Richards (as Mitch) in rehearsal for A Streetcar Named Desire ... Just as Romeo and Juliet gripped the Elizabethans, Tennessee Williams's drama A Streetcar Named Desire has blazed across stage and screen for decades ... A Streetcar Named Desire opens at Sydney Theatre on September 5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dressing-down on uniform Aug 31, 2009
WITH BUBBLY BREAKFASTS"'WHY do I drink champagne for breakfast? Doesn't everyone?'' At least 350 Sydneysiders appear to sympathise with Noel Coward, having arranged to front up for a 9.30am tasting session of more than 100 varieties of Champagnes at the Hilton Sydney today. The event, organised by the Champagne Bureau, a Sydney outfit that promotes the real French stuff to the bubbly-loving Australian public- will be attended by food and wine media such as Lyndey Milan, and sommeliers and chefs... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Joel Edgerton: object of desire Aug 18, 2009
" Fifteen years later, Edgerton, 35, couldn't find himself in a more different role as he takes on the part Marlon Brando made famous: Stanley Kowalski in the classic Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire. Directed by Norwegian star of the stage and screen Liv Ullmann and co-starring Cate Blanchett, Streetcar is this year's big-ticket item for Sydney's theatre scene. But Edgerton, in his laconic way, is unfazed by the media hype surrounding the role of Stanley, which has been played... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Latest OPTP production pokes fun at stereotypical South Aug 6, 2009
Hutto said "Murder in the Magnolias" is particularly meaningful because it comes on the heels of the Players' production of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." "Murder" pokes fun at several of Williams' plays, including "Streetcar," as well as Margaret Mitchell's epic "Gone with the Wind." ... "The irony of doing this show right after we did 'A Streetcar Named Desire' is unbelievable. Many of the jokes and puns come directly from the spoofing of 'Streetcar.'". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
New Streetcar Jul 30, 2009
Reviews: A Streetcar Named Desire. British actress Rachel Weisz has returned to the London stage in a new production of Tennessee Williams's play A Streetcar Named Desire ... A Streetcar Named Desire runs at the Donmar Warehouse until 3 October. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Elia Kazan retrospective at the Harvard Film Archive Jul 26, 2009
If you haven t seen A Streetcar Named Desire (1951; showing Aug. 22) or On the Waterfront (1954; Aug. 8) or East of Eden (1955; July 31) on a big screen, by all means do so ... A Streetcar Named Desire. (Boston Globe)
Review: 'Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg' Jul 25, 2009
My line about how I raise money is the last line of "A Streetcar Named Desire": I depend on the kindness of strangers. Although I realized a long time ago Blanche says that as she's about to go off to the loony bin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Daily TV guide Jul 10, 2009
A Streetcar Named Desire 10 p.m. (TCM). Tennessee Williams s classic starring Marlon Brando. (Boston Globe)
Critic's Corner Jul 7, 2009
It pretty much goes without saying that his film work was better than his TV work, as it would be almost impossible for anything he did on TV to compete with "A Streetcar Named Desire." But he did some fine TV work, as well - particularly in "Skag," a short run series that was unappreciated at the time and is virtually forgotten now. It's one of those great shows that got away. (USA Today -- Life)
Lifeline Live Jul 5, 2009
Karl Malden, who won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire. He was 97. (USA Today -- Life)
Stars of '70s TV depart the stage Jul 3, 2009
In a career spanning seven decades, Malden won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated as best supporting actor in 1954 for his performance as Father Corrigan in On The Waterfront. Younger audiences will know him as Detective Mike Stone from the 1970s television series The Streets Of San Francisco, opposite Michael Douglas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Karl Malden was an actor who could do it all Jul 3, 2009
Mr. Malden's acting career spanned more than six decades, during which he won an Oscar as Blanche DuBois' milquetoast suitor in Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar Named Desire." But he was perhaps even better known for his role as the widowed lieutenant of the San Francisco Police Department in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco." The show, which premiered as a TV film of the same title in September 1972, ran for five seasons, with Michael Douglas playing Inspector Steve Keller through... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
List of Karl Malden's film, TV, Broadway credits Jul 3, 2009
"A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951. "The Sellout," 1952. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
You should be dancin', yeah Jul 3, 2009
He played opposite Marlon Brando several times, winning an Oscar as the likable Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and playing the sympathetic priest in "On the Waterfront." He also played Gen. Omar Bradley in "Patton" and the prison warden in "Birdman of Alcatraz," but my personal favorite is probably Malden's vicious crook-turned-sheriff in the terrific revenge western "One-Eyed Jacks" (another Brando film, and the only one he ever directed). Malden was born in Chicago as Mladen Sekulovich,... (Salon)
Oscar-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dead At 97 Jul 3, 2009
Malden Won Oscar For Role In 'A Streetcar Named Desire ... Malden won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois' naive suitor Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" -- a role he also played on Broadway ... "A Streetcar Named Desire" opened on Broadway in 1947 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle awards. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Karl Malden dies Jul 2, 2009
Karl Malden won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in \'A Streetcar Named Desire ... Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, known for his distinctive nose and roles opposite Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On The Waterfront," has died, officials said on Wednesday ... After tying the knot Malden forged a successful Broadway career, appearing in landmark productions such as Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" and Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire.". (iAfrica.com)
MORE: Malden's best performances Jul 2, 2009
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Warner, $27): As one of brutish Stanley Kowalski's poker-playing buddies in a New Orleans living room, Malden's Mitch character gets in over his head when he takes up with disturbed Blanche Dubois (). Brando's Stanley was the only major actor here who didn't win an Oscar; Leigh, Malden and all took awards. (USA Today -- Life)
Karl Malden, Oscar-winning actor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' dies at 97 Jul 2, 2009
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Obituaries in the news Jul 2, 2009
Malden won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois' naive suitor Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" - a role he also played on Broadway. He was nominated again in 1954 for his performance as Father Corrigan, a fearless, friend-of-the-workingman priest in "On the Waterfront." He costarred with Marlon Brando in both movies. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Oscar winner Malden's film highlights Jul 2, 2009
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, best known for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront alongside Marlon Brando, has died aged 97. Andrew Burroughs reports. (BBC News)
Karl Malden dies at 97 Jul 2, 2009
Actor won an Academy Award for his role in A Streetcar Named Desire ... Malden won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois naive suitor Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire a role he also played on Broadway ... A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway in 1947 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle awards. (MSNBC -- News)
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies (E! Online) Jul 2, 2009
Known for his tough-guy persona and crooked nose, Malden rose through the Hollywood ranks with fellow Method man Brando, winning a Supporting Actor Oscar as best buddy Mitch to the latter's Stanley Kowalski in 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire. Malden was nominated again in the same category three years later for playing a priest who persuaded Brando's Terry Malloy to testify against a mob-backed union boss in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Awkward, but impassioned Jun 20, 2009
The sharp, high contrast cinematography - shot with digital cameras - calls to mind images of New Orleans in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951). But as always in movies, beauty isn't simply a matter of arranging a series of static pretty pictures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Players' production of 'Streetcar' opens June 5 May 28, 2009
e prepared for an emotional roller coaster ride as the Orangeburg Part-Time Players presents Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," June 5-14 at the BlueBird Theatre in downtown Orangeburg ... Showtimes for "A Streetcar Named Desire" are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, June 5-6 and 12-13, and 3 p.m. Sundays, June 7 and 14 ... Cast of "A Streetcar Named Desire". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Shows and tours hit by financial uncertainty May 22, 2009
Last year, after the STC reported its disappointing subscription numbers, it made an early announcement about the 2009 season in which Liv Ullman will direct the company's co-artistic director, Cate Blanchett, in A Streetcar Named Desire. But there is a limit to how many times Blanchett can appear on the Sydney stage to boost sales. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Playing it safe, Academy Awards style May 21, 2009
In 1951, with such gritty works as A Place in the Sun and A Streetcar Named Desire in the running, the award went to An American in Paris, which, while light, at least has the distinction of being great. (Id vote for it. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
29: A Streetcar Named Desire. Tickets: $15-$56. (Boston Globe)
Did Hollywood inspire the economic meltdown men? May 14, 2009
"The undershirt industry suffered a serious blow when Clark Gable didn't wear one in a popular movie. Things might have gotten a bit better after Brando did 'A Streetcar Named Desire' wearing little else. Innumerable women tried to imitate the Audrey Hepburn look - little black dress - after seeing her in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's.' I'm sure that motorcycles and motorcycling rose in popularity after 'Easy Rider' and 'The Wild One.' ". On the other side of the debate is Jim Rogers, the financial... (Athens Banner-Herald)
No "Harry Potter" Magic Found On E-Library Apr 29, 2009
And don't expect to see "A Streetcar Named Desire" or any other Tennessee Williams play on your e-reader. "Right now, his estate is totally opposed to any kind of electronic licensing," said literary agent Georges Borchardt, who represents Williams' estate. (CBS News)
Staging a revolution Apr 20, 2009
He most recently was seen in "Company" at Melbourne Civic Theatre and before that in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Henegar Center for the Arts. "The people are so far away. Having just come off a show at MCT, where you are standing on top of the audience, or the Henegar or Cocoa Village, the people aren't that far away. But when that orchestra pit is open at the King Center, the front row seems extremely far away, and the balcony seems really far away.". (Florida Today)
Ballet BC's Desire: one more year Apr 18, 2009
A Streetcar Named Desire ... As the curtain rose on A Streetcar Named Desire on Thursday night, the big question hanging over the theatre and its heady New Orleans set was whether this would prove to be Ballet British Columbia's swan song ... The spring tour of A Streetcar Named Desire that would have kept them employed longer was cancelled in December. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
KAZAN ON DIRECTING Apr 12, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009 Last Update: 06:30 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Out of touch is just where he likes to be Apr 11, 2009
For the whole play [ A Streetcar Named Desire], she can speak in a funny voice and wear crazy clothing and talk about crap, and then there's one moment where she suddenly talks in her own voice and seems her age, and we see who she really is. As long as you have that moment, even if it's only 30 seconds long, then all the rest of the fabrication will seem interesting. (Globe and Mail)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Apr 9, 2009
A one-man comedy written and performed by New York comedian Jim David, this "South Pacific," to be staged in August, is about eccentric townsfolk trying to mount a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire.". David's show is one of two "bonus special events" included gratis for those who subscribe to the whole season instead of one of the "sampler" packages available. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kalama woman breaks silence over lifelong relationship with Brando family Mar 30, 2009
The Brando smouldering on-screen in movies such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront wasn t the man Corrales knew. Brando hated being an actor but did it because it was easy work, she said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Rise and shine Mar 28, 2009
Where you can see her next In STC's production of A Streetcar Named Desire in September ... Following her lead role in The Great as Russia's Queen Catherine, McLeavy is set to star opposite Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in A Streetcar Named Desire. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tennessee Williams literary fest begins in N.O. Mar 26, 2009
He won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1948 and for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955 ... A Streetcar Named Desire. (Yahoo News)
Broadway dims lights for Richardson Mar 22, 2009
Richardson won a for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 revival of "Cabaret" and earned rave reviews for her role as Blanche DuBois in a 2005 production of "A Streetcar Named Desire.". Don't Miss. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Family, friends gathers for Richardson wake in New York Mar 21, 2009
Richardson gave several memorable stage performances, more than living up to some of the theater's most famous roles: Sally Bowles of Cabaret, Blanche DuBois of A Streetcar Named Desire and the title character of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, a 1993 revival in which she co-starred with future husband Neeson. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Life)
Family, Friends Remember Natasha Richardson at Private Wake in New York Mar 21, 2009
Richardson gave several memorable stage performances, more than living up to some of the theater's most famous roles: Sally Bowles of "Cabaret," Blanche DuBois of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and the title character of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," a 1993 revival in which she co-starred with future husband Neeson. Her final feature film, "Wild Child," has been released internationally but has not been released in the United States, and Universal Pictures said one had not been scheduled. (Fox News)
Loss of a jewel in theatre's crown Mar 21, 2009
Yet, in an admittedly problematic 2005 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Richardson lent an operatic voice to the lyrical pain in Tennessee Williams's play. Her approach may have flirted dangerously with parody, but her flamboyance accrued a poignancy that ultimately synergised with the playwright's. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Destiny's child Mar 20, 2009
Richardson had also appeared on Broadway in Closer, Patrick Marber's play about infidelity and the internet, and as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Though the production did not draw much praise, Richardson's performance did, as perhaps her grandfather had envisioned. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Natasha Richardson dies after skiing head injury Mar 20, 2009
She also appeared in New York in a production of Patrick Marbers Closer in 1999 and a revival of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire in 2005, in which she played Blanche opposite John Reillys Stanley Kowalski. She met Neeson when they made their Broadway debuts in 1993, co-starring in Anna Christie, Eugene ONeills drama about a former prostitute and the sailor who falls in love with her. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Actress Natasha Richardson Dies at 45 After Ski Accident at Mont Tremblant Mar 20, 2009
She most recently appeared on Broadway in the 2005 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, opposite. To contact the reporters on this story: in Washington at ; in New York at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Actress died of impact to head Mar 20, 2009
Richardson gave several memorable stage performances, more than living up to some of the theater's most famous roles: Sally Bowles of "Cabaret," Blanche DuBois of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and the title character of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," a 1993 revival in which she co-starred with future husband Liam Neeson. (They have two sons: Micheal, 13, and Daniel, 12. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A Look Back At Natasha Richardson's Impressive Career Mar 20, 2009
In 2005, she'd appear on stage for the last time as Blanche DuBois in a revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," opposite John C. Reilly. Her final film, the Emma Roberts comedy is expected in theaters later this year. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Natasha Richardson Mar 20, 2009
On stage, she appeared on Broadway in "Closer," Patrick Marber's play about infidelity and the Internet, and as Blanche DuBois in a revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Though the production did not draw much praise, Ms. Richardson's performance did, as perhaps her grandfather had envisioned. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Redgrave actors span the generations Mar 20, 2009
Todd Haines, artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company: "I've gotten a lot of e-mails today, and so many people are talking about the performances they won't get to see. She was only 45. I think of the dozens of roles that awaited her that she would have been magnificent in. Not that many stars are creatures of the stage. Although her movie work was extraordinary, there was something very special about her stage work." Roundabout produced three of her Broadway shows: Anna Christie (1993),... (USA Today -- Life)
Richardson part of legendary acting family Mar 20, 2009
She won a Tony for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 revival of "Cabaret" and earned raves for her Blanche DuBois in a 2005 production of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Other productions include a 1993 production of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" and the original 1999 production of Patrick Marber's "Closer," later made into a film with Julia Roberts. Critics have turned into fans. (CNN -- Showbiz)
A true daughterof the theater Mar 19, 2009
" In it, she played the title character, an unhappy young woman who falls from grace into the world's oldest profession.Using a flat, nondescript Midwestern accent with just a trace of Swedish (Greta Garbo starred in the movie version), she projected an eerie sadness touched with more than a little youthful defiance.Met husband onstageHer co-star was Liam Neeson (also making his Broadway bow) as the big, gruff seafaring man who loves her. Their electricity was palpable on stage; they later... (MSNBC -- News)
APPRECIATION: The vibrancy of Natasha Richardson Mar 19, 2009
As Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, she took on a part that has stumped more than a few able actresses with sly humor and profound compassion. Posted. (USA Today)
Obituary: Natasha Richardson Mar 19, 2009
In 2005 she again appeared in a New York theatrical revival, this time as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire. In January 2009 she starred with her mother in a benefit concert of the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music. (BBC News -- UK)
Natasha Richardson, 45; part of acting dynasty, won Tony Award Mar 19, 2009
She won a Tony Award for a 1998 revival of the musical "Cabaret," in which she played the bohemian showgirl Sally Bowles, and she starred in a variety of film, television, and stage productions, ranging from Blanche Du Bois in Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" (2005) on Broadway to a Disney remake of "The Parent Trap" (1998). As a young woman, Ms. Richardson was considered one of the most promising actresses of her generation and earned a reputation as a specialist in formidable... (Boston Globe)
Actress dies after skiing accident Mar 19, 2009
She also appeared in New York in a production of Patrick Marber s Closer (1999) as well as 2005 revival of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire, in which she played Blanche opposite John C. Reilly s Stanley Kowalski. She met Neeson when they made their Broadway debuts in 1993, co-starring in Anna Christie, Eugene O Neill s drama about a former prostitute and the sailor who falls in love with her. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Natasha Richardson dies at 45 Mar 19, 2009
In 1999 she starred with Anna Friel, Rupert Graves and Ciaran Hinds in Patrick Marber's Rialto production of his play "Closer." And in 2005 she continued her association with Roundabout in director Edward Hall's revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," playing Blanche DuBois opposite John C. Reilly's Stanley Kowalski. "Not only was Natasha Richardson one of the greatest actresses of her generation," Roundabout A.D.'s Todd Haimes said in a statement, "but she was also a treasured member of the... (Variety)
