| 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 | The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | a presidential convention in Philadelphia, 1960 |
| IBDB profile | |
The Best Man is a 1960 play by American playwright Gore Vidal. The play premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on 31 March 1960 where it ran for 520 performances before closing on 8 July 1961.
Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.
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Plot summary
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- Nominations
References
Trivia
Ronald Reagan auditioned for the lead in the original 1960 run of the play, but was turned down because the producers felt he didn't look presidential.
Further reading
- Vidal, Gore (1960). The Best Man; A Play About Politics (First edition ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. OCLC 290727.
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
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