Sean Hayes reprises his Tony-winning role as the multi-faceted musician and entertainer, dubbed "America's first publicly ...

In order to understand the life of Oscar Levant, you have to get past the legacy of George Gershwin. Levant was a composer, pianist and author, also a talk show host and legendary quipster.

But Levant would become most famous for the music of Gershwin and for his wit, musical flexibility and memory, rather than the classical repertoire he was perfecting with Schoenberg.

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 ...

Oscar Levant`s legacy thrives in recordings, films and books. A few of the highlights:RecordingsLevant Plays Gershwin (CBS). To this day, no one has topped Levant`s recordings of Gershwin`s major ...

Oscar Levant was a popular guest on TV talk shows because he reeled off one-liners with ease. ... After Gershwin’s death at age 38, Levant was often called upon to perform his still very popular ...

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… ...

Oscar Levant flanked by Georges Guétary, left, and Gene Kelly in the trailer for 'An American in Paris,' 1951. MGM via Wikimedia Commons. ... to promote the music of his friend George Gershwin as a ...

George Gershwin (John Zdrojeski) makes brief appearances as a ghost so that he can haunt Levant. Wright focuses this bio play on what might have been the most anxiety-ridden interview for this ...

Today’s audiences are unlikely to know the name Oscar Levant, the once-famed pianist, composer, comedian and actor at the center of Doug Wright’s new Broadway play “Good Night, Oscar.” ...