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Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke
in Death of a Salesman.
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Willy Loman will soon be returning to Broadway for the sixth time. A 2019 London production of Arthur Miller's great American play
Death of a Salesman with a mostly black cast will be opening on Broadway during the 2022-23 season. Wendell Pierce (
The Wire, Serious Money, The Piano Lesson) and Sharon D. Clarke (
Caroline, or Change, Doctor Who) will repeat their roles as Willy and Linda. Pierce was nominated for an Olivier Award and Clarke won for this production when it transferred from the Young Vic to the West End. Clarke recently made her Broadway debut in a well-received revival of
Caroline, or Change and is a front runner for this season's Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She is well-known to sci-fi fans for her recurring role as Grace who was killed by a nasty alien and made occasional re-appearances from the dead on Season 11 and 12 of
Doctor Who.
Tony winner Andre de Shields (Hadestown) joins the cast as Willy's brother Ben and Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah) will play the Lomans' wayward son Biff. Dates and a theater are to be announced. Miranda Cromwell will direct this NYC production after co-directing the London staging with Marianne Elliott (Angels in America). Together they won the Olivier Award for Best Direction.
