Doug Wright’s GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR starring Sean Hayes will open at the Belasco April 2023

Sean Hayes will return to Broadway this spring starring in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright's new play, Good Night, Oscar, directed by Lisa Peterson, at the Belasco Theatre, (111 West 44th Street) with performances beginning on April 7, 2023, and an official opening set for April 24, 2023. The 20-week limited engagement will end on August 27, 2023.

Sean Hayes plays Oscar Levant: Hollywood actor, concert pianist, and the most subversive wit ever to appear on television during its Golden Age.

Other cast members include Emily Bergl as June Levant; Peter Grosz as the network executive Bob Sarnoff; Ben Rappaport as TV host Jack Paar; and John Zdrojeski as George Gershwin. Additional casting will be confirmed soon.

CREATIVE TEAM: Rachel Hauck (Set Design), Emilio Sosa (Costume Design), Ben Stanton and Carolina Ortiz Herrera (Lighting Design), Andre Pluess (Sound Design), Chris Fenwick (Music Supervision).

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Updated On: 9/19/22 at 09:10 AM

quizking101 said: "Hmmmmm. I guess that means AIN’T NO MO is just going to be a limited engagement until February."

Surely nobody sane believes AIN’T NO MO could last past its limited engagement, if it even makes it that long. This thing has been destined to be a prestige money-loser from the moment it was announced, not helped by all these plays cannibalizing each other in the fall (and I’ll HAPPILY eat my hat but I don’t think I’ll have to).

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "quizking101 said: "Hmmmmm. I guess that means AIN’T NO MO is just going to be a limited engagement until February."

Surely nobody sane believes AIN’T NO MO could last past its limited engagement, if it even makes it that long. This thing has been destined to be a prestige money-loser from the moment it was announced, not helped by all these plays cannibalizing each other in the fall (and I’ll HAPPILY eat my hat but I don’t think I’ll have to)."



Everyone's probably on the same page there, but it's interesting that Ain't No Mo' opted not to advertise itself as a limited run. So we have an unusual situation where a current tenant hasn't publicly acknowledged its own closing date, yet the show moving in after them has publicly announced their run.

Looking forward to this play, but $120 for the last row of the balcony at the Belasco is bananas. Surely Hayes isn’t THAT much of a draw…

This absolutely packed the Goodman in Chicago. So I don't blame them for starting sales off high. This show is a real treat. The play itself is good, not great but Hays is thrilling. I think the performance is tony worthy and I'm excited to see what New Yorkers think come this spring.

Yes, it did eventually sell very well in Chicago after starting off a bit sluggish. I got half-off tickets via Goldstar to early performances in the run.

They need to market this show correctly. Hayes gives one of the most compelling performances I've ever seen on stage. He's going to have massive buzz when the reviews come out, but the marketing team needs to really show that he's not "Just Jack" and is doing really unbelievable acting (and piano playing) in this show for these prices.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said:
Surely nobody sane believes AIN’T NO MO could last past its limited engagement, if it even makes it that long. This thing has been destined to be a prestige money-loser from the moment it was announced, not helped by all these plays cannibalizing each other in the fall (and I’ll HAPPILY eat my hat but I don’t think I’ll have to)."

Dear Sniveling, It's a play; not a thing! Why will the play be a prestige money-loser? Will the play upset the white-folks? Will the play upset the regulars who post here?

I saw the show in Chicago and there was virtually no one under 60 years old in that theater (I brought the average age down tremendously).

That being said, Sean really is giving an incredible performance and could be a real contender to win the Tony for Leading Actor in a Play with this part. At the same time - the play itself was pretty bad - whenever Sean isn't onstage, the whole thing slows down and becomes practically boring and even silly at times. Sean really lifts it up and is worth the price of a ticket, but this is going to be all on him to keep delivering. I hope it succeeds!

I hope to see the production one day. I find Hayes completely endearing as one half of the team that brings us the podcast Hypochondriactor. He seems like a real mensch.

FindingNamo said: "I hope to see the production one day. I find Hayes completely endearing as one half of the team that brings us the podcast Hypochondriactor. He seems like a real mensch."

Agree, and I also enjoy him on Smartless with Will Arnett and Jason Bateman.