The reviews are rolling in for Good Night, Oscar, which opened at the at the on April 24 after beginning previews on April 7. Directed by , the newest play by Pulitzer winner will run for a 20-week limited engagement through August 27.
Tony nominee plays , a respected wit from Hollywood's mid-century whose self deprecating style of humor made him a familiar face on the late night television circuit.
Wright's play is set in 1958, while Jack Paar is hosting The Tonight Show. He鈥檚 booked his favorite guest, Levant. In 90 minutes, Levant will have audiences howling, censors scrambling, and, when it鈥檚 all over, America will be just a little less innocent than she was before. The work premiered in 2022 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre with Hayes leading the cast.
Hayes is joined by March谩nt Davis as Alvin Finney, as Max Weinbaum, as June Levant, as Bob Sarnoff, as Jack Paar, and as . The production's understudies are , , , , and .
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Good Night, Oscar features scenic design by , costume design by , lighting design by and Carolina Ortiz Herrera, sound design by Andr茅 Pluess, music supervision by , wig, hair, and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, casting by , and dramaturgy by Jacqueline E. Lawton.
is the production stage manager, and is the company manager. Incidental music within the piece is played by on the piano, on the upright bass, on the trumpet, and on the drums.
The production's creative consultant is , production management is by , and general management is by and for Foresight Theatricals. Raz Golden is the associate director.
Good Night, Oscar is produced by , , , , , the , and Jeremiah J. Harris.
The project is the second attempt to craft a play around Hayes portraying Levant. that his own Levant play, written for Hayes and the same producing team behind Good Night, Oscar, was stymied by the development of Wright's.
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