You and a guest will meet Sean Hayes after seeing him on Broadway in Good Night, Oscar! Additionally, you will receive a signed playbill.
Available show dates can be viewed here.
Sean Hayes has won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Good Night, Oscar. Hayes is widely known as the sarcastic and hilarious Jack McFarland on NBC's iconic sitcom Will & Grace, which ran for eight years (1998-2006) and won an Emmy Award as best comedy in 2000. Hayes was raised in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
A talented musician, he supported himself as a classical pianist and performed in a pop band while attending Illinois State University, where he majored in performance and conducting. After his college experience, Hayes began working in the Chicago stage community, serving as the music director at the Pheasant Run Theater for a few years where he appeared in several of their productions. After moving to Los Angeles, Hayes had gigs as a stand-up comic, performing at the Comedy Club, and starred in the television movie A&P, based on the short story by John Updike.
In 1998, Hayes received his big break and landed the role of Jack on Will & Grace, for which he won an Emmy Award (and was nominated six times), four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two TV Guide Awards, an American Comedy Award and seven Golden Globe nominations. Hayes' other notable television projects include well-received guest roles on Scrubs and 30 Rock, as well as Martin & Lewis, a television film that earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his role as Jerry Lewis.
Hayes appeared on multiple episodes of the NBC sitcom Up All Night, in which he played a former colleague of Ava's (Maya Rudolph). He also made guest appearances on Parks and Recreation, Portlandia and Hot in Cleveland. In addition, he had an arc on Smash as a TV and film star making his Broadway debut.
About Good Night, Oscar:
It’s 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk-show on television. His favorite guest? Character actor, pianist, and wild card Oscar Levant. Famous for his witty one-liners, Oscar has a favorite: “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity; I have erased this line.” Tonight, Oscar will prove just that when he appears live on national TV in an episode of ‘The Tonight Show with Jack Paar’ that the audience—and the rest of America—won’t soon forget. Good Night, Oscar explores the nexus of humor and heartbreak, the ever-dwindling distinction between exploitation and entertainment, and the high cost of baring one’s soul for public consumption.
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