The Best Man
The Best Man is a play by Gore Vidal (1925-2012)[1].
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The play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1960: Directed by Leonard Schach for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre in November 1960, starring Ruth Abromowitz, Joyce Bradley, Edward Davies, Brian Haines. Decor by Pamela Lewis.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Man_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal
Donald Inskip. 1977. Stage by Stage: The Leonard Schach Story. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p 122
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