Death of a Salesman: more revival rumors
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Director David Cromer told the New York Times that Broadway producer Scott Rudin was now fucosing his time on bringing a Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's classic Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning drama, A Death of a Saleman.
It was first rumored in Oct 2010 that a revial of A Death of a Saleman was heading to Broadway. At that time it was rumored to be arriving on Broadway in 2011, but now it seems unlikely to arrive before 2012 - with Mar 2012 strongly rumored.
8 times Tony-winning Director Mike Nichols is on Board to direct and Bafta and Academy Awards-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman will play the starring role of 'Willy Loman,' as previously rumored.
Hoffman, who at 44 may be considered a little young for the part, is to play 62 year old "Willy Loman" - the salesman who daydreams of success, while having to live with disapointing sales and the growing fear that his life is a failure.
According to Cromer, Linda Emond (Tony nominee - Life x 3) is now confirmed to play the role of Will's long-suffering wife, 'Linda,' and Andrew Garfield (star of the upcoming "Spider-Man" movie) is expected to make his Broadway debut as his idling son, 'Biff.'
There has been no official confirmation.
A Death of a Saleman: Set in 1940s New York, it is the story of Willy Loman, an ageing salesman whose grasp on the reality of his life is slipping away. Through the drama of his family quarrels, replayed in his head, we see the ways in which the flaws of one generation are imprinted on the next.
The play had its Broadway premiere in 1949 and has been revived on Broadway four times. The original production won the Tony Award for Best Play, and two of the later productions won Tony Awards for Best revival.
The last time A Death of a Saleman was performed on Broadway was in 1999. It starred Brian Dennehy as 'Willy Loman' and Elizabeth Franz as his wife 'Linda,' with direction by Robert Falls. That production won a Tony Award for Best Revival and also earned the director and both lead actors Tony Awards.
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