American Scholar magazine gushed: “Among the pop culture stars of the mid-20th century, few were as diversely talented as the inimitable Oscar Levant. Urbane and self-lacerating, Levant cultivated a ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Oscar Levant was a musical virtuoso, more famous for playing his friend George ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sean Hayes, best known as the bitchily bright-eyed Jack McFarland in sitcom Will and Grace, transforms himself here into Oscar Levant, the depressive, drug-addicted pianist, actor and wit who was a ...

His affairs are a mess: mentally ill, addicted to a slew of pills, on the outs with wife June and quickly acquiring a reputation for no-showing the promoters who book him. Can he hold it together for ...

Oscar Levant (piano) with Andre Kostelanetz conducting the Philharmonic Syphony Orchestra of New York. side 1: Allegro [1st Movement - beginning]; side 2 Allegro Con Brio [3rd Movement - conclusion] ...

side 1: Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra. Gershwin Piano Concetr [First and Thrid Movements]; side 2: Oscar Levant (piano). Gershwin Piano Prelude #2 [track 1] Gershwin Piano Prelude #3 [track 2] ...

It wasn’t so long ago that Oscar Levant was a household name to American audiences. The pianist and movie star was known for his sharp wit and unpredictability. In the drama “Good Night, Oscar,” ...