Peterson, Lisa

‘Good Night, Oscar’ Review: Sean Hayes With Demerol and Cadenzas

The “Will & Grace” star is unrecognizable in a Broadway biography of Oscar Levant: wit, pianist and “Eeyore in a cheap suit.”

By Jesse Green

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To Become Oscar Levant, Sean Hayes Revisited His First Role

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 musician and witty guest of late-night TV shows.

By Dave Itzkoff