Death Of A Salesman Reviews
Stage and Cinema- Recommended
"...The play is seventy-seven years old. It still goes off. The question any production has to answer is not whether the thing works but how to get out of its way while it does, and at A Noise Within in Pasadena, where Julia Rodriguez-Elliott has staged it with a restraint that occasionally reads as severity, the answer is mostly correct. The scenic design by Frederica Nascimento places the action on a wide black stage backed by a skyline of Brooklyn tenement windows, their brick faces tilted just slightly, as though the whole built world is carrying more weight than its frame was rated for."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...Geoff Elliott’s magnificent star turn as Willy Loman, nearly a dozen impeccable supporting performances, and inspired direction and design by an all-star A Noise Within team add up to as brilliant a revival of Death Of A Salesman as any Arthur Miller aficionado could ever hope to see."
Stage Raw- Recommended
"...The success of a production can understandably rise or fall on the strength of the actor playing Willy, (though I’ve been to one where the performance of the actor playing Biff was riveting beyond all others and elevated the entire show). At A Noise Within, where the play is directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, the pivotal role of the salesman has been undertaken by Geoff Elliott in a crafted portrayal of a personality so demanding that he’s impossible to ignore. More than others, Elliott’s Willy is a very angry man who wreaks his ire freely on those around him."
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended
"...If you're looking for a light, laugh-filled romp at the theater, Death of a Salesman is not on your calendar, but if you're looking for a brilliantly written American classic with fine actors in a beautiful space, this one is for you."
Broadway World- Highly Recommended
"...An excellent cast renders Miller’s band of climbers, dreamers and ghosts with skill and sensitivity. As Willy and Linda Loman, longtime company members Geoff Elliott and Deborah Strang deliver the kind of work that – though we have long since come to expect it of this company and these actors – is no less affecting or remarkable."