Nathan Lane & Laurie Metcalf To Lead ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Broadway Revival

Arthur Miller’s classic American drama Death of a Salesman is returning to Broadway next spring, led by three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane and two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf.

Directed by two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello and produced by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, the revival will begin previews for a 14-week run beginning March 6 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an official opening on April 9.

Lane will portray the ill-fated Willy Loman and Metcalf will play his loyal and devoted wife, Linda.

Rudin has been easing himself back into production following allegations of aggressive and bullying behavior to some of his employees in 2021. His first Broadway production in his return this season is Little Bear Ridge Road, which also stars Metcalf.

Mantello previously directed Lane and Metcalf in the 2008 Broadway comedy November.

“In 1995 while rehearsing a Terrence McNally play with Joe, he turned to me one afternoon out of the blue and quietly said, ‘Someday you and I are going to do Death of a Salesman.’ And true to his word, 30 years later, that day has come,” said Lane. “I couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to follow in the footsteps of so many great actors in tackling the role of Willy Loman, especially with the brilliant Laurie Metcalf by my side and the remarkable cast Joe is assembling. It’s a privilege to do what is arguably the greatest drama of the twentieth century, and like all great plays it always seems to speak to us anew each time we see it.”

“Collaboration is everything in the theatre,” added Metcalf. “I am lucky to be going from one exciting project to another with Joe Mantello—and in the very same season. Joe and Nathan are longtime collaborators, and my shared history with—and deep respect for—them makes what might otherwise feel daunting feel familiar, and absolutely thrilling.

Christopher Abbott (James White, Poor Things) will be joining Lane and Metcalf in the revival as Biff Loman, with Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age, The Last of Us) as Happy Loman.

Miller’s Death of a Salesman initially debuted on Broadway debut in 1949. The original production, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Lee J. Cobb, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award.

The upcoming production will have scenic design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Rudy Mance, lighting design by Jack Knowles, and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman.