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Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller

Award-Winning
Drama
Medium Cast (9-13)
Tragedy

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Death of a Salesman

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.


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Playwright

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




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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

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