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Broadway says goodbye to two limited run productions. Good Night, Oscar takes its final bow at the Belasco following 16 previews and 126 regular performances; and El Mago Pop will conclude its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following 5 previews and 13 regular performances.
New York — In November 1958, the brilliant composer, concert pianist and outré humorist Oscar Levant, then under medical supervision, appeared live on NBC’s “Tonight” show with Jack Paar in front of m...
Doug Wright's new Broadway play focuses on the day the pianist and composer went down in history for his wit, candidly discussing his mental health on live TV..... Read more at New York Theatre Guide
If ever a play had good reason to front-load itself with exposition, Good Night, Oscar is it. Once among America's premiere wits and raconteurs, Oscar Levant has gone the way of many another once-famous wits and raconteurs. Which is to say, he needs lots of exposition.
In Doug Wright’s mostly unsatisfying dramedy, which opened Monday night at the Belasco Theatre, Sean Hayes takes on the role of Oscar Levant, the virtuoso piano player and humorist who became popular — and controversial — during the early days of TV.