Following a critically acclaimed run in London, this vibrant and timely production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman comes to Broadway for 17 weeks only. Olivier Award nominee Wendell Pierce and Olivier Award winner and 2022 Tony nominee Sharon D Clarke reprise their roles as Willy and Linda Loman in a revival told – for the first time on Broadway – from the perspective of an African American family.
A new cast of supporting actors joins the production in New York, featuring Khris Davis and Tony winner André De Shields. Directed by Miranda Cromwell – who won an Olivier Award alongside co-director Marianne Elliott for the West End and Young Vic productions – this powerful interpretation of Miller's classic drama illuminates the dark underbelly of the American Dream and its elusive promise of equality and opportunity for all. Don’t miss the brilliantly reimagined revival The New York Times called "vital and electrifying."
Willy Loman should be the focus of Death of a Salesman. It is his flailing death spiral that forms the narrative heart of Arthur Miller's legendary play. But in the latest Broadway revival, starring The Wire and Treme star Wendell Pierce as Willy, which opens tonight (Hudson Theatre, through January 15, 2023)-with the Lomans played by an all-Black lead cast-the production's anchor is Willy's wife Linda, played by the simply stupendous Sharon D Clarke.
But as this production from the Young Vic Theatre in London reminds us, Arthur Miller's 1949 drama packs a mighty punch. Pierce portrays Willy as a hero for both his time and ours - a complex human being with grave character flaws, but 'a good man' for all that. Under the careful direction of Miranda Cromwell, Pierce sensitively scrutinizes this deluded man's foolish worship of the American Dream, which he narrowly interprets as material success.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Miranda Cromwell |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Sharon D Clarke |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Wendell Pierce |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Death of a Salesman |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Sharon D. Clarke |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | Sharon D Clarke |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Death of a Salesman |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Wendell Pierce |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jen Schriever |
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