Wendell Pierce calls ‘Death of a Salesman’ role the ‘high watermark’ of his career

Wendell Pierce stars as the aging traveling salesman Willy Loman and Sharon D. Clarke stars as his loyal wife, Linda, in a historic Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” (AP)

NEW YORK — Wendell Pierce hopes that heading a Black-led cast in a historic revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” goes beyond exposing the classic American play to a new audience.

“Whether people are seeing it for the first time or seeing it for the 20th time, I’m really happy that new audiences are going to come to it to see our perspective,” Pierce said at a press day for the show.