Good Night, Oscar (play)
# Good Night, Oscar (play)

Good Night, Oscar is a Broadway play written by Doug Wright. It is scheduled to begin previews at the Belasco Theatre on April 7, 2023, with the premiere set for April 24 and a planned closing date of August 27, 2023.

## Premise

The show follows a 1958 episode of The Tonight Show, where host Jack Paar has as a guest comedian Oscar Levant.

## Production

The show first premiered in 2022 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, with Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant. The production ran from March 12 until April 24, 2022.

The Broadway production is directed by Lisa Peterson, with set design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Carolina Ortiz Herrera and Ben Stanton, sound design by Andre Pluess, music supervision by Chris Fenwick, and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas.

Rehearsals for the show began on March 13, 2023.

## Cast

| | Goodman Theatre (2022) | Broadway (2023) |
| - | - | - |
| Oscar Levant | Sean Hayes | Sean Hayes |
| June Levant | Emily Bergl | Emily Bergl |
| Alvin Finner | Tramell Tillman | Marchánt Davis |
| Bob Sarnoff | Peter Grosz | Peter Grosz |
| Jack Paar | Ben Rappaport | Ben Rappaport |
| Max Weinbaum | Ethan Slater | Alex Wyse |
| George Gershwin | John Zdrojeski | John Zdrojeski |

## Reception

The Chicago production received positive reviews from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Hyde Park Herald, and WTTW, among others, with Hayes' performance being especially noted.

