One of the most iconic plays in theatre history, Tennessee Williams' masterpiece, "A Streetcar Named Desire" starred Jessica Tandy and Marlon Brando in the original Broadway production in 1947. Adapted for film starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter (the later three winning Academy Awards)
Recorded at KCRW, Santa Monica, in May 1998.
Directed by Martin Jenkins
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
Amy Brenneman as Stella
Fred Coffin as Steve and The Man
Vincent D'Onofrio as Stanley
Jamie Hanes as the Doctor
Glenne Headly as Blanche
Lyvingston Holmes as the Matron and others
Armando Molina as Pablo and the Sailor
Rondi Reed as Eunice and others
David Selby as Mitch
Danny Strauss as the Young Man
Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: Tilo Ponder
Recording Engineer: John McCarthy
Music composed by John Robey, and performed by John Robey, Steve McDade and Jack Zaza.
A co-production with the BBC and the CBC.
