The playwright S.N. Behrman once famously described Oscar Levant as “a character who, if he did not exist, could not be imagined.” Perhaps the aspect of Levant that was most difficult to imagine was ...

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, as ...

London's Barbican Theatre will host a limited seven-week run of Hayes' play this summer, with the 'Will & Grace' star "eager to introduce one of the all-time greats, Oscar Levant, to the U.K." By Lily ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

Enter Sean Hayes’s Oscar, first heard kvetching outside the green room’s door, his funny-dial already turned up to 11. Those who have come to see over-the-top gay Jack from Will and Grace will ...

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 millions of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. It's 1958 and Jack Paar is hosting "The Tonight Show." He's booked his favorite ...

Magic touch: Oscar Levant in the 1940 film Rhythm on the River - Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo “There is a fine line between genius and insanity, I have erased that line,” said Oscar ...

His hands noodle out a few bars from Gershwin’s Concerto in F; then the man in the crumpled suit says: “This is Oscar Levant speaking. It’s an identification that I have to make because I suffer from ...

After spending months in 2023 understudying the role of pianist, composer and raconteur Oscar Levant in Doug Wright’s “Good Night, Oscar” on Broadway, actor Max Roll finally is getting a chance to ...