The star of ‘Will & Grace’ puts his lesser-known gift as a classical pianist to use in his Tony-winning role as mid-century ...

Sean Hayes is best known to audiences from the sitcom Will and Grace, but now he’s taking on a much darker role onstage at ...

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.

Oscar Levant was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He was known for his performances in the films ...

Oscar Levant in a photograph from his guest appearance on the 1949 television program “Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet.” The program had relocated temporarily from New York to LA.

Oscar Levant, one of the great interpreters of George Gershwin's music, was as renowned for his rueful wit as he was for his virtuosic piano skills. His wisecracks made him a favorite of ...

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.

There’s Even More to Oscar Levant Than Seen in the Excellent ‘Good Night, Oscar’ Perhaps the aspect of Levant that was most difficult to imagine was the sheer diversity of his talents: a classical ...

The first time playwright Doug Wright encountered Oscar Levant was around 2009, while working on a screenplay for a proposed but never made Steven Spielberg film about George Gershwin.

That Oscar Levant Play Had an Earlier Version. Its Writer Is Unhappy. The actor Sean Hayes is planning to come to Broadway next spring in “Good Night, Oscar,” written by Doug Wright.

Wrote Adjmi, “As Oscar Levant is in the public domain, anyone can write a play about him. Though I found this gesture of Sean’s kind of unsavory, to be honest I would have been happy to just ...