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FOR RELEASE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
**EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:00 p.m. EST**

A NEW PRODUCTION OF A MASTERWORK IS ANNOUNCED
AS THE GREATEST AMERICAN PLAY RETURNS.

NATHAN LANE AS WILLY LOMAN
LAURIE METCALF AS LINDA LOMAN
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT AS BIFF LOMAN

WILL STAR ON BROADWAY IN

ARTHUR MILLER’S
“DEATH OF A SALESMAN”

WITH BEN AHLERS AS HAPPY LOMAN

DIRECTED BY JOE MANTELLO

PREVIEWS BEGIN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026
AT THE WINTER GARDEN THEATRE

OPENING NIGHT SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026

New York, NY (Monday, December 1, 2025) – Scott Rudin and Barry Diller announced today that three-time Tony Award^® winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf, and Christopher Abbott will return to Broadway in Arthur Miller’s towering American drama Death of a Salesman, with Ben Ahlers, directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Previews will begin Friday, March 6, 2026, for a limited 14-week run at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway), with an official opening night set for Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Famously described by critic Kenneth Tynan (The Observer) as “The greatest American play,” Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman has been an essential part of our national consciousness since its Broadway debut in 1949, and throughout every subsequent era. 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 New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson wrote of that original production, “By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater. Humane in its point of view, it has stature and insight, awareness of life, respect for people and knowledge of American manners and of modern folkways. It is virtuoso theater. It brings the theater alive.”

In a statement, Kate Miller, Trustee of the Arthur Miller Literary and Dramatic Property Trust commented, “This production promises to channel Salesman‘s dynamic power in a completely new way. Part of what’s so exciting about Joe Mantello’s approach is that he has been immersing himself in our extensive archives and interacting with Arthur’s earliest drafts of Salesman – sounding out a deeper understanding of the play’s inner workings. It’s been wonderful to work with someone who is successfully finding new ways into a play that’s been thoroughly studied, taught, and performed by the greatest artists in the world for nearly eighty years. Mantello’s approach will bring Salesman’s impactful and ever relevant commentary on the American dream to modern audiences, and we’re so eager to see it come to life.”

Joe Mantello added, “It’s been incredibly rewarding to work closely with the Arthur Miller Estate who’ve so generously opened the archive and encouraged real exploration. Looking through Miller’s early drafts revealed insights into the play’s first impulses — including some surprising theatrical ideas that feel both deeply familiar and unexpectedly modern.”

Nathan Lane, in a statement, said, “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. 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.”

Laurie Metcalf enthused, “Collaboration is everything in the theater. 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.”

Death of a Salesman’s creative team will include scenic design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Rudy Mance, lighting design by Jack Knowles, and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman.

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For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.salesmanbroadway.com.

BIOGRAPHIES

Nathan Lane (Willy Loman) made his Broadway debut in the 1982 revival of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter as Roland Maule (Drama Desk nomination), directed by and starring George C. Scott. Followed by Merlin, The Wind in the Willows, Some Americans Abroad, On Borrowed Time, Guys and Dolls (Tony nomination, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Laughter on the 23^rd Floor, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Olivier Award in London), The Play What I Wrote, The Frogs, The Odd Couple, Butley, November, Waiting For Godot (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Addams Family (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations and the Drama League Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award), The Nance (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League Distinguished Performance Awards), It’s Only A Play, The Front Page (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), Angels in America (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Pictures From Home, and the Goodman Theater production at BAM of The Iceman Cometh. He has been seen Off-Broadway in many plays and in 1992 received the Obie for Sustained Excellence of Performance, including Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Common Pursuit, The Lisbon Traviata (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel Awards), Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Obie Award), Measure for Measure directed by Joe Papp (St. Clair Bayfield Award), The Film Society, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks, She Stoops to Conquer, Trumbo, and Do Re Mi at Encores. He has also received the John Willis Lifetime Achievement Award from the Theater World Awards, the Hal Prince Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama Desk Awards, the Sondheim Award from the Signature Theater, and the Eugene O’Neill Monte Cristo Award.

On television he has been seen in numerous guest roles including “Frasier,” “Mad About You,” “Sex and the City,” “30 Rock,” “Absolutely Fabulous,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Difficult People,” and “The Blacklist” as well as recurring roles on “The Good Wife” and “Modern Family.” He received critical acclaim as F. Lee Bailey in “The People vs. OJ,” Det. Lewis Michener in “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” and as Dominick Dunne in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” He was most recently seen as Bunny Schneiderman in “Mid-Century Modern,” Ward McAllister in “The Gilded Age” and as Teddy Dimas in “Only Murders in the Building” for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award after a record breaking eight nominations in the guest actor category. He has also received two Daytime Emmy Awards and the People’s Choice Award.

He has appeared in 40 films, including Ironweed, Frankie and Johnny, The Lion King, The Birdcage, Mouse Hunt, Stuart Little, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Nicholas Nickleby, The Producers and Beau Is Afraid. He has received two Golden Globe nominations, an American Comedy Award, a SAG Award, and a Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Laurie Metcalf (Linda Loman) is currently starring in Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway. Metcalf received Tony Awards for her performances in Three Tall Women and A Doll’s House, Part 2. Tony nominations include November, The Other Place, Misery, and Hillary and Clinton. Metcalf received three Emmy Awards for her work on the television series “Roseanne,” and an Emmy Award for her role on “Hacks.” Other Emmy nominations were for “Third Rock from the Sun,” “Monk,” “Desperate Housewives,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Horace and Pete,” and “Getting On.” Films include Lady Bird (National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress), Somewhere in Queens, Desperately Seeking Susan, Leaving Las Vegas, Uncle Buck, JFK, Internal Affairs, and the Toy Story series.

Christopher Abbott (Biff Loman) will soon be seen starring opposite Florence Pugh in the highly anticipated limited series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel “East of Eden” for Netflix. He most recently appeared in Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee opposite Amanda Seyfried (which premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year and sold to Searchlight). Abbott also starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-nominated feature Poor Things with Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, Justin Anderson’s film adaptation of Deborah Levy’s Man Booker Prize-nominated novel Swimming Hole alongside Ariane Labed, Mackenzie Davis and Nadine Labaki, and Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down opposite Barry Keoghan, which premiered at TIFF in 2024 and sold to MUBI. Other feature credits include Universal’s Wolf Man directed by Leigh Whannell (produced by Blumhouse and also featuring Julia Garner), Zachary Wigon’s Sanctuary opposite Margaret Qualley (premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2022), Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut On the Count of Three (premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021), John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven opposite Ralph Fiennes (premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021), Mona Fastvold’s The World To Come with Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby (premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020), Brandon Cronenberg’s thriller Possessor opposite Andrea Riseborough (premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020), Lawrence Michael Levine’s meta-drama Black Bear with Aubrey Plaza (premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020), Damien Chazelle’s First Man, Nicolas Pesce’s Piercing, Jamie Dagg’s Sweet Virginia, Trey Shults’ It Comes At Night, JC Chandor’s A Most Violent Year, Mona Fastvold’s The Sleepwalker and Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene.

In 2015, he was named by Variety as one of the “10 Actors to Watch” following his portrayal of the title role in Josh Mond’s award-winning film James White. His performance garnered Abbott Best Actor nominations from both the Independent Spirit and Gotham Awards.

In 2023, Christopher starred in the Off-Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea with Aubrey Plaza at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves. Other theatrical work includes The Rose Tattoo at The Williamstown Theatre Festival, Lucy Thurber’s Where We’re Born at The Rattlestick Theatre, Annie Baker’s John at The Signature Theatre and Sam Shepard’s Fool For Love at The Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Abbott was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Actor category for his lead role in Hulu’s limited series adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic novel “CATCH-22” directed by George Clooney.

Ben Ahlers (Happy Loman) currently appears in the acclaimed HBO series “The Gilded Age,” and was featured in season two of “The Last of Us” on HBO. He will appear opposite John Cena in the upcoming Netflix comedy, “Little Brother.” His other screen credits include “When the Street Lights Go On,” “Instinct,” and “The Village” for NBC. His previous theater credits include Tender Napalm by Philip Ridley, Good Boys by Jane Martin, The Closet by Douglas Carter Beane, and John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only! by Matthew Weiner. Ben is a proud graduate of University of Michigan.

Joe Mantello (Director). As a director: Little Bear Ridge Road; Here We Are; Grey House; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Hillary and Clinton; Three Tall Women; The Boys in the Band; Blackbird; The Humans; Airline Highway; The Last Ship; Casa Valentina; I’ll Eat You Last; Other Desert Cities; Pal Joey; 9 to 5; Laugh Whore; Three Days of Rain; Glengarry Glen Ross; Wicked; Assassins (Tony Award); Take Me Out (Tony Award); Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Love! Valour! Compassion! As an actor on Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, The Normal Heart (Tony nomination), Angels in America (Tony nomination). As an actor on television: “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” “American Horror Story: NYC,” “American Horror Story: Hollywood,” “The Watcher,” and “The Normal Heart” (Emmy Award nomination). He is the recipient of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Clarence Derwent, Obie, Joe A. Callaway, and SDC’s “Mr. Abbott” awards. He is a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Chloe Lamford (Scenic Design). Theatre includes: Cirque du Soleil’s Alizé (Berlin); The Estate, Phaedra, John (Co-Director), Othello, Antipodes (National Theatre); Wild Rose (Lyceum Edinburgh); Mrs Warren’s Profession, Next to Normal (West End); Hillary and Clinton (Broadway); The Cane, Pity, The Song Project, Grimly Handsome, Gun Dog, (Royal Court); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Almeida); Julie, De Maiden (ITA Amsterdam); The American Clock (The Old Vic); 1984(West End, Broadway). Opera and ballet credits include: Against the Tide (RBO); Theodora, Rusalka (RBO); Innocence (San Francisco, RBO, DNO, FNO, Aix-en-Provence); Traplord (180 Studios); La bohème (ENO); The Handmaid’s Tale (Royal Danish Opera, San Francisco, FNO).

Rudy Mance (Costume Design) is an Emmy Award®-nominated costume designer. His film/television/theatre credits include “The Leftovers” (HBO), “The Alienist” (TNT), “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX), “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix), American Fiction (MGM/Orion), the upcoming miniseries “Love Story” (FX), and Grey House. Death of a Salesman marks his second Broadway production.

Jack Knowles (Lighting Design) won the Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk Awards for Sunset Blvd. Theatre includes Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York), Sunset Blvd, Patriots, Caroline, or Change (Broadway); Every Brilliant Thing, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Best of Enemies, Beginning (West End); London Tide, Top Girls, Barber Shop Chronicles, Cleansed (National Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, Venice Preserved (Royal Shakespeare Company); 1536, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Spring Awakening (Almeida).

Mikaal Sulaiman (Sound Design) is a Tony Award-nominated multidisciplinary artist working across film, television, theatre, and sound. He was a writer on A24 and Amazon Studios’ series from Ramy Youssef, “#1 Happy Family USA,” and is commissioned to develop an original play for Manhattan’s Perelman Performing Arts Center. Mikaal’s Broadway credits include Art, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Death of a Salesman, Macbeth, Enemy of the People, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham. He has received awards and nominations from Drama Desk, Obie Award, Henry Hewes Award, Lucille Lortel Award, among others. He previously led Yale’s MFA Sound Design program and hosts the podcast Black Enso. www.mikaal.com

ABOUT ARTHUR MILLER

Arthur Miller (1915–2005) was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1964), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The Archbishop’s Ceiling (1977), The American Clock (1980) and Playing for Time (1980). Later plays include The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1994), Mr. Peters’ Connections (1998) and Resurrection Blues (2002). Among his other works are Situation Normal (1944), the novel Focus (1945), screenplay The Misfits (1960), and texts for In Russia (1969), In the Country (1977), and Chinese Encounters (1979), three books in collaboration with his wife, photographer Inge Morath. Memoirs include ‘Salesman’ in Beijing (1984), and Timebends, an autobiography (1987). Short fiction includes the collection I Don’t Need You Any More (1967), the novella Homely Girl, a Life (1995) and Presence: Stories (2007). Essay collections published in his lifetime include The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller (1978) and Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays 1944–2000, as well as individually published volumes ‘The Crucible’ in History (2000) and On Politics and the Art of Acting (2001). He was awarded the Avery Hopwood Award for Playwriting at University of Michigan in 1936.  He twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, received two Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards for his plays, as well as a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.  He was named Jefferson Lecturer for the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2001. Among other honors, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the John F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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