See it if Sean Hayes delivers a master-class performance. Physicality, musicality, emotionality - he gives his all non-stop for nearly 2 hours.
Don't see it if I can only recommend this show. Nothing negative.
See it if You want to know EXACTLY why Sean Hayes won an Oscar.
Don't see it if You haven’t read a brief summary about Oscar Levant beforehand. I think it was very helpful to know a bit going into the show.
See it if you want to see Sean Hayes give the performance of a lifetime in a beautifully written play with an excellent supporting cast.
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See it if You are a fan of Sean Hayes or just want to see incredible acting
Don't see it if No reason not to
See it if You are looking for an acting masterclass.
Don't see it if (Sorry for not being helpful but I can’t think about something you won’t like about this show)
See it if It’s an absolutely brilliant play with nothing but excellent performances.
Don't see it if No reason except if you don’t enjoy stirring, humorous new theater.
See it if you appreciate real-life stories put on stage, great acting and piano playing.
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See it if you want to see an exceptional performance by S. Hayes-his performance alone is worth the price of admission, and the main reason to see it.
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“The work is startling, but the performance is less an inhabitation of character than a nonstop loop of perfectly rendered facial tics, trembling hands and compulsive gestures. ”
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“The play, having hit its high point, wraps up quickly soon after, and it’s a letdown to return both Hayes and Oscar to Earth...The playing’s the thing, to mangle that other famous quote vehicle, wherein to catch their consciousness.”
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“While Hayes' Levant is an acerbic, self-destructive, sad-sack of a human being, there's nothing to hate or even dislike about him. Or ’Good Night, Oscar.’ Sean Hayes is just too easy to love.”
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“Hayes’ performance in ‘Good Night, Oscar’ demands to be seen. Though the play itself may not be memorable, Hayes’ acting feat undoubtedly is. ”
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“...he [Sean Hayes] turns Good Night, Oscar into one of the very few Broadway shows I have seen in recent years that truly, honestly and unimpeachably deserves its tumultuous standing ovation.”
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“ ‘Good Night, Oscar ’tries very hard to present Levant as a sort of Lenny Bruce-in-the-making – and who knows, maybe he was – but for all the hard sell, the play seems even more intent on serving as Tony bait for a hammy Hayes.”
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“That Sean Hayes transforms in the new play ‘Good Night, Oscar,’ there is no doubt. Whether the end result is a human being or a bag of tricks depends on your taste for ham.”
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“Though the supporting personae fall flat, these design elements fuse with Hayes’s performance for a powerful and cohesive character study.”
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