In an interview with Tavis Smiley and Cornel West on the “Smiley & West” radio show last week, James Earl Jones discussed his Tony-nominated role in “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” — and a little politics: “I think I have figured out the tea party,” the actor [said]. “I think I do understand racism because [...]
In an essay on Watergate titled “Political Melodramas, for the The New Statesman in 1973, Gore Vidal wrote: In 1959 when I wrote ["The Best Man"], the Democratic candidates for the nomination [included...] Adlai Stevenson… who was being smeared as a homosexual — and an indecisive one to boot…. When I based the character of [...]
Broadway World: Golden Globe Award winner Cybill Shepherd, Emmy Award nominee John Stamos, Emmy Award nominee Kristin Davis and Tony Award winner Elizabeth Ashley will join the cast of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN this July when original cast members Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler and Angela Lansbury depart [...]
Mark Blum, who played the Dick Jensen in the 2000 revival of “The Best Man,” is replacing Michael McKean who was injured, via TheatreMania: Obie Award winner Mark Blum will permanently take over the role of Dick Jensen in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, beginning Tuesday, [...]
Michael McKean was injured in a freak accident in New York — his leg was broken after he was struck by a taxi that jumped the curb onto the sidewalk. “We always tell each other to break a leg in this business. I never thought it would happen to me this way!” McKean told producers [...]
Broadway World: Producers of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN have announced that the critically-acclaimed production, which was originally scheduled to play through July 8, 2012, has been extended a second time, now through Sunday, September 9, 2012. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by [...]
Nominations for the Tony Awards were announced in New York today. “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” received two nominations, one for best revival of a play and one for the performance of James Earl Jones. Absent a presumptive favorite like last year’s “The Book of Mormon,” the 2012 field is considered to be wide open. [...]
“Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” officially opened on Broadway Sunday night, and the reviews are in. Reviewers from all the leading media outlets loved the show, except one. More about that in a moment. First, here’s a sampling of opinions that safely can be described as the consensus among all the reviews. Associated Press:
A report from NPR sets the stage for the Broadway opening today of the revival of “Gore Vidal’s Best Man.” Read it (or listen to it) here. For ticket information, click here.
Associated Press: It may not take long before you start hating Eric McCormack. The genial star of “Will & Grace” has turned himself into a power-hungry, egotistical senator only too willing to throw political mud in a Broadway revival of “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.” McCormack has even heard hisses from the audience. “People come [...]
