Good Night, Oscar at Maltz Jupiter Theatre

This drama comedy, fresh from a hit Broadway run that ended in 2023, offers audiences a gold mine of witticisms from one talk show guest who is equal parts brilliant and cynical. Hollywood personality, Oscar Levant, was an immensely talented concert pianist, composer, and actor. Good Night, Oscar is based on Levant’s frequent appearances on “The Tonight Show” with Jack Paar, one of the pioneers of late-night television. This fictional retelling delves into the razor’s edge of humor and heartbreak, the ever-dwindling distinction between exploitation and entertainment, and the high cost of baring one’s soul for public consumption.

Authors

• Doug Wright