‘Ozark’ Actor McKinley Belcher III Joins Broadway’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Revival

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EXCLUSIVE Ozark actor McKinley Belcher III will join the cast of Broadway’s upcoming Death of a Salesman revival starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke this fall, producers announced today.Belcher will play Happy Loman, son of Willy (Pierce) and Linda (Clarke) Loman.

The revival begins previews September 19 at the Hudson Theatre for a strictly limited 17-week engagement. Belcher joins other previously announced cast members Khris Davis as Biff and André De Shields as Willy’s brother Ben.The production reimagines, for the first time on Broadway, Arthur Miller’s classic play from the perspective of an African American family, living and working in a White, Capitalist world.Produced by Cindy Tolan, Elliott & Harper Productions and Kwame Kwei-Armah, Death of a Salesman is directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London production alongside Marianne Elliott.“I couldn’t be more thrilled to step into the continuum to tell the story of this great American play,” said Belcher in a statement, “and through the eyes and hearts of a Loman family that looks like me.

We’ll be standing on the shoulders of such a beautiful and lauded West End production, and the many iconic storytellers who’ve lived Arthur Miller’s words before us.

I’m in awe of the talent in the room, from Wendell, Sharon, André and my brother Khris. It’s an honor to be back on Broadway unpacking the meaning of family and our ever-elusive American Dream.”Belcher made his Broadway debut as Private Louis Henson in the 2020 production of A Soldier’s Play starring David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood.Producers today also announced members of the revival’s creative team, including Anna Fleischle (scenic and co-costume design), Sarita Fellows (co-costume