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Death of a Salesman’ Revival Opens to Raves, Extends Through August

Joe Mantello’s memory-first staging uses a full-size car to give the mid-century drama present-tense urgency.

Overview

  • The production, which opened Thursday at the Winter Garden Theatre, earned strong reviews and now runs through August 9.
  • Mantello stages the play inside Willy Loman’s shifting memories, with adult and teenage versions of Biff and Happy appearing together to show time colliding.
  • Chloe Lamford’s design places a red 1964 Chevy Chevelle on a stark, garage-like set, with Jack Knowles’ lighting and Caroline Shaw’s music sharpening the mood.
  • Critics widely praise Nathan Lane as Willy and Laurie Metcalf as Linda, though some note the acting and effects can feel oversized or heavy-handed.
  • Backed by producers Scott Rudin, Barry Diller and Roy Furman, the star-led revival adds industry heft to a canonical work that Broadway has revisited many times.