Broadway Review: Gore Vidal's The Best Man

The stage is decorated in an awesome attempt to carry us back into the space occupied by the 1960 Presidential Convention in Philadelphia. Only we're in Gerald Schoenfeld Theater, the hosting location for the revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man . Directed by Michael Wilson. Despite it being a tad bit too long with two-ten minutes intermissions (please make it a single intermission of twenty minutes), I enjoyed this play. It has many quirky moments, and the unfamiliar political process of the past era is quite fascinating; though I am assuming a little more ridiculous than it is now. The play is packed with an amazing cast! There's James Earl Jones as a dying former President Arthur Hockstade . His character didn't make much sense to me, but I found him hilarious. John Larroquette who I loved in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is Secretary William Russell. An intelligent conscientious man who thought too much about everything. His ideas for wh