Death of a Salesman because “One thing about the play that is very Chinese is the way Willy tries to make his sons successful." The Chinese father always wants his sons to be ‘dragons.’ The original Broadway production was produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Walter Fried. The play opened at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949, closing on November 18, 1950, after 742 performances. The play starred Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, Mildred Dunnock as Linda, Arthur Kennedy as Biff, Howard Smith as Charley and Cameron Mitchell as Happy. Albert Dekker and Gene Lockhart later played Willy Loman during the original Broadway
Antony Sher me so much: it's about an artist changing his identity in order to get what he wants." In 2015 he played Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman". He also has several film credits to his name, including "Yanks" (1979), "Superman II" (1980), "Shadey" (1985) and "Erik the Viking" (1989). Sher starred as the Chief Weasel in the 1996 film adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" and as Benjamin Disraeli in the 1997 film "Mrs. Brown". Sher's television appearances include the mini-series "The History Man" (1981) and "The Jury" (2002). In 2003, he played the central character in an