The Best Man (play)
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| The Best Man | |
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| Written by | Gore Vidal |
| Date premiered | 31 March 1960 |
| Place premiered | Morosco Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Five men vie for their party's nomination for president. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A presidential convention, Philadelphia, 1960 |
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The Best Man is a 1960 play by American playwright Gore Vidal. The play premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and ran for 520 performances before closing on July 8, 1961.
Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.
Ronald Reagan auditioned without success for the lead in the play's original run. Vidal did not think he could play a credible president.[1]
James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury are attached to the spring 2012 revival. An official opening is set for Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). Also set to star in the production are John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean and Kerry Butler.[2]
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
- Nominations
[edit] References
- ^ Wendy Doniger, The Woman Who Pretended to be Who She was: Myths of Self-Imitation (Oxford University Press, 2005), 23-4
- ^ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Kerry-Butler-Joins-THE-BEST-MAN-Casting-Now-Complete-20120105
[edit] Further reading
- Vidal, Gore (1960). The Best Man: A Play About Politics (First edition ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. OCLC 290727.
[edit] External links
- The Best Man at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Best Man (revival) at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Best Man (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Theater Guide 2012 profile
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