THE BEST MAN

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 3:15pm

What's everyone's take on this show? Stellar cast, prob one of the best Broadway casts in recent memory - but how is the play?
Thinking about going to see it

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 4:31pm

Saw the version with Chris Noth, Elizabeth Ashley and Christine Ebersole and enjoyed it very much. Ashley chewed the scenery beyond repair.

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:10pm

who doesnt love some old school scenary chewing? is that the part that will be played by Ms Bergen?

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:11pm

Angela Lansbury is playing the part Ashley played. Bergen's role was played by Michael Learned in the most recent revival.

[Chad Eberle]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:28pm

We have limited slots left for our upcoming trip, and this is on our radar, too. My main reason for considering it is Angela. How big is her part in this play? Our other choices are Clybourne Park, End of the Rainbow, and Anything Goes. We have two slots left to fill and those four shows vying for them.

[geudupe]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:40pm

Angela's part in the play is very small, but I'm sure this production will be worth seeing. The play itself is pretty great...I reccomend reading it for those curious about it and not averse to spoilers and what-not.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 6:46pm

It'll be worth seeing just for Eric McCormack....swoon

[beaemma]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 7:16pm

I enjoyed the last revival and have always liked the movie. The play offers a perceptive, often wittly view of politics and the dirty dealing that can go into getting a presidential nomination. It's set in the sixties, but doesn't seem especially dated, except that back then the nominations were generally decided at the conventions, rather than through the primaries and caucuses. Lansbury's role is small, but juicy--only two or three scenes. I'm sure she'll make the most of it.

[TotallyJeannius]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 12:53am

It's insane how much I'm looking forward to seeing this show, and this cast is amazing. Yay Michael McKean! Will definitely be adding the movie version to my Netflix queue.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 2/8/12 at 7:28pm

THIS QUESTION MAY CONTAIN, BY IMPLICATION, A SPOILER:

It's been a while since I've seen either of them, but isn't the plot very similar to Advise and Consent? At least in certain respects.


Updated On: 2/8/12 at 07:28 PM