DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2026 Reviews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 4:46pm

[MezzA101]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 10:41pm

 A Cold, Perfect ‘Death of a Salesman’ for Our Time

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/theater/death-of-a-salesman-review-broadway-lane-metcalf.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.zj4n.lhmKkPFdyS2j&smid=nytcore-android-share

[east side story]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 10:42pm

These raves are to be expected, and most importantly earned.

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 10:53pm

So many reviews are specifically lionizing the direction. Wonder if Mantello is on the way to his third Tony. 

[east side story]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 10:58pm

carolinaguy said: "So many reviews are specifically lionizing the direction. Wonder if Mantello is on the way to his third Tony."

I think so.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 10:59pm

REVIEWS

BWW Death Of A Salesman -  84.1 %

BWW review analysis percentages:   

NEW MUSICAL - 6 :  Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) (73.5),  The Queen of Versailles (40.0).

MUSICAL REVIVAL - 5 :  Cats: The Jellicle Ball (90.6),  Ragtime (82.4),  Mamma Mia! (68.0),   Chess (62..

NEW PLAY - 8 :  Little Bear Ridge Road (90.0),  Liberation (89.3),  Giant (77.2),  Punch (71.9),  Call Me Izzy (65.0), Dog Day Afternoon (51.3).

REVIVAL OF A PLAY - 11 :  Marjorie Prime (84.7),  Becky Shaw (84.4),  Oedipus (84.3),  Death Of A Salesman (84.1),  Bug (80.6),  Every Brilliant Thing (79.1),  Art (69.0),  Waiting For Godot (67.4).

* UPCOMING OPENINGS *

10 - Titanique, The Fear of 13, Proof, Fallen Angels, Schmigadoon!, The Balusters, Beaches, The Rocky Horror Show, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Lost Boys (with the most rehearsal, tech & preview time of the season).

Updated On: 4/10/26 at 10:59 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 11:26pm

DTLI Consensus: Perhaps one of the most moving Salesman stagings you’ll ever see.

13 positive (including the NYT), 2 negative, 1 mixed.

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/death-of-a-salesman-3/

 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/9/26 at 11:28pm

DID THEY LIKE IT ?  

12 positive (& NYT critics pick), 1 mixed, 2 negative (The Wrap, Variety). 

One man and his family are caught up in the pressures and delusions of living the American Dream. Miller’s play is the story of a traveling salesman whose illusions of picture-perfect business and family life cave in on him. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman returns to Broadway, directed by Joe Mantello. Mantello’s production uncovers new layers in Miller’s masterpiece, revealing unexpected dimensions in a play that continues to resonate with ever more power.

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Updated On: 4/9/26 at 11:28 PM

[bear882]

Posted: 4/10/26 at 12:43am

The main takeaway of the reviews I have scanned thus far is universal praise for Laurie Metcalf, even from the few critics who didn’t care for the revival. (I don’t have a New York subscription so only have a summary of Sara Holdren’s review.)

Joe Mantello’s direction gets a lot of praise, although Helen Shaw says his choices leave no question about Willy’s fate from the start, which she sees as a flaw in an otherwise positive review.

The cast as a whole gets their flowers. Nathan Lane has to contend with the ghosts of Willy Lomans past as well as his own reputation as a Broadway performer, which in several reviews seems to undermine what I thought was an impressive and moving acting achievement. 

 

Updated On: 4/10/26 at 12:43 AM

[halfhourcheckwithmerman]

Posted: 4/10/26 at 12:51am

Helen Shaw is brilliant as always --- the Trump connection is fascinating.