A new production of Arthur Miller’s acclaimed drama Death of a Salesman is coming to Broadway in 2026.
Directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked), Death of a Salesman will play at New York’s Winter Garden Theatre from 6 March 2026 for 14 weeks.
The drama will star Tony Award winner Nathan Lane (The Producers, The Birdcage) as Willy Loman; two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf (Little Bear Ridge Road, Roseanne) as Linda Loman; Christopher Abbott (The Testament of Ann Lee, Poor Things) as Biff Loman; and Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age) as Happy Loman.
Joining Joe Mantello in the creative team are: scenic design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Rudy Mance, lighting design by Jack Knowles, and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman.
Death of a Salesman is produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller.
Director Joe Mantello said in a statement: “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 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 said: “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.”
Kate Miller, Trustee of the Arthur Miller Literary and Dramatic Property Trust, said in a statement: “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.”
Death of a Salesman is playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York from 6 March 2026.
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