Tony-winning Sean Hayes exudes awkward brilliance and pathos as a troubled pianist - 3/5 Doug Wright’s mid-century period ...

Will and Grace’s Sean Hayes stars as trouble pianist Oscar Levant in a fast-paced, zinger-packed play which has an ...

Who is Oscar Levant? On myriad levels, this is the question both we and Doug Wright’s play, coming to London after a Tony ...

It’s that last aspect of Levant’s legacy that is the focus of playwright Doug Wright’s excellent “Good Night, Oscar,” featuring a Tony-winning performance by Sean Hayes as Levant and an equally ...

Today’s audiences are unlikely to know the name Oscar Levant, the once-famed pianist, composer, comedian and actor at the center of Doug Wright ’s new Broadway play “Good Night, Oscar ...

It surprised the industry this week when playwright David Adjmi went public about his own tale of developing an Oscar Levant play with Sean Hayes – and not the one that will be seen on Broadway ...

Sean Hayes, playwright Doug Wright turn a spotlight on the genius of Oscar Levant The “Will & Grace” actor, now starring in “Good Night, Oscar” at the Goodman Theatre, says he was drawn to ...

It wasn’t so long ago that Oscar Levant was a household name to American audiences. The pianist and movie star was known for his sharp wit and unpredictability. In the drama “Good Night, Oscar ...

Oscar Levant (Sean Hayes, right) is haunted by the memory of George Gershwin (John Zdrojeski) in Doug Wright’s play “Good Night, Oscar,” running through April 24 at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.

Oscar Levant (Sean Hayes, right) is haunted by the memory of George Gershwin (John Zdrojeski) in Doug Wright's play "Good Night, Oscar," running through April 24 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.

Oscar Levant (Sean Hayes, right) is haunted by the memory of George Gershwin (John Zdrojeski) in Doug Wright’s play “Good Night, Oscar,” running through April 24 at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.

Oscar Levant in the 1940s. That sentiment applies to the boxed set, as well, for it takes Levant outside the confines of Gershwin’s repertoire and larger-than-life persona.