“Character” may be a loaded word for the person Roll is playing – concert pianist, composer, occasional film actor and witty storyteller Oscar Levant, who gained a different level of ...

Known for its homegrown musical revues and performances of plays celebrating African-American stories, Westcoast Black ...

Although he never wrote for the films, some of my grandfather’s students, such as Alfred Newman, David Raksin and Oscar Levant, became famous in Hollywood for their scores. The author Lion ...

There are probably, unfortunately, many younger people who don’t know who Oscar Levant was. But for the Asolo Rep audience, chances are a good number recall the musician, raconteur and pianist ...

Marking his West End debut, Hayes will once again portray Hollywood actor and concert pianist Oscar Levant, following his 2023 stint on Broadway, which earned him his first Tony. Penned by Pulitzer ...

Michael Feinstein got his break in show business when the widow of Oscar Levant, the composer and actor, introduced him to Ira Gershwin, who hired Feinstein to catalog his collection of phonograph ...

Oh, and Oscar Levant, who plays Jerry’s neighbor Adam, is just hilarious. Tickets for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS are $10, $9. Purchase in advance by going to theparktheatre.org or by calling the ...

Georgia amidst the backdrop of late-imperial Russia—the composer's only Piano Concerto became an unlikely hit in Cold War America thanks to virtuosi such as William Kapell and Oscar Levant.

and radio personality Oscar Levant. She joked that the reference "pissed WB off to no end," saying, "I just remember them calling and saying, 'No one is going to know who he is.' And I said ...

The hammer is no longer used. Far more conventionally, an electrocardiogram was used to confirm John Paul II's death in 2005. Farrell then made a statement announcing the news: "At 7:35 this ...

Edward Berger's Oscar-winning film 'Conclave' has re-entered the cultural conversation following Pope Francis' death. The 2024 film feels prescient considering the upcoming conclave – something ...