Broadway Play Home - Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play.

Story:

Willy Loman, a failing salesman, cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through a series of tragic soul-searching revelations of the life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, we discover how his quest for the "American Dream" kept him blind to the people who truly loved him.

: Playwright
Arthur Miller

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Morosco Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 10, 1949

Total Performances: 742

Original Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Thomas Chalmers, Mildred Dunnock, Alan Hewitt, Arthur Kennedy, Cameron Mitchell, Howard Smith, Hope Cameron, Winifred Cushing, Ann Driscoll, Constance Ford, Don Keefer, Tom Pedi

Director: Elia Kazan

Producer: Kermit Bloomgarden and Walter Fried

Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner

Costume Design: Julia Sze

Lighting Design: Jo Mielziner

1975 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Circle in the Square Theatre

Opening Night: Jun 26, 1975

Total Performances: 71

Original Cast: Ramon Bieri, James Farentino, Harvey Keitel, George C. Scott, Teresa Wright, Arthur French, Julie Garfield, Bara-Cristin Hansen, Helen Harrelson, Joanne Jonas, Mordecai Lawner, Pirie MacDonald, Chuck Patterson, Patricia Quinn, Craig Wasson

Director: George C. Scott

Producer: Circle in the Square

Scenic Design: Marjorie Kellogg

Costume Design: Arthur Boccia

Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton

1984 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadhurst Theatre

Opening Night: Mar 29, 1984

Total Performances: 185

Original Cast: Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Kate Reid, David Huddleston, Stephen Lang, Louis Zorich, David Chandler, Patricia Fay, Linda Kozlowski, Karen Needle, Jon Polito, Michael Quinlan, Kathy Rossetter, Tom Signorelli

Director: Michael Rudman

Producer: Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens

Scenic Design: Ben Edwards

Costume Design: Ruth Morley

Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton

1999 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Eugene O'Neill Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 10, 1999

Total Performances: 274

Original Cast: Kevin Anderson, Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Franz, Ted Koch, Howard Witt, Chelsea Altman, Kate Buddeke, Barbara Eda-Young, Allen Hamilton, Kent Klineman, Stephanie March, Steve Pickering, Richard Thompson

Director: Robert Falls

Producer: David Richenthal, Jujamcyn Theaters, Allan S. Gordon and Fox Theatricals

Scenic Design: Mark Wendland

Costume Design: Birgit Rattenborg Wise

Lighting Design: Michael S. Philippi

Sound Design: Richard Woodbury

2012 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Opening Night: Mar 15, 2012

Total Performances: 78

Original Cast: Linda Emond, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Remy Auberjonois, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, John Glover, Stephanie Janssen, Brad Koed, Fran Kranz, Kathleen McNenny, Elizabeth Morton, Molly Price, Finn Wittrock

Director: Mike Nichols

Producer: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Jon B. Platt, Columbia Pictures, Jean Doumanian, Merritt Forrest Baer, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Scott and Brian Zeilinger and Eli Bush

Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner

Costume Design: Ann Roth

Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

Sound Design: Scott Lehrer

2023 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Hudson Theatre

Opening Night: Oct 9, 2022

Total Performances: 104

Original Cast: Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields, Khris Davis, McKinley Belcher III, Blake DeLong, Lynn Hawley, Grace Porter, Kevin Ramessar, Stephen Stocking, Chelsea Lee Williams, Delaney Williams, Melvin Abston, Jerome Preston Bates, Brandon E. Burton, Maya Jackson, Lisa Strum, Chris Thorn, Shona Tucker

Director: Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott

Producer: Cindy Tolan, Elliott & Harper Productions and Kwame Kwei-Armah

Scenic Design: Anna Fleischle

Costume Design: Anna Fleischle

Lighting Design: Jen Schriever

Sound Design: Mikaal Sulaiman

Composer: Femi Temowo

Music Coordinator: John Miller

Hair Design: Nikiya Mathis

1951 Film Version

Movie Name: Death of a Salesman

Type: Hollywood Feature Film, Made for TV Movie, Filmed Live on Stage, Live Play Telecast, TV Mini-Series

Director: Laslo Benedek

Screenplay: Stanley Roberts

Starring: Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy

1966 TV Version

Movie Name: Death of a Salesman

Type: Made for TV Movie

Director: Alex Segal

Starring: Stanley Adams, Edward Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Gene Wilder, James Farentino

1985 TV Version

Movie Name: Death of a Salesman

Type: Made for TV Movie

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Screenplay: Arthur Miller

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich

2000 TV Version

Movie Name: Death of a Salesman

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Director: Kirk Browning

Starring: Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Franz, Ron Eldard

Stream Online Now

: 1966 Adaptation Available to Stream via BroadwayHD

Books

: Play Script

Vinyl

: Original Cast Recording

Videos

: 1966 TV Version DVD

: 2016 TV Version DVD

: 2016 TV Version Blu-Ray

Merchandise

: Merchandise on Ebay

2023 Tony Awards

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Wendell Pierce
Best Lighting Design of a Play

2023 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play - Sharon D Clarke
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play - Wendell Pierce
Outstanding Direction of a Play

2023 Drama League Award Nominations

Distinguished Performance Award - Sharon D. Clarke

2023 Outer Critic Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play - Sharon D. Clarke

2012 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play
Best Direction Of A Play
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play - Andrew Garfield
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play - Linda Emond
Best Lighting Design Of A Play
Best Sound Design Of A Play

2012 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Bill Camp

2012 Theatre World Award Nominations

Finn Wittrock

1999 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play
Best Actor In Play - Brian Dennehy
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Elizabeth Franz
Best Direction Of A Play
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Kevin Anderson
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Howard Witt

1999 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Brian Dennehy
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Kevin Anderson
Outstanding Actress In A Play - Elizabeth Franz
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Howard Witt
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Music In A Play

1984 Tony Award Nominations

Best Reproduction

1984 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Dustin Hoffman
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - John Malkovich
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - David Huddleston

1976 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actor In Play - George C. Scott

1949 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Supporting Or Featured Actor (Dramatic) - Arthur Kennedy
Best Scenic Design
Producer (Dramatic)
Author
Best Director

1949 Theatre World Award Nominations

Cameron Mitchell

1949 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Death of a Salesman

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