Christopher Abbott kicked off his week leading up to the 2026 Tony Awards with his first time presenting at an awards show at the 2026 Gotham TV Awards.
The actor seemed to have a zen-like approach to the busy days leading up to Broadway‘s big night, where Abbott is nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play, just one of nine nominations for the Death of a Salesman revival he stars in with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf.
“There’s definitely been a bit of a push. There’s been more press stuff that we’ve all had to do, so on top of doing the show, we’re doing a lot of extra things,” he told The Hollywood Reporter on the Gotham TV Awards red carpet. “For me, it doesn’t change the show or how we do the show, it feels like another hump we’re sort of getting over, and then we don’t have to worry about the Tonys anymore. Being nominated is already icing.”
The latest iteration of the Arthur Miller drama has received rave reviews for director Joe Mantello’s more abstract version, which features a different, more industrial setting than most adaptations.
Indeed, it was this “fresh take” that sold Abbott, who first broke out more than a decade ago on HBO’s Girls, on being part of the oft-revived production.
