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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Benjamin Lee

Tony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also win

Nathan Lane, the star of Death of a Salesman, accepts the award for best revival of a play at the 2026 Tonys
Nathan Lane, the star of Death of a Salesman, accepts the Tony award for best revival of a play. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

A stripped-back take on Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman dominated this year’s Tonys, winning six awards, while Lesley Manville and John Lithgow took home lead acting trophies.

Death of a Salesman was named best revival of a play, with the award-winning director Joe Mantello praising Miller’s story as one that “still talks to us through time”. Star Nathan Lane accepted the award on behalf of the cast, and called it a play that “continues to teach us who we are as humans and Americans”.

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