Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#1Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 12:57pm
And directed by Joe Mantello?! This sounds divine.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nathan-Lane-Rumored-to-Be-in-Talks-to-Star-as-Willy-Loman-Opposite-Laurie-Metcalf-20180307
#2Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 12:58pmWe are living in the Golden Age of Laurie Metcalf and it is truly glorious.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#3Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 1:28pm
I'd pay big money to see that.
#4Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 1:28pm
it's the golden age of nathan lane than concerns me.
#5Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 1:33pmWe don’t deserve either.
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#6Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 1:39pmSounds glorious, but I have always wanted to see a John Goodman/Laurie Metcalf Salesman. Nathan Lane can do no wrong though and I'm to see that he's being taken seriously instead of just as a musical comedian. This sounds like it will be absolutely amazing.
#7Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 1:46pmMy favorite 20th century playwright .... a couple of my favorite actors ..... WOW
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#9Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 2:09pm
Interesting. I'm very excited and intrigued by this possibility. I love Metcalf and Lane, and I think Lane's recent work has shown him to be a very capable dramatic actor. Although, Hickey and Roy Cohn are both very theatrical, larger-than-life characters. Loman, to me, should be much more of an everyman, with a more subtle deterioration of his sanity. I'm not saying Lane can't pull it off, but it will be a very different Willy Loman, and/or a very different sort of dramatic performance from Lane than the ones we've seen.
AllThatJazz2
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/17
#10Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 2:14pm
If this materializes, they can take all my money. Would love to see that.
#11Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 2:21pmI've seen Lane in two of his roles that could be called non-comic, Butley and Hickey. Both roles have aspects of the comedian about them. But something wasn't right about either of those performances. Perhaps the Miller will surprise me. Updated On: 3/7/18 at 02:21 PM
#12Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 2:36pm
Salesman has aged in a fascinating way- when it premiered, it was what appeared to be an allegory for the common man struggling under the weight of an unattainable "American Dream," with Willy beaten down and broken by that. Seeing it today, it's increasingly difficult to see Willy as anything but a man in the early onset of dementia.
#13Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 5:23pm
GeorgeandDot said: "Sounds glorious, but I have always wanted to see a John Goodman/Laurie Metcalf Salesman. Nathan Lane can do no wrong though and I'm to see that he's being taken seriously instead of just as a musical comedian. This sounds like it will be absolutely amazing."
That would be my dream cast as well, but if this is in fact happening with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, I am very excited.
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#14Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 5:53pm
Could be wonderful. But could they top the 2012 Mike Nichols production with Philip Seymour Hoffman that so many critics adored? (I didn't see it.) That revival was only 6 years ago (and it won Revival & Director), though I assume this one is still a year or two away.
On a totally different subject: Lane, Metcalf, and Mantello have got to be three of Broadway's most prolific people. In the past 5 years, Lane and Metcalf have each starred in 4 shows, and Mantello has directed 11 (& acted in 1)!
#15Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 6:08pm
I feel like Nathan Lane as Willy is a strange bit of casting for reasons that I can't quite put my finger on.
Metcalf would steamroll awards season though. I'm so glad she continues to demonstrate that she is one of acting's most versatile performers.
tomwsjr
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#16Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 7:37pmI’d love to see this happen!!!!!
#17Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 7:44pm
Yes, please.
Lane is so much more than just a musical comedy actor (which he’s brilliant at, too!). I’m glad he’s finally being recognized as simply being a great actor, period.
JVJ93
Featured Actor Joined: 3/27/16
#18Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 7:46pmI’d much prefer to see Mark Rylance do this rather than hearing Lane scream through the role. Rylance and Metcalf would be magic
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#19Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 8:01pm
I think Lane and Metcalf would prove to find some interesting layers to both of these roles, and I'd love to see Mantello's take on it.
#20Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in DEATH OF A SALESMAN?
Posted: 3/7/18 at 8:12pm
Y'know I'd love to see Lane in this but my poor gay heart still needs a couple more musicals out of him. Hello, Dolly! opposite Reba will remain my pipe dream for him for now. Also, Wizard in Wicked movie would be...wonderful. 
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