Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy of the American Dream gone sour, is revitalized and given room to encompass the Black experience in director Miranda Cromwell’s intriguing ...

A play by Broadway’s newest wunderkind, a quickly-written (six weeks was the rumor) tale of an American traveling salesman in the last 24 hours of his life, debuted three-quarters of a century ago ...

In the new Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman,” Wendell Pierce’s powerhouse performance firmly identifies Willy Loman as a tragic hero for these modern times. It’s a searing portrait of a ...

Actor Lee J. Cobb shown in 1949 in his role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman." (AP Photo) Donald Trump has been likened to many people and figures, including Adolf Hitler, ...

For New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, the role of a lifetime is now his, portraying Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s iconic “Death of a Salesman” on Broadway. The play is revived there every decade, ...

In this Washington Post Live conversation from Oct. 24, veteran actor Wendell Pierce discusses his starring role in the latest rendition of Arthur Miller’s “Death of A Salesman,” and how having a ...

“Death of Salesman,” the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Arthur Miller classic, is brilliantly depressing. We meet the protagonist, burned-out salesman Willy Loman, when he’s at the end of his ...

From left, Sharon D Clarke, Wendell Pierce and André De Shields in Broadway's revival of “Death of a Salesman.” (Photos by Joan Marcus) ...

Watching Wendell Pierce act is more like listening to music than it is like taking in a play. It’s his job to carry a story forward, but he’s best enjoyed on the basis of individual line readings and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke star in a powerful revival of Arthur Miller’s drama, led by a Black cast. By Jesse Green A deeply ...

Hartford Stage has tabbed an acclaimed stage, TV and movie actor to play Willy Loman in its upcoming production of Arthur Miller’s classic drama “Death of a Salesman,” from Feb. 27 through March 29, ...

The theater veteran also starred for Neil Simon in ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ and ‘Broadway Bound’ and earned raves for ‘Morning’s at Seven’ and ‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.’ By Mike ...