The Best Man (play)

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The Best Man
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
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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 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.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Awards and nominations 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

[edit] Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

Nominations

• 1960 Tony Award for Best Play
• 2001 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

[edit] References

[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

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