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While Metcalf’s Linda adopts a facade of stoicism to shield her family from the grief erupting in her, Abbott’s Biff is forced to reveal the broken man behind the defiant veneer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In the scarcely less crucial role of Biff, the Lomans’ wayward elder son, on whom Willy has pinned his hopes as the redeemer of his own failures, Mr. Abbott is a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

David Kepner’s Biff, the prodigal son who rediscovers the reasons he ran off in the first place, delivers the most centered performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Mescal, who won an Olivier Award in 2023 for A Streetcar Named Desire, will play Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Biff watched Blount walk to the door with his rolling, sailorlike gait.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers