Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wood Harris Join Broadway's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones have announced that the role of "Stella" will be played by two-time Tony Nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega and the role of "Mitch" will be played by Wood Harris, in the upcoming Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Emily Mann.
They will join Blair Underwood as "Stanley" and Nicole Ari Parker as "Blanche". This production is slated to hit the boards, Spring, 2012. Theatre is TBA.
Front Row Productions has announced that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood and opening in the spring of 2012.