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''The Best Man'' is a 1960 play by American playwright Gore Vidal. The play premiered on Broadway in 1960 and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964. Lee Tracy, playing Art Hockstader, repeated his performance in the 1964 film adaptation. ==Productions== The play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and ran for 520 performances before closing on July 8, 1961. The play starred Melvyn Douglas (William Russell) and Frank Lovejoy (Joseph Cantwell). On October 2, 1962, Lovejoy died of a heart attack in his sleep at his residence in New York City. Lovejoy and his wife, Joan Banks, had been appearing in a New Jersey production of the play. A revival opened on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre in September 2000, and closed on Dec 31, 2000 after 121 performances and 15 previews. Directed by Ethan McSweeny, the play starred Elizabeth Ashley, Charles Durning, Christine Ebersole, Spalding Gray, Michael Learned, Chris Noth, Mark Blum, Jonathan Hadary and Jordan Lage.〔Brantley, Ben. ("Theater Review: A Timeless Morality Tale Cloaked in Politics" ) ''The New York Times'', September 18, 2000〕 A revival opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 6, 2012 in previews and officially on April 1, 2012,〔Haun, Harry. ("Playbill On Opening Night: Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man' Pins the Tale" ) Playbill.com, April 2, 2012〕 in a limited run. The play was originally scheduled to close on July 1, 2012 but has extended to September 9, 2012. The cast stars James Earl Jones (as former President Art Hockstader), Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette (as candidate William Russell), Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack (as candidate Senator Joseph Cantwell), Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean, Fred Parker Jr. and Kerry Butler, with direction by Michael Wilson. This production was nominated for two 2012 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Jones).〔Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth.(" 'The Best Man', Tony Nominee as Best Revival of a Play, Extends Booking a Second Time" ) Playbill.com, May 17, 2012〕 Theatre review aggregator ''Curtain Critic'' gave the production a score of 75 out of 100 based on the opinions of 13 critics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.curtaincritic.com/Shows/GORE_VIDAL_S_THE_BEST_MAN_REVIEWS-127.html )〕 John Stamos, Cybill Shepherd, Kristin Davis, and Elizabeth Ashley took over the roles originally held by McCormack, Bergen, Butler, and Lansbury, respectively, in July 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Best Man (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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