Christopher Lloyd to play the Paramount Theatre in Death of a Salseman
09/28/2010 - 7:30pm
The Paramount Theatre announced today that Emmy and Obie-Award Winning actor Christopher Lloyd will appear Tuesday, September 28 at 7:30pm in the Tony and Pulitzer-winning drama Death of A Salesman. The production comes directly from a record-breaking run at The Weston Playhouse sponsored by The Vermont Country Store and The Orton Family with media sponsorship from Vermont Public Television and project support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Death of A Salesman will continue on to general and school audiences throughout Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Considered by many to be the greatest American play, Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman was an immediate critical and popular success from its Broadway premiere in 1949. The story of a common traveling salesman who fights changing times and his own failings to claim his family’s right to the American Dream has since become one of the most performed plays in modern theatrical history. Actors who have played the title character, Willy Loman, include Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy.
Emmy and Obie Award-winning actor Christopher Lloyd will play Loman in the Weston Playhouse tour. While most widely known for television and film performances such as Taxi and Back to the Future, Lloyd began his career in the theatre and has built an impressive and extensive resume of stage work. He has starred on and off Broadway and at major regional theatres in such diverse plays as Kaspar, Happy End, Morning’s at Seven, Twelfth Night and Waiting for Godot. He began his professional career in Weston in 1964 and last returned in 1990 to play Sherlock Holmes opposite his brother Sam.
Lloyd is joined by Amy Van Nostrand (Broadway, the Guthrie, Weston’s Private Lives) as Linda; Markus Potter (Denver Center, Long Wharf, Weston’s As You Like It) as Biff; Nathan Darrow (Broadway’s In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play, Berkeley Rep) as Happy; Matt Harrington (Syracuse Stage, Full Circle) as Bernard; Munson Hicks (Broadway’s August: Osage County, Weston’s Copenhagen) as Charley; Philip Kerr (6 Broadway shows, Weston’s Proof) as Uncle Ben; David Bonanno (Broadway’s The Light in the Piazza, Weston’s Stones in His Pockets) as Howard and Stanley; Brandy Zarle (Second Stage, Weston’s Tartuffe) as The Woman; Elizabeth Morton (Intiman, Actors Theatre of Louisville) as Jenny and Letta; and Beth Hylton (Kennedy Center, the Hippodrome) as Miss Forsythe.
Death of a Salesman is directed by WPTC Resident Producing Director Steve Stettler, who in recent years has directed Weston’s The Light in the Piazza, A Number and the fall tour of Metamorphoses. He has directed in New York, regionally on both coasts and internationally, including a celebrated production of Miller’s A View From the Bridge at the Ibsen Theatre in Norway. He will be supported by a creative team of Weston veterans including Timothy R. Mackabee (Scenic Designer), Stuart Duke (Lighting Designer), Kirche Leigh Zeile (Costume Designer), Daniel Kluger (Composer/Sound Designer), and Kathleen Petroziello (Production Stage Manager).
“This great play, the superb cast and design team, and the long-awaited return of Christopher Lloyd, presents us with the opportunity of a lifetime,” said director Stettler. “This was the show that Chris wanted to do and the theatre with whom he wanted to do it. We’re excited to share Death of A Salesman with our largest and broadest audience ever through our extended schedule.”
Bruce Bouchard, Paramount Executive Director commented, “It was wonderful of the talented team at Weston to offer Mr. Lloyd virtually ‘any role of his choosing’ to come back to the theatre in which he began his career and given the unearthly depth of his craft it is even more wonderful that he chose Willy Loman and Death of a Salesman. It will, undoubtedly be a joy and a revelation to see him put his stamp on this great American role."
The Paramount Theatre
Presents
The Weston Playhouse Production
of
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Starring Christopher Lloyd
Tuesday, September 28 @ 7:30PM
30 Center Street Rutland, VT
$22.50 - $27.50 – Limited Seats Remain!
Box Office: 802-775-0903