The hit Off Broadway production of Gregg Ostrin’s comedy Kowalski is aiming for a Broadway transfer this fall, producers have announced. They’re on the lookout for a venue.
Directed by Colin Hanlon, Kowalski is set in a Provincetown beach house and imagines the real-life 1947 meeting of A Streetcar Named Desire author Tennessee Williams and his future Stanley Kowalski Marlon Brando. The synopsis: “Over one sultry night, artistic ambition, creative friction, and unspoken desire simmer to the surface, revealing the inspiration behind A Streetcar Named Desire and the fire that would ignite Brando’s meteoric rise.”
The play opened to excellent reviews in January at Off Broadway‘s Duke on 42nd Street. The limited run ended on February 23. The Off Broadway cast featured Robin Lord Taylor as Williams and Brandon Flynn as Brando. A cast for Broadway has not been set.
The creative team for the Off Broadway Production included Scenic Design by David Gallo, Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter, Costume Design by Lisa Zinni, Sound Design by Bill Toles, Hair Design by Tommy Kurzman, and Movement by Nancy Renee Braun.
Producers for the Off Broadway Production included Helm Capital, Kathleen K. Johnson, Willette & Manny Klausner, Grace Street Creative, Jeffrey Sherman, Nathan Hughes, Karl E. Held, Alexander Robertson, and Faried Assad. Broadway Engine served as the Executive Producer.
