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.

The "Will & Grace" star is now on Broadway as Oscar Levant, the witty and eccentric musical celebrity whose mental health struggles and addictions come front-and-center during a 1958 appearance on ...

Oscar Levant detested success as much as he craved it. He was a singular, sardonic mid-20th century cultural phenomenon — the first and still the most authentically revealing reality televisi… ...

Sean Hayes stars on Broadway in 'Good Night, Oscar,' Doug Wright's dark comedy following pianist Levant as he's being treated for mental illness.

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 ...

To Oscar Levant, an ounce of attention is worth a pound of cure—and he was getting lots of attention last week.It all began when Los Angeles station KCOP-TV (Channel 13) brought in a beauty queen ...

In November 1958, the brilliant composer, concert pianist and outré humorist Oscar Levant, then under medical supervision, appeared live on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Ja… ...

Doug Wright’s ‘Good Night, Oscar’ was inspired by the brilliant pianist Oscar Levant’s 1958 appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ during which he discussed his depression, chemical addictions, and even ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Years before “Will & Grace,” Hayes was a classical pianist. In the new Broadway play “Good Night, Oscar,” he returns to the piano to portray a famously troubled ...

Good Night, Oscar, the new bio-play by Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife) starring Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) as Levant, goes a long way in introducing this long-ago talk-show staple to modern audiences.

Oscar Levant detested success as much as he craved it. He was a singular, sardonic mid-20th century cultural phenomenon — the first and still the most authentically revealing reality televisi… ...