Blair Underwood to Star in Emily Mann-Directed Broadway Revival of A Streetcar Named Desire

Blair Underwood will make his Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, to premiere in Spring 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The production will be directed by Emily Mann.

Underwood’s theater credits include Measure for Measure, El Negro en Peru, and, The Game of Love. He has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for his roles in the television series, In Treatment and L.A. Law. His many film and television credits include The Event, Dirty Sexy Money, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Sex and the City and The Art of Getting By.

Mann’s Broadway credits include Having Our Say, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, as well as Anna in the Tropics and Execution of Justice. She is also the artistic director of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, and has directed many of their productions.