Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Michael McKean, and Angela Lansbury have now been replaced in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN by Cybill Shepherd, John Stamos, Kristin Davis, Mark Blum, and Elizabeth Ashley, respectively. Original cast members James Earl Jones, John Larroquette and Jefferson Mays will remain with the production through its final performance on Sunday, September 9, 2012. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the new cast of THE BEST MAN on stage in the photos below!
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.
Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN received 2012 Tony Award nominations for Best Revival of a Play as well as a Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play nomination for
James Earl Jones. The critically-acclaimed production of
Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN, which was originally scheduled to play through July 8, 2012, has been extended twice, now playing through Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street).
The production is directed by Drama Desk Award winner
Michael Wilson (The Orphans Home Cycle Part I, II and III, Dividing The Estate). 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 is produced by
Jeffrey Richards,
Jerry Frankel, INFINITY Stages,
Universal Pictures Stage Productions,
Barbara Manocherian/
Michael Palitz, The Broadway Consortium/
Ken Mahoney,
Kathleen K. Johnson, Fifty Church Street Productions,
Larry Hirschhorn/Bennu Productions,
Patty Baker,
Paul Boskind and
Martian Entertainment,
Wendy Federman,
Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub,
Cricket Hooper Jiranek,
Stewart F. Lane &
Bonnie Comley,
Carl Moellenberg,
Harold Thau,
Will Trice.
Visit
www.thebestmanonbroadway.com for information.
Photo credit: Joan Marcus
Cybill Shepherd, John Larroquette
Cybill Shepherd, John Larroquette, Mark Blum, Angelica Page
John Stamos, Corey Brill, John Larroquette
r.jpg "Photo Flash: First Look at Elizabeth Ashley, Cybill Shepherd & More in Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN!")
Kristin Davis, John Stamos
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ashley, Cybill Shepherd
Elizabeth Ashley, Cybill Shepherd, Kristin Davis, Donna Hanover
Corey Brill, Kristin Davis, Elizabeth Ashley, Cybill Shepherd, Amy Tribbey, Donna Hanover
Kristin Davis
John Stamos and Company
