Christopher Abbott (Death of a Salesman) on His Tony Nomination, Girls, and the Knicks | Talk Easy

Christopher Abbott is one of the finest actors of his generation. He joins us this week from the Winter Garden Theatre, where he plays Biff Loman in the latest Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman opposite Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Fresh off nine Tony nominations, we sit with Abbott to unpack is volatile and vulnerable portrayal of Biff (3:00), the renewed relevance of Arthur Miller’s critique of the American dream (6:00), and how he produces his intense performance, eight shows a week (8:30). Then, we walk through his upbringing in Greenwich, Connecticut (16:00), the working-class roots that shaped his approach to acting (25:00), and why he kept walking toward the stage (27:00). On the back-half, we discuss Abbott’s lean years auditioning in New York City (32:00), his breakthrough role in Girls (42:19), creating work in the mold of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands (46:00), his journey to parenthood with Aubrey Plaza (1:02:00), and his lasting transformations in the films James White (1:05:00) and On the Count of Three (1:07:00). To close, we talk about his return to Girls in “The Panic in Central Park” (1:08:35), finding a home in the theater with Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (1:18:00) and now Death of a Salesman (1:20:40), and naturally, the New York Knicks (1:24:30). As always, our email: [email protected]. ——— Watch/listen to Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso: YouTube    / @talkeasypod   Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2qoc5EI... Follow Talk Easy: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talkeasypod... TikTok   / talkeasypod   Website https://talkeasypod.com/ ——— Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a production of Higher Ground Media. Host: Sam Fragoso Producer: Karoline Ribak Video Editing: Corey Atad Assistant Editing: Kaitlin Moore Location: Winter Garden Theatre Cinematography: Colton Williams Second Camera: Nic Bui Camera Production Co: Three Strikes Audio Engineering: Sam Bair Sound Mixing: Andrew Vastola Art: Derek Gabryszak and Ian Jones Social Media: Sophene Kevorkian Illustrations: Krishna Bala Shenoi Photography: Sarah Schneider Photography Assistance: Pierre Bonnet Research Assistance: Ben Eisen and Kiki Georgiou Special Thanks: Abby Kelley, DKC/O&M, Christine Tripicchio, Shelter PR, Larry Levine, and Sam Rockwell.