Dean says he hopes Jake (Gyllenhaal) takes the Broadway play.

[madfloridian]

Says "hell, I'd go see it" even if they had the scream.

The Dean Team, Broadway Bound?

Who knew political drama was so . . . theatrical? A play about David Frost's interview with Richard Nixon just nabbed a Tony for best actor. A stage bio of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun is in the works. Now comes word that another unlikely subject may be headed for Broadway this fall: Howard Dean 's2004 presidential campaign.

Last week, Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal did a private reading of "Farragut North" (written by playwright and former Dean campaigner Beau Willimon) about the presidential hopes of a charismatic, unorthodox candidate and his staff. The 26-year-old "Brokeback Mountain" star would play the idealistic young communications director sabotaged by old political dogs with dirty tricks, reports the New York Post. If he's cast, it would be Gyllenhaal's Broadway debut.

Jake was a big campaign supporter of mine, so I hope he takes it," Dean told us yesterday. "But I want him to play me." The DNC chairman likes the concept -- "Hell, I'll go to it" -- even if it includes his famous scream. "I'd like to see him do that."

I think that is neat. Here's an article about Beau Willimon with a small picture. Nice looking guy.

http://www.performink.com/archives/specialissues/PoliticalSeries/PoliticalTheatre_4.html

[Demeter]

1. It Should Be a Musical!

Then we could sing its songs at rallies.

[madfloridian]

2. He named the play after a Metro stop close to K Street Lobbyists

"Willimon, who named the play for the Metro stop closest to K Street lobbyists, lives in New York and worked for Chuck Schumer's, Bill Bradley's, Hillary Clinton's and Dean's races."

Trippi had some moving words:

""Look, there are probably 10 plays and six movies that could come out of the Dean campaign," said former campaign manager Joe Trippi. "It was that amazing a story. There was joy, humor and high drama; if a play can capture that, I think it will be a good one.""

Yes, there was all of that and more.

[Catchawave]

3. I'm a Broadway fan, I'd definitely go see it !

And it would make a great musical!

I'm already humming tunes in my head from Jesus Christ Superstar and Les Miz..."...can you hear the people sing" :D