>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD WINNING
ACTOR FROM "WILL & GRACE," PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE LATE
SHOW, SEAN HAYES. >> ♪ NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD NIGHT ♪ ♪ SLEEP TIGHT ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
>> Sean: THEY TOLD ME MY BLOCKING AND I COMPLETE LEE
FORGOT IT. BLOCKING IS WHERE YOU GO ON THE
STAGE. >> Stephen: I LOVE THAT
SWEEPING HAIR. >> Sean: YOURS IS ALWAYS THAT
WAY. YOURS IS A WIG.
MINE IS REAL. WE ARE OFF TO THE RACES.
>> Stephen: YOU AND I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND JOB
BONE, AS WE CALL IT, EVER SINCE I WAS ON YOUR PODCAST, SMART
SMARTLESS. I SHOULD DO A PODCAST, I WOULD
LOVE THAT. I WAS HER GUEST.
>> Sean: YOU WERE FANTASTIC. >> Stephen: I HAD A WONDERFUL
TIME. >> Sean: THANK YOU.
LET ME FINISH. YOU ARE NOT ON IT NOW.
I AM ON YOUR SHOW. I AM KIDDING.
YOU ERE FANTASTIC. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF
YOURS. I LOVE YOU.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST AUDIENCES.
I'M A HUGE FAN OF THIS SHOW. I HAVE SEEN EVERY --
I'VE SEEN TWO EPISODES. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE SEEN
EVERY GOOD ONE. >> Sean: ONE OF THEM, I
HAPPENED TO BE ON. THE SECOND ONE, I'M GOING TO
WATCH TONIGHT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHO YOUR
GUESTS ARE. >> Stephen: IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY GOOD. STICK AROUND TILL THE AND WHEN
SEAN HAYES IS ON THE SHOW. >> Sean: HE'S GOING TO BE ON
THE SHOW? >> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS
WE TALKED ABOUT, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO WHY WE TALKED ABOUT IT
BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WHEN JASON BATEMAN WAS ON LAST TIME
HE WASN'T WEARING UNDERWEAR. SO --
I DID NOT KNOW THAT. I FOUND OUT LATER.
I KNEW THAT HE WAS IN A BAD MOOD AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
CHAFING, EVIDENTLY. SO I SENT ALL OF YOU UNDERWEAR.
>> Sean: WHICH I HAVE ON NOW. >> Stephen: THAT IS A QUALITY
BRIEF. >> Sean: IT'S AN OKAY BRIEF.
I LIKE IT BECAUSE I LIKE TO FEEL AS CLOSE TO YOU AS POSSIBLE,
STEPHEN. >> Stephen: BOXER BRIEFS OR
BRIEF BRIEFS? >> Sean: THEY ARE JUST
UNDERWEAR. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PLAY.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE COMING BACK TO BROADWAY, STARRING IN
"GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR." >> Sean: HERE'S WHAT I LOVE,
SPONTANEITY. HOW DID YOU GET THAT?
>> Stephen: THEY SENT IT TO ME.
WE MADE IT. FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME BACK TO
BROADWAY. DELIGHTFUL TO HAVE YOU BACK.
WHO IS OSCAR AND WHAT DOES THE PLAY ABOUT?
>> Sean: OSCAR LEVANT, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, BIG
RACONTEUR, AMAZING GUEST IN THE '60s.
HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE VIRTUOSO. HE WAS A PIANIST, WROTE BOOKS,
HE ALSO STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION AND HE
WOULD SPEAK OPENLY ABOUT IT ON LIVE TELEVISION WITH BACK ON
"THE TONIGHT SHOW," WAS CRAZY. PEOPLE STRUGGLE TALKING ABOUT IT
TODAY. USING IT AS FODDER TO MAKE FUN
OF HIMSELF AND IT WAS SUPER SHOCKING.
THE TAGLINE ON OUR POSTER IS "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON LIVE
TELEVISION IN ONE NIGHT IT DID." THE NAME OF THE SHOW,
"GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR" BECAUSE JACK MA ARE USED TO SIGN OFF SAYING
AT THE END OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW," HE WOULD SAY
GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR LEVANT, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
IT TAKES PLACE, THE WHOLE PLAY TAKES PLACE IN REAL LIFE,
OSCAR LEVANT COCKED A FOUR HOUR PASS FROM A MENTAL
HEALTH PURE IN A GAME SHOW. FOR THIS PLAY WE SWITCHED IT TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW." IT CULMINATES IN THIS
UNBELIEVABLE APPEARANCE ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW."
>> Sean: HE HAD SUCH -- >> Sean: NOT UNLIKE THIS ONE.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG DID THEY GIVE YOU?
>> Sean: I'LL TELL YOU, A LOT LONGER THAN THIS PLACE.
>> Stephen: HE'S GOT GREAT SAYINGS.
FANTASTIC. >> Sean: MY FAVORITE ONE WHICH
IS NOT IN THE PLAY. HE SAID, "I TAKE PRESCRIPTION
PILLS FOR THE SIDE EFFECTS." >> Stephen: WHAT HE SAID ABOUT
DEBBIE REYNOLDS. >> Sean: I DON'T KNOW THAT
ONE. >> Stephen: I HAVE KNOWN
DEBBIE REYNOLDS SINCE -- >> Sean: NO, DORIS DAY.
>> Stephen: DORIS DAY. >> Sean: GO AHEAD, YOU'RE THE
HOST. I KNEW DORIS DAY BEFORE SHE
BECAME A VIRGIN. >> Stephen: THERE IS A FINE
LINE BETWEEN GENIUS AND SANITY. I'VE ERASED THAT LINE.
FROM HIS WORK IN "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS."
>> Sean: AS HE GOT OLDER, IT'S HEART-WRENCHING, FUNNY BUT
HEART-WRENCHING STORY. >> Stephen: OKAY.
WHEN YOU'RE NOT ON BROADWAY AND NOT A PODCAST ARE COMING ARE
ALSO A WRITER. YOU'VE GOT A NEW BOOK.
IT IS CALLED "TIME OUT." >> Sean: COMES OUT MAY 30.
YOU CAN PREORDER IT BUT IT COMES OUT MAY 30 WHERE EVER BOOKS
AREN'T BANNED. >> Stephen: MIGHT NOT BE
POPULAR IN FLORIDA. >> Sean: I HOPE IT IS POPULAR
IN FLORIDA. WROTE IT WITH MY PRODUCING
PARTNER. IT'S A COMING-OF-AGE STORY
ABOUT, THE BACKDROP OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS KIND OF MEETS HEART STOPPER.
TODD AND I WERE DISCUSSING ONE DAY ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT WE WERE
GROWING UP GAY ANCIENT BURBS OF CHICAGO.
HE WAS INTO SPORTS AND I WAS INTO ARTS.
NEWS FLASH. WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN IF WE
HAD KNOWN EACH OTHER THAN WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN THAT STORY OF
THAT FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIP QUESTION LIKELY HEIGHTENED BY
MAKING THE STAR HAS A VASCULAR PLAYER IN GEORGIA COME OUT AS
GAY. HOW IT AFFECTS HIS FAMILY, HIS
TEAMMATES, THE STATE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS, HOW IT
AFFECTS YOU. IT'S HARD ENOUGH BEING A
TEENAGER, HARD ENOUGH COMING OUT AS A TEENAGER AND HARD AND OF
BEING IN SPORTS COMING OUT AS A TEENAGER.
IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE REALLY WANTED TO TACKLED KIND OF
FURTHER THE LGBTQ STORIES IN AMERICA ESPECIALLY WITH YOUTH
BECAUSE IT'S A SCARY TIME FOR ALL.
FORMIDABLE YEARS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO FEEL ACCEPTED
AND LOVED MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
[APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: YOU CAN ORDER IT
NOW. PREVIEWS OF "GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR"
BEGIN NEXT WEEK. IT'S SEAN HAYES, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.