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Photo Coverage: Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN Opening Night Bows

Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN opened last night, Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the all-star cast's opening night bows!

The strictly limited 18 week engagement is directed by Drama Desk Award winner Michael Wilson (The Orphans Home Cycle Part I, II and III, Dividing The Estate). Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN comes to Broadway in an all-star theatrical event with two time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, Tony and Emmy Award winner John Larroquette, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Candice Bergen, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack, Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, Drama Desk Award winner Michael McKean and five time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury.

The design team includes Tony and Drama Desk Award winning scenic designer Derek McLane (33 Variations, Anything Goes), Tony and Drama Desk Award winning lighting designer Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Part 2 - Shipwreck), five-time Tony Award nominated costume designer Ann Roth (The Book of Mormon), Drama Desk Award winning sound designer John Gromada (Seminar, The Orphans' Home Cycle) and projection designer Peter Nigrini (Fela!, 9 to 5: The Musical).

Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN also features Curtis Billings, Corey Brill, Tony Carlin, Donna Hanover, Sherman Howard, Olja Hrustic, Bill Kux, James Lecesne, Dakin Matthews, Angelica Page, Fred Parker, Jr. and Amy Tribbey.

A play about power, ambition, political secrets, ruthlessness and the race for the presidency, Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN is set at the national convention where two candidates are vying for their party's nomination during the primary season. It's an inside look at the dirt-digging, double-dealing, triple-crossing chicanery of presidential electioneering and what could be more fun in a presidential campaign season than these theatrical fireworks. This marks the first major revival of Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN since it received a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award in 2000.

Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

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Dakin Matthews, Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean & Corey Brill

Kerry Butler

Candice Bergen

Angela Lansbury

John Larroquette

Eric McCormack

James Earl Jones

Kerry Butler, Eric McCormack, James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen

Kerry Butler, Eric McCormack, James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury

Ensemble Cast featuring: James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays & Michael McKean

Candice Bergen & Angela Lansbury

Jefferson Mays, Kerry Butler, Eric McCormack & James Earl Jones during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/1/2012

James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury & Michael McKean

Candice Bergen & Angela Lansbury

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury & Michael McKean

John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury, Michael McKean & Corey Brill

Ensemble Cast featuring: James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays & Michael McKean

John Larroquette, Candice Bergen & Angela Lansbury

Ensemble Cast featuring: James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays & Michael McKean

John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury & Michael McKean

Ensemble Cast featuring: James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays & Michael McKean

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As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of 'GREASE'. His Journey to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. Walter moved to Manhattan and for a leading role as a Photographer & Photo Researcher. Currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and family members Dali (Jack Russell) & Gala (Schnoodle). Recently he made his Broadway debut sharing the stage with Hugh Jackman in 'Hugh Jackman on Broadway' as well as receiving the Actors' Equity Association Gypsy Spirit Award. Walter McBride Photography is syndicated worldwide by Corbis/AP.

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