Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Recent Reviews of Death of a Salesman
A director may have a compelling central idea for his or her production, but what do audiences and reviewers make of the idea?
Here are some reviews of recent productions of Death of a Salesman. We'll start with Frank Rich's review of the Broadway version starring Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, and John Malkovich. Note that at this time Malkovich was known for his work in the theater and that Hoffman was an unconventional choice to play Willy.
http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=950ce2d81e39f933a05750c0a962948260
Charles Isherwood reviews the Yale Rep version starring Charles S. Dutton:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/theater/reviews/05deat.html
John Lahr's review is here:
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/theatre/2009/05/25/090525crth_theatre_lahr
Blogger Tambay comments on these reviews:
http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=2778
Frank Rizzo's review is more positive:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940176?refcatid=33&printerfriendly=true
See these links for reviews of the versions starring Brian Dennehy:
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/salesman.html
http://www.curtainup.com/salesman.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/may/17/theatre
http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=DEATH%20OF%20A%20SALESMAN%20%28PLAY%29&pdate=19990211&byline=By%20BEN%20BRANTLEY&id=1077011429728&scp=3&sq=death%20of%20a%20salesman%20dennehy&st=cse
Charles Isherwood's review is here:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117490674?refCatId=33
For reviews of other productions, see these links:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/nov/18/theatre-arthur-miller-death-of-salesman
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/may/07/death-of-a-salesman-leeds
http://newcitystage.com/2009/10/13/review-death-of-a-salesmanraven-theatre/
http://chitheatreaddict.com/2009/10/07/death-of-a-salesman-raven-theatre/
Enjoy!
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2 comments:
all black cast is interesting, although its clashing with the time period of the story. Its marvelous how the central idea of the play is applicable to any time and any family!
I am wondering what someone like Michael Eric Dyson would have made of the Yale Rep and Oberlin productions. Dyson is what one calls a public intellectual.
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