‘Good Night, Oscar’ Review: High Performance
metroweekly.comGood Night, Oscar (★★★☆☆) is a performance that will long be remembered for all the right reasons.Hayes is instantly recognizable and revered for his role on television’s Will & Grace.
As the flamboyant, self-absorbed Jack McFarland, he delivered some of the series’ best comedic moments, earning an Emmy award and launching him to household notoriety.Devoted Broadway audiences may have seen him as leading man Chuck Baxter in the 2010 revival of Promises, Promises.
That scored him his first Tony nomination. With his second, he’s proven himself to be an actor of depth and versatility. His embodiment of Levant is a 180-degree turn from anything he’s ever done.Both the story and character are unique and bold choices for a commercial play.
After all, ask the average person on the street if they know who Oscar Levant was and they will likely respond with a blank stare, especially since his popularity peaked in the forties and fifties.Levant was never a matinee idol.
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