This year was an embarrassment of riches when it came to memorable
performances. It was filled with beautifully nuanced turns in musicals
and plays alike. Based on The Theater Mania's analyses, Gillian's performance was among nine most memorable ones.
Gillian Anderson
One of the great theatrical moments of 2016 came at the very end of A Streetcar Named Desire at St. Ann's Warehouse. The Young Vic Theatre production concluded with leading lady Blanche DuBois taking a piteous walk around the auditorium as she made her final exit, locking eyes and staring at audience members along the way. In Gillian Anderson's hands, this moment was thoroughly gut-wrenching, an astonishing cap to a vigorous, sexy, and terribly poignant performance that made us wish she did New York theater more often.
One of the great theatrical moments of 2016 came at the very end of A Streetcar Named Desire at St. Ann's Warehouse. The Young Vic Theatre production concluded with leading lady Blanche DuBois taking a piteous walk around the auditorium as she made her final exit, locking eyes and staring at audience members along the way. In Gillian Anderson's hands, this moment was thoroughly gut-wrenching, an astonishing cap to a vigorous, sexy, and terribly poignant performance that made us wish she did New York theater more often.