It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.
Starring Ben Whishaw as John Proctor, Tony winner Sophie Okonedo as his wife Elizabeth Proctor, Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams, and Ciaran Hinds as Deputy-Governor Danforth.
The production will be directed by Ivo van Hove, and will have scenic and lighting design by longtime van Hove collaborator Jan Versweyveld, costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, and an original score by Philip Glass. Additional casting and design team will be announced at a later date.
The fire-starter is 17-year-old Abigail Williams (Saoirse Ronan), impelled at least in part by her anger at John Proctor's refusal to resume their brief sexual relationship. That pivotal core of passion isn't given much emphasis. Whishaw underplays for much of the evening, while Ronan - one of Hollywood's current 'It' girls following her performance in the film 'Brooklyn' - gives a fierce but emotionally opaque performance in her stage debut.
At a time when smearing a neighbor or movie star or rival presidential candidate can be as easy as hitting 'send,' it's especially troubling to watch riled-up teenagers and self-centered adults point such destructive fingers with impunity...Perhaps because Crucible invokes the supernatural, the staging seems less mannered than van Hove's take on Miller's A View From the Bridge last fall -- but not much...the excellent actors help ensure that Miller's dialogue is never overshadowed...Whishaw's beautifully shaded tenderness and fury also contrasts with the repressed desperation Ronan brings to her role. Alternately cool and rash, her Abigail is more wounded child than calculating homewrecker.
| 1953 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1958 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1964 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1972 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1991 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2002 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2016 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
Bedlam's Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Bill Camp |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Philip Glass |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Sophie Okonedo |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ben Whishaw |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Arthur Miller |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Ben Whishaw |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Jim Norton |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | The Crucible |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Bill Camp |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Sophie Okonedo |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Arthur Miller's The Crucible |
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