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!

2 comments:

Nayani Athale said...

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!

M. Szlyk said...

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.