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Aurora Adds Performances of 'Best Man' Through 9/28
by Kristin Allard - Sep 3, 2008


Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces extension performances of its critically acclaimed production of Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man'. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms this seminal political nail-biter starring Tim Kniffin, Charles Shaw Robinson, and Charles Dean, and featuring Elizabeth Benedict, Michael Cassidy, Jackson Davis, Deb Fink, Michael Patrick Gaffney, and Emilie Talbot. 'The Best Man' plays now through September 28, with added performances on September 9, 16, and 23 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

Aurora Theatre Co To Open Season With 'Best Man'
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2008


Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Aurora Theatre Company Presents 'The Best Man' 8/22
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2008


Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Aurora Theatre Co To Open Season With 'Best Man'
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 10, 2008


Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Aurora Theatre Company Presents 'The Best Man' 8/22
by Victoria Myers - Aug 8, 2008


Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal's fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

Page, Esper and Siberry Among Actors Joining Langella In 'A Man for All Seasons'
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 5, 2008


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company joining 3-Time Tony Award Winner Frank Langella as 'Sir Thomas More' in a new Broadway production of Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Tony Award Winner Doug Hughes.

Aurora Theatre Presents 'The Busy World is Hushed'
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2008


Closing Aurora Theatre Company's 16th season is the Professional West Coast Premiere of Keith Bunin's new play 'The Busy World is Hushed' beginning June 13th.

The Music Man �" and Woman �" Come to Hartford
by Jan Nargi - Apr 19, 2008


Mother and son Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy reunite to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Meredith Willson's musical classic in a staged concert version of 'The Music Man' April 22-27 at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut

Best Musical: Tony vs Grammy - Part 3
by Paul W. Thompson - Feb 25, 2008


Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Arena Stage Presents Miller's 'Salesman' & 'View from the Bridge' in Rep
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2008


Arena Stage will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge in rotating repertory as a salute to one of America's best playwrights, Arthur Miller.

Vidal's 'The Best Man' At The Waterfront
by Beau Higgins - Dec 10, 2007


Auditions For The Waterfront Playhouse
by Beau Higgins - Oct 9, 2007


Marriott's 'The Producers' Keeps It Gay
by Michael J. Roberts - Sep 15, 2007


How do you keep The Producers fresh after a 1960's movie, a hit Broadway musical and a movie of the musical? Well, it is all in the 'coesting,' as Ulla would say. The latest production of Mel Brooks mega hit, which opened Wednesday at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, certainly has not made any missteps in the casting departing, starting with Ross Lehman and Guy Adkins as Bialystock and Bloom...

"In Celebration" Confirmed for the West End
by Ryan Woods - May 25, 2007


Orlando Bloom will star in David Storey's 'In Celebration' at The Duke of York's Theatre this Summer.

Frost/Nixon: The Selling Of The Ex-President: 1977
by Michael Dale - May 8, 2007


First time playwright Peter Morgan's attention-grabbing drama of politics as entertainment is absolutely the best new play I've seen this season.

Now Presenting Secondhand Lions: The Musical
by TJ Fitzgerald - Aug 21, 2006


Follow the journey of this new musical from the paper to the stage.

Marni Nixon Joins Hollywood Bowl The Sound of Music
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2006


Marni Nixon will play the Mother Abbess in the upcoming Hollywood Bowl staged concert presentation of The Sound of Music on July 28th and 29th

Roundabout Announces Harry Connick, Jr. to Star in The Pajama Game
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2005


Performances of THE PAJAMA GAME will begin Friday, January 27th on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre with the official opening set for Thursday, March 2nd. The limited engagement is scheduled to run 20 weeks through June 18th, 2006.

The King and I Starring Sandy Duncan Comes to Boston Oct. 12-17th
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2004


The lavish, new production of Rodger's & Hammerstein's The King & I, starring Sandy Duncan and directed by Baayork Lee, will grace the stage of Boston's Wang Theatre for one week only, when it opens on Tuesday, October 12 and plays through Sunday, October 17, 2004. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM.

BROADWAY BY THE YEAR 1960
by BWW - Jun 10, 2003


The Broadway Musicals of 1960, starring Brent Barrett, Marc Kudisch, Lisa Vroman, Douglas Ladner, Tovah Feldshuh, Eddie Korbach and Liz Larsen.

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The Best Man - 1960 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1960 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Joseph Anthony
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Melvyn Douglas
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Lee Tracy
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Leora Dana
1960 Tony Awards Best Play Gore Vidal
1960 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design of a Play Jo Mielziner

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