Nathan Lane & Laurie Metcalf on Reimagining "Death of a Salesman" for PBS CANVAS

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The new production has been nominated for nine Tony Awards.

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Arthur Miller 's award-winning play Death of a Salesman is back on the Broadway stage in a new revival led by Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf . Directed by Joe Mantello , the production has garnered praise from critics and audiences alike, also receiving nine Tony nominations.

For the PBS culture series CANVAS, arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with Lane and Metcalf, who have been nominated for their fresh portrayals of Willy and Linda Loman. They spoke about the ongoing relevance of the play and how to make an iconic piece feel new in modern times.

"You take the play and you learn it. And then you go moment to moment with the people you are actually going to be on stage with in a rehearsal and slowly, but surely, you start to build your own Willy Loman," said Lane of finding his take on the character. Watch the full segment, which also features footage from the production.

The new production of Arthur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman, starring Lane, began preview performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on Friday, March 6, and officially opened on Thursday, April 9. The limited engagement will play through Sunday, August 9. Read reviews for the production here .

The cast also includes two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf , Christopher Abbott , Ben Ahlers , Jonathan Cake , K. Todd Freeman , John Drea , Tasha Lawrence , Jake Silbermann, Michael Benjmain Washington, Joaquin Consuelos , Jake Termine , Karl Green , and Jack Falahee . It also stars Katherine Romans (Miss Forsythe), Mary Neely (Letta), Aidan Cazeau, Charlie Niccolini, Alexis Bronkovic , Erik Kilpatrick , and Brendan Donaldson .

Death of a Salesman’s creative team includes direction by two-time Tony Award-winner Mantello, movement direction by Sasha Milavic Davies , original composition by Caroline Shaw , scenic design by Chloe Lamford , costume design by Rudy Mance , lighting design by Jack Knowles , and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman , and hair and wig design by Robert Pickens .

Three-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane, currently on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, will serve as the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker Matthew Miele.

Watch in this video as Joe Mantello discusses revisiting Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, collaborating with two stage legends, and bringing Death of a Salesman to life for a new generation of theatergoers.

Fresh off his breakout turn on HBO’s The Gilded Age, Ben Ahlers is stepping onto the Broadway stage for the very first time- and doing it in one of the season’s most talked-about revivals. Ahlers checked in with BroadwayWorld to tell us about about his journey in the show so far, living up to the hype, and so much more.

Nathan Lane recently visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss his turn as Willy Loman in the hit revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Watch the interview, where he spoke about the intimate and cinematic nature of the new production, which is running at the Winter Garden Theatre.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Nathan-Lane-and-Laurie-Metcalf-Discuss-Reimagining-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-on-PBS-20260528)._