About the Show

A revival of Arthur Miller's classic play, told from the perspective of a Black family.

Set in the late 1940s, 'Death of a Salesman' follows traveling salesman Willy Loman as he slowly unravels. The play explores the complicated family relationship between Willy, his wife, Linda, and their adult sons, Biff and Happy.

In this Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning drama, playwright Arthur Miller examines how far one man will go to provide for his family and achieve the American dream.

Following a critically lauded run in London, this revolutionary revival told from the point of view of an African American family will run on 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 with additional performances by André De Shields and Khris Davis.

Critic Reviews (24)

"The latest Broadway revival, which opened on Sunday at the Hudson Theater, goes wider, a notably rich and mostly successful approach."
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"Even after nearly three and a half hours of 'Death of a Salesman,' I'd gladly stay longer to watch that story continue."
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It is not only the casting of the striving Lomans as a Black family that makes this Salesman a departure. It is also that the director, Miranda Cromwell, has rendered much of the play as a dissonant fever dream."
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"Ms. Cromwell’s production is, nonetheless, emotionally wrenching as it digs fiercely into the heart of the play."
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"The script is unchanged – and surprisingly accommodating to the fresh point of view...infusing the production with a legacy and identity all its own."
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"Truly, it’s a rich and moving star performance and the reason to see the show."
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"There’s no doubt that casting a Black actor as Willy Loman (for the first time on Broadway, no less) adds a deeper dimension to this monumental role."
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"The mournful irony Miller built into 'Death of a Salesman' is especially potent now, when our world so often feels as if it’s hanging by a thread. "
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