Award-winning actors Annette Bening and Tracy Letts return to Broadway in the play that launched Arthur Miller as the moral voice of the American Theater. In the aftermath of WWII, the Keller family struggles to stay intact and to fight for their future when a long-hidden secret threatens to emerge - forcing them to reckon with greed, denial, repentance, and post-war disenchantment across generations.
O'Brien's production includes actors of color in important roles. Hampton Fluker plays George and Chinasa Ogbuagu plays Sue Bayliss, a neighbor with sharp opinions on the Keller family's self-deceiving ways. The casting, neither colorblind nor thematic, is part of a theatrical tradition that has become more or less standard. If the company seems unsettled, the issue isn't race but style. O'Brien's ensemble mixes realism with contemporary classicism in a catch-as-catch-can way. It's the acting equivalent of a mixed salad.
Letts' performance likely will strike some as odd or disconnected - I find it perfectly in tune with the moment, and there is much to like about Bening's work, too. Kate Keller is a tricky part - she can come off as merely an enabler or a kook. Bening comes up with something much richer, as does Walker, who is quite moving and, well, sad. It will take another generation or two to fix things, you think.
1947 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1974 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
1987 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1997 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
2008 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2010 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2019 | West End |
London Revival at Old Vic Theatre West End |
2019 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Hampton Fluker |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Annette Bening |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Tracy Letts |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | All My Sons |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Jack O'Brien |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play | Benjamin Walker |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Projection Design | Jeff Sugg |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | All My Sons |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design | John Gromada |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Benjamin Walker |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Annette Bening |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | All My Sons |
Videos