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Gore Vidal’s The Best Man Extends on Broadway Through September 9

Dan Bacalzo

Dan Bacalzo

| New York City |

May 16, 2012

James Earl Jones in Gore Vidal's The Best Man
(© Joan Marcus)
James Earl Jones in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
(© Joan Marcus)

The Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, has been extended a second time and will now play through Sunday, September 9.

Michael Wilson directs this play, set at the national convention where two candidates are vying for their party’s nomination during the primary season.

The production features Candice Bergen, Curtis Billings, Corey Brill, Kerry Butler, Donna Hanover, James Earl Jones, Bill Kux, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Dakin Matthews, Jefferson Mays, Eric McCormack, Michael McKean, and Fred Parker Jr.

The production was recently nominated for a 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play as well as a Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play nomination for Jones.

Click here to read TheaterMania’s review of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.

Click here for more information and tickets to Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.

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