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## Additional Information

This production contains mature content and is intended purely for audiences ages 17 and older. 

No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. 

All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles. Avoid bringing packages, luggage, and backpacks. Some items must be checked. 

The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.

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Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, Bruce Norris’s ​profane, disruptive, and heartbreaking Downstate finally arrives on Broadway in a strictly limited 12-week engagement, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello.

Four men, living together uneasily in the pressure-cooker of a state-sanctioned group home, have been convicted of sex crimes against minors. They have served their prison sentences, but enjoying the freedom they believe they have earned proves both elusive and treacherous. When a survivor unexpectedly arrives and demands to confront his abuser, the encounter triggers a catastrophic chain reaction that cannot be contained.

Starring Cassie Beck, K. Todd Freeman, Francis Guinan, Adrian Martinez, Al’Jaleel McGhee, Thomas Sadoski, Ivy Wolk, and Liza Colón-Zayas.

Performances begin October 17 at the Booth Theatre, ahead of a November 15 opening.

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K. Todd Freeman is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Freeman won a Drama Desk Award and earned a Tony Award nomination for starring in *Airline Highway* on Broadway, where he also earned a Tony nomination for *Song of Jacob Zulu* and performed in [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets), *The Minutes*, *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest*, and [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway).

Off Broadway, he has delivered award-winning performances in shows including *Prince Faggot* (Obie Award), *Downstate* (Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Obie Awards), and *Fetch Clay Make Man* (Obie Award). He is also a member of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, which has launched various stage and screen stars and transfers numerous productions to NYC.

TV credits include *Will Trent, The Rehearsal, High Maintenance, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Law and Order: SVU*, and *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*.

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Francis Guinan is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Guinan previously starred in *Downstate* in Chicago, in London (Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination), and off Broadway (Drama Desk Award nomination). He has also starred in *August: Osage County* and *The Grapes of Wrath* (Drama Desk nomination) on Broadway.

A longtime member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in Chicago, he has earned six Jeff Award nominations for his work in Chicago theatre, winning once for *A Guide for the Perplexed*.

He is known for playing Edgar Teller on *Eerie, Indiana* and making guest appearances in numerous other TV shows, including *Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, That '70s Show, Frasier, Mike & Molly*, and two *Star Trek* series: *Enterprise* and *Voyager*.

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Al'Jaleel McGhee is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

McGhee previously understudied multiple roles in the 2022-23 tour of Broadway's *A Soldier's Play*. His TV roles include Shoota in *Power Book IV: Force* Lotty in *61st Street*, and Alvin Sherwood in *Lady in the Lake*, and he's also appeared on shows like *Empire, Chicago Med*, and *Chicago P.D.*

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Adrian Martinez is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Martinez has appeared in over 75 movies and over 30 TV shows. Main TV roles include Dumont in *The Blacklist: Redemption*, Roberto in *No Activity*, and Tookie in *Stumptown*, as well as a recurring appearance on *Late Night with Conan O'Brien*.

Film credits include *Kick-Ass, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, American Hustle, The Amazing Spider-Man 2*, and more.

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Liza Colón-Zayas is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Colón-Zayas is best known for her Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Imagen Award-winning performance as Tina Marrero on *The Bear*; she became the first Latina to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Additional screen roles include Jean DeWolff in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, Janet in John Krasinski's comedy film *IF*, Rita on HBO's *In Treatment*, and Principal Fallow on OWN's *David Makes Man*.

Colón-Zayas is also a theatre veteran who has collaborated with artists like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Quiara Alegría Hudes, including as a member of LAByrinth Theatre Company since 1992. Most notably, she originated the role of the Church Lady in Stephen Adly Guirgis's Pulitzer Prize-winning *Between Riverside and Crazy* both off and on Broadway. She won a Lucille Lortel Award for her Off-Broadway performance.

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Thomas Sadoski is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026. He is best known for his TV roles as Don Keefer in *The Newsroom* and Matt Short in *Life in Pieces*.

Sadoski is a theatre veteran who earned Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations for starring as Greg in 2009's *Reasons to Be Pretty* off Broadway. He previously made his Broadway debut in 2004's *Reckless* and later starred as Billy Einhorn in *The House of Blue Leaves* and Trip Wyeth in *Other Desert Cities*.

Previously, he got his start beyond Broadway, performing with renowned institutions like NYC's Second Stage Theater and the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.

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Ivy Wolk is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Wolk rose to fame as a Twitter (now X) and TikTok personality and began her acting career soon after. She is known for playing Tellulah on the Freeform series *Everything's Gonna Be Okay* and for appearing in the movies *Anora* as Crystal and *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* as Diana.

She has also had recurring TV roles as Chelsea on *English Teacher*, Seven Sugar on *Deli Boys*, and Rhonda on Ryan Murphy's *The Shards*.

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Cassie Beck is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Beck made her Broadway debut as an understudy in the play trilogy *The Norman Conquests* in 2009 and went on to appear in classic plays like *Picnic* and *The Rose Tattoo*. For her performance in Stephen Karam's 2015 play *The Humans*, she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble alongside her castmates. She is also a Theatre World Award winner for *The Drunken City*.

On TV, Beck played Courtney in the 2021 *I Know What You Did Last Summer* reboot and appeared in episodes of *Pose, High Maintenance, Chicago Med, Elementary*, and more.

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The Booth Theatre, named in honor of the legendary 19th-century actor Edwin Booth, is a historical theater venue in New York City, specifically located in the heart of the theatre district on Broadway. It was first opened on October 16, 1913. This venue loves to exhibit plays and has been home to a string of widely acclaimed productions since its establishment. It is known for its intimate setting, having only 766 seats distributed between the orchestra and mezzanine levels. The interior is beautifully ornamented, showcasing Italian Renaissance detailing and a warm, old-world atmosphere. The Booth Theatre is currently owned by the Shubert Organization. Over the years, it has housed multiple award-winning plays such as 'Sunday in the Park with George', 'Next to Normal', and 'The Elephant Man'. 

**How to get there:** The Booth Theater is located at 222 West 45th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. It is easily accessible by public transit. For subway riders, it is close to the Times Square-42nd Street station, where the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S trains stop. It is possible to park your car in a nearby garage but remember that the theatre district can be quite busy, especially during show hours.

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The Booth Theatre opened on October 16, 1913, as an adjoining venue with the [Shubert Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre). The building was designed by Henry B. Herts, and the first production there was Arnold Bennett's play *The Great Adventure*.

Named after the actor Edwin Booth, brother to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, the venue was actually the second New York theatre to bear his name. The first was built in 1869 on 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, but it was demolished in 1965.

The facade and parts of the current Booth's interior have been designated New York City landmarks.

## How to get to the Booth Theatre on Broadway

The Booth Theatre is located on 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. It is closest to the 42nd Street stations on the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, or S lines. The theatre is also accessible by bus, with the closest stops being 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines; 7th Ave/W. 44th St. on the M104 line; and 8th Ave/W 43rd St. on the M20, M104, and M34A-SBS lines.

## Where is *Kimberly Akimbo* playing?

The critically acclaimed musical *Kimberly Akimbo* plays the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The show has performed there since October 2022.

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The Booth Theatre is a historically significant venue in New York's theatre district known for showcasing acclaimed plays and having an intimate setting.

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Nathan Lane plays Willy Loman, a towering figure in American drama. A family man with a job that's going nowhere, a wife who is trying her best, and two sons competing for love, Willy is one of theatre's most treasured roles, previously played on stage by greats like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Dennehy, Lee J. Cobb, and Wendell Pierce.

In a statement, Kate Miller, Trustee of the Arthur Miller Literary and Dramatic Property Trust, shared, “This production promises to channel *Salesman*'s dynamic power in a completely new way. Part of what's so exciting about Joe Mantello’s approach is that he has been immersing himself in our extensive archives and interacting with Arthur's earliest drafts of *Salesman* — sounding out a deeper understanding of the play's inner workings."

## What to watch for

- In a statement, director Joe Mantello said, "Looking through Miller’s early drafts revealed insights into the play’s first impulses, including some surprising theatrical ideas."
- "In 1995 while rehearsing a Terrence McNally play with Joe, he turned to me out of the blue and quietly said, ‘Someday you and I are going to do *Death of a Salesman*,’" Nathan Lane said in a statement.
- The creative team will include scenic design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Rudy Mance, lighting design by Jack Knowles, and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman.
- Laurie Metcalf and Joe Mantello have collaborated on multiple projects, including the recent *Little Bear Ridge Road*.

## Additional Information
Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre. 

No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. 

All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles. Avoid bringing packages, luggage, and backpacks. Some items must be checked. 

The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services. 

__Audio Described / Captioned Performances__ 
Audio description and personal captioning are available on your mobile device by downloading the GalaPro app from Apple or Google. Hand-held devices are available to borrow at the Shubert Audience Services kiosk.

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*Death of a Salesman* is a classic family drama about a father who works on the road, juggling his career, personal life, and the American Dream.

Arthur Miller's *Death of a Salesman* returns to Broadway, directed by Joe Mantello and now a winner of six Tony Awards including Best Play Revival. Mantello's production uncovers new layers in Miller's masterpiece, revealing unexpected dimensions in a play that continues to resonate with ever more power.

Nathan Lane and 2026 Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf star in “the greatest American play” (Kenneth Tynan, The Observer) alongside Christopher Abbott, with Ben Ahlers.

“By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater. Humane in its point of view, it has stature and insight, awareness of life, respect for people and knowledge of American manners and of modern folkways. It brings the whole theatre alive.”
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A new production for a new era.

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Don't miss the most Tony Award-winning show of the season, featuring Nathan Lane, Tony winner Laurie Metcalf, and more in the American classic.

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Set in 1940s Brooklyn, *Death of a Salesman* is about a traveling salesman who is unhappy with his life as his career comes to an end.

Nathan Lane was born Joseph Lane on&nbsp;February 3, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran, who has also enjoyed&nbsp;a prolific career in film and television, with two Golden Globe and six Emmy Award nominations under his belt.

Lane attended various Catholic schools in the Jersey City area, including St. Peter's Preparatory High School, and would eventually receive a drama scholarship to study at St. Joseph's University in&nbsp;Philadelphia. However, on the first day of college, he realised that the scholarship would only cover a portion of the tuition fees and he was unable to afford the remainder. He decided to leave for New York City and pursue a career as an actor that same day. He was forced to change his name as Joseph Lane was already taken at Actors Equity and&nbsp;chose Nathan after the character of Nathan Detroit in&nbsp;Guys and Dolls.

After a brief foray into the&nbsp;world of stand-up comedy with partner, Patrick Stack, Lane embarked on an acclaimed stage career, making his Broadway debut as Roland Maule in the 1982 revival of Noël Coward's&nbsp;Present Laughter&nbsp;and earning a Drama Desk Award nomination. He has over twenty Broadway credits on his résumé including his Tony Award-winning performances as&nbsp;Prologus /&nbsp;Pseudolus in&nbsp;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum&nbsp;in 1996 and as&nbsp;Max Bialystock&nbsp;in&nbsp;The Producers&nbsp;in 2001.

He also earned Tony Award nominations for his performances as&nbsp;Walter Burns in&nbsp;The Front Page&nbsp;(2017), as&nbsp;Chauncey in&nbsp;The Nance&nbsp;(2013), and, fittingly, as&nbsp;Nathan Detroit in&nbsp;Guys and Dolls&nbsp;(1992). He also appeared in the 1983 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;Merlin,&nbsp;The Wind in the Willows&nbsp;in 1985, the 1990 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;Some Americans Abroad, the 1991 revival of&nbsp;On Borrowed Time,&nbsp;Laughter on the 23rd Floor in 1993, the 1995 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;Love! Valour! Compassion!, the 2000 revival of&nbsp;The Man Who Came to Dinner, the 2004 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;The Frogs, the 2005 revival of&nbsp;The Odd Couple, the 2006 revival of&nbsp;Butley, the 2008 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;November, Waiting for Godot&nbsp;in 2009, the 2010 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;The Addams Family, and the 2014 Broadway premiere of&nbsp;It's Only a Play.&nbsp;Lane made his West End debut in the London transfer of&nbsp;The Producers&nbsp;in 2004, eventually winning the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2005.

Lane has also been no stranger to the off-Broadway scene over the course of his career, appearing regularly for Manhattan Theatre Club -&nbsp;Claptrap&nbsp;(1987),&nbsp;The Lisbon Traviata&nbsp;(1989), Bad Habits (1990),&nbsp;Lips Together, Teeth Apart&nbsp;(1991),&nbsp;Love! Valour! Compassion!&nbsp;(1994), and&nbsp;Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks" (1998). Other selected off-Broadway credits include Roundabout Theatre Company's 1984 production of&nbsp;She Stoops to Conquer, the 1985 Shakespeare in the Park&nbsp;production of&nbsp;Measure for Measure, the Second Stage Theatre productions of&nbsp;The Film Society (1988) and&nbsp;In a Pig's Valise (1989),&nbsp;the Westside Theatre's 2003 production of&nbsp;Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted, and the 2005 Primary Stages production of&nbsp;Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams.

Film fans may recognise Lane from his Golden Globe-nominated roles as&nbsp;Max Bialystock in the 2005 film adaptation of The Producers&nbsp;and as&nbsp;Albert Goldman in 1996's&nbsp;The Birdcage. He also famously provided the voice of Timon in Disney's 1994 animated classic&nbsp;The Lion King. Other notable film&nbsp;roles include&nbsp;Mirror Mirror,&nbsp;Nicholas Nickelby,&nbsp;Austin Powers in Goldmember,&nbsp;and Love's Labour's Lost. His television appearances have earned him a total of six Emmy Award nominations - three for Modern Family&nbsp;in 2014, 2013 and 2011, and single nominations for The Good Wife&nbsp;(2013),&nbsp;Mad About You&nbsp;(1998), and for Frasier&nbsp;(1995). Other TV credits include American Crime Story,&nbsp;Charlie Lawrence,&nbsp;Sex and the City,&nbsp;Teacher's Pet,&nbsp;George and Martha,&nbsp;Encore! Encore!,&nbsp;and One of the Boys, among many others.

Lane returned to the London stage in 2017 to take on the role of Roy Cohn in the National Theatre production of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/angels-in-america-a-gay-fantasia-on-national-themes" target="_blank">Angels in America</a>, which transfered&nbsp;to Broadway from February 23 through to July 15, 2018, and resulted in&nbsp;his third Tony Award win.

In 2019, he led the world premiere of Taylor Mac's comedy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/gary-a-sequel-to-titus-andronicus" target="_blank">Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus</a>, playing the title character. In 2026, he earned a Tony Award nomination for starring as Willy Loman in director Joe Mantello's revival of [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway).

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Laura Elizabeth Metcalf was born on&nbsp;June 16, 1955 in Carbondale, Illinois. She is known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Nora in&nbsp;A Doll's House, Part 2, her Golden Globe-nominated performance as Marion McPherson&nbsp;in Ladybird,&nbsp;and her three-time Emmy Award-winning TV role as&nbsp;Jackie Harris on Roseanne.&nbsp;

Metcalf was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois, and eventually majored in theatre at Illinois State University. She graduated in 1976 with a bachelor of arts and began her acting career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. She made her Off-Broadway debut in 1984 in a Steppenwolf production of&nbsp;Balm in Gilead, receiving both a Theatre World Award and an Obie Award. After relocating to New York City,&nbsp;Metcalf launched what would become a highly-celebrated stage career. During the 1980s, she starred as Beth in the 1986 Lincoln Center Theater production of&nbsp;Bodies, Rest and Motion&nbsp;and as Rita in the Westside Theatre's 1987 production of Willy Russell's&nbsp;Educating Rita.

On screen, Metcalf's first major film credit came in 1985, when she played Leslie Glass in Desperately Seeking Susan. Her career took off in 1988&nbsp;after she was cast as Jackie Harris on the long-running ABC sitcom Roseanne. She appeared in a total of 221 episodes between 1988 and 1997, winning three Emmy Awards (from 1992 to 1994), and earning a further Emmy Award nomination (1995) and two Golden Globe nominations (1993 and 1995). Her other major TV credits over the course of her career include Emmy-nominated appearances in 3rd Rock from the Sun,&nbsp;Monk,&nbsp;Desperate Housewives,&nbsp;The Big Bang Theory,&nbsp;Horace and Peter,&nbsp;and as&nbsp;Dr. Jenna James on Getting On. She has also starred in a host of films over the years, including Uncle Buck&nbsp;(1989), Internal Affairs&nbsp;(1990), Pacific Heights&nbsp;(1990), JFK&nbsp;(1991), A Dangerous Woman&nbsp;(1993), Leaving Las Vegas&nbsp;(1995), Dear God&nbsp;(1996),&nbsp;Scream 2&nbsp;(1997), and Lady Bird&nbsp;(2017), for which she was nominated for&nbsp;Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.&nbsp;She has also worked in animation, voicing the roles of&nbsp;Sarah Hawkins in Disney's Treasure Planet&nbsp;(2002),&nbsp;Lucille Krunklehorn in Disney's Meet the Robinsons&nbsp;(2007), and Mrs. Davis in Pixar's&nbsp;Toy Story&nbsp;franchise.

On Broadway, after previously&nbsp;making&nbsp;her debut in the short-lived 1995 production of&nbsp;My Thing of Love, Metcalf became a regular on the scene from late 2007. She appeared in a string of roles including three Tony Award-nominated performances in&nbsp;November&nbsp;(2008),&nbsp;The Other Place&nbsp;(2013), and the stage adaptation of Stephen King's&nbsp;Misery (2016), opposite Bruce Willis. She also starred as&nbsp;Kate Jerome in the 2009 Broadway revival of&nbsp;Brighton Beach Memoirs and appeared off Broadway in The New Group's 2010 production of&nbsp;A Lie of the Mind at Theatre Row, the 2011 MCC Theater production of&nbsp;The Other Place&nbsp;(winning both a Lucille Lortel Award and an Obie Award), and the 2013 Lincoln Center Theater production of&nbsp;Domesticated. Metcalf has also appeared on the London stage in the National Theatre's 2001 revival of Arthur Miller's&nbsp;All My Sons&nbsp;and as Mary Tyrone in the 2012 West End revival of Eugene O'Neill's&nbsp;Long Day's Journey Into Night.

In 2017, Metcalf won her first Tony Award for her acclaimed performance as Nora Helmer in Lucas Hnath's&nbsp;A Doll's House, Part 2, portraying the iconic Ibsen character from&nbsp;March 30 through&nbsp;July 23, 2017. She returned&nbsp;to Broadway to star alongside Glenda Jackson and Alison Pill in Edward Albee's&nbsp;Three Tall Women&nbsp;from February 27 through to June 24, 2018, and took home her second consecutive Tony Award for her efforts at the 2018 ceremony. She then took on the&nbsp;role of Hillary Clinton in Lucas Hnath's new play&nbsp;Hillary and Clinton&nbsp;at Broadway's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/golden-theatre">Golden Theatre</a>, earning yet another Tony Award nomination. The play began performances on&nbsp;March 16 and ran&nbsp;through June&nbsp;23, 2019.

Her next Broadway venture —&nbsp;marking her record-breaking fifth consecutive season on Broadway —&nbsp;was in the iconic role of Martha in a revival of Edward Albee's&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?&nbsp;at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/booth-theatre">Booth Theatre</a>, which began performances on March 3, 2020. However, the production was forced to close down on March 11 after just nine&nbsp;previews&nbsp;due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In 2023, she starred in Levi Holloway's horror play *Grey House*. In 2025, she starred as Sarah in [*Little Bear Ridge Road*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/44791-little-bear-ridge-road) and, later that same season, as Linda Loman in [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway) on Broadway in 2026, winning the 2026 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance. She acted in all three productions under the direction of frequent collaborator Joe Mantello.

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Christopher Jacob Abbott was born February 10, 1986 in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has worked extensively on both stage and screen and is known for roles in *Girls* and many independent films.

After studying acting at HB Studio in New York, he landed roles in his first two Off-Broadway plays in 2008: *Good Boys and True* and *Mouth to Mouth*. He returned to the stage two years later for *That Face*.

In 2011, Abbott made both his feature film debut (in *Martha Marcy May Marlene*) and Broadway debut (in *The House of Blue Leaves*, opposite Edie Falco and Ben Stiller). But it was his role as Charlie Dattolo in *Girls* that gained him widespread recognition in 2012. He appeared in 13 episodes, and his success led him to leading TV roles, including John Yossarian in a miniseries based on the novel *Catch-22*. Abbott earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.

In 2026, Abbott starred as Biff Loman in [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway) on Broadway. His Off-Broadway and regional credits include *Where We're Born*, *Fool for Love*, *John*, *The Rose Tattoo* opposite Marisa Tomei, and *Danny and the Deep Blue Sea* opposite [Aubrey Plaza](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/aubrey-plaza).

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Ben Ahlers made his Broadway debut as Happy Loman in [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway) in 2026. He is known for his work in television and theatre. On screen, he is most known for his roles as Jack Trotter in *The Gilded Age,* Liam Kelly in *The Village,* and Burton in *The Last of Us*.

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