Donna Hanover, Jefferson Mays, Dakin Matthews Join Cast of THE BEST MAN

Producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel announced today that Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, Drama Desk Award winner Dakin Matthews and renowned journalist and television personality Donna Hanover have joined the cast of the 2012 Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN.

Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN will begin rehearsals on Monday, January 30th, 2012 with the first preview performance on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012. An official opening is set for Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street).

Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN is coming to Broadway in an all-star theatrical event with two time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, Tony and Emmy Award winner John Larroquette, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Candice Bergen, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack, Drama Desk Award winner and Academy Award nominee Michael McKean and five time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury.

A play about power, ambition, political secrets, ruthlessness and the race for the presidency, Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN is set at the national convention where two candidates are vying for their party's nomination during the primary season. It's an inside look at the dirt-digging, double-dealing, triple-crossing chicanery of presidential electioneering and what could be more fun in a presidential campaign season than these theatrical fireworks.

The award winning creative team behind the scenes includes director Michael Wilson (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award for Horton Foote's The Orphans' Home Cycle), Tony Award winning designers Derek McLane (set designer) and Ken Posner (lighting designer), Drama Desk Award winner John Gromada (original music/sound design) and this year's Theatre Hall of Fame inductee, the legendary Ann Roth (costume designer).

This marks the first major revival of Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN since it received a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award in 2000.

Please visit www.thebestmanonbroadway.com for information.