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Good Night, Oscar at Hillbarn Theatre
Dates: 3/4/2027 - 3/28/2027
📍 Theatre: Hillbarn Theatre
Hillbarn Theatre Inc
1285 East Hillsdale Blvd
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
Phone: 6503496411
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Set during a single unforgettable night of live television in 1958, Good Night, Oscar shines a spotlight on the brilliant and complicated entertainer Oscar Levant. Written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Doug Wright, the play centers on Levant's legendary appearance on The Tonight Show with host Jack Paar. As Levant dazzles audiences with his razor-sharp wit and virtuoso piano playing, the evening crackles with the unpredictable energy that made live television genuinely dangerous — and utterly riveting. Both hilarious and deeply human, the play explores fame, artistry, and the delicate balance between brilliance and struggle. Behind the laughter and the dazzling performances lies a portrait of a man navigating the weight of his own genius. Good Night, Oscar also celebrates community — from the national audience tuning in together to the intimate connection between performer and host — showing how empathy, humor, and shared experience can bring people together, even through the lens of a live broadcast.
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Cast and Creative Team for Good Night, Oscar at Hillbarn Theatre
Creative Team
Paul Henry
Director
Doug Wright
Playwright
News About Good Night, Oscar at Hillbarn Theatre
Hillbarn Theatre Unveils Season 86 Lineup Featuring PICKLEBALL and GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL
March 12, 2026 Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City, California, has announced its 86th season, themed 'Stories That Bring Us Together.' The season, opening on August 20, 2026, will showcase a mix of regional and world premieres, including the regional premiere of PICKLEBALL by Jeff Daniels and the musical comedy GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL. Executive Artistic Director Steve Muterspaugh emphasized the season's focus on stories that foster connections and celebrate the joy of live theatre. The lineup promises to engage aAbout the Theatre
Since 1941, the historic Hillbarn Theatre has served the San Francisco Bay Area
by embracing this founding ideal: To create theatre with the community, for the community.
We fulfill our mission by striving to do the following:
Bring artists and audience together as part of our intimate Hillbarn family to experience engaging and inspiring theatrical productions.
Select program themes that entertain, explore the joys and sorrows of our common human experience, and celebrate our diversity.
Enhance and enliven the arts and entertainment culture of our community.
Offer amateur performers and technicians a venue and direction by trained professionals to achieve personal and artistic growth.
Through the Conservatory at Hillbarn Theatre, provide enriching and lasting educational opportunities for young and aspiring artists.
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What shows are coming up next at Hillbarn Theatre?
Gutenberg! The Musical! (10/08/26-11/01/26)
School of Rock (11/19/26-12/20/26)
The Legend of Robin Hood (01/21/27-02/14/27)
Hello, Dolly! (04/15/27-05/09/27)
School of Rock (11/19/26-12/20/26)
The Legend of Robin Hood (01/21/27-02/14/27)
Hello, Dolly! (04/15/27-05/09/27)
What shows have played recently at Hillbarn Theatre?
Pickleball (08/20/26-09/13/26)
The Play That Goes Wrong (04/23/26-05/17/26)
Songs for a New World (03/05/26-03/22/26)
What the Constitution Means to Me (01/22/26-02/08/26)
Cinderella (12/04/25-12/28/25)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (12/04/25-12/28/25)
85th Anniversary Celebration Concert (11/14/25-11/15/25)
Murder for Two (10/09/25-11/02/25)
Plaza Suite (08/21/25-09/14/25)
Writing Fragments Home (04/17/25-05/04/25)
The Play That Goes Wrong (04/23/26-05/17/26)
Songs for a New World (03/05/26-03/22/26)
What the Constitution Means to Me (01/22/26-02/08/26)
Cinderella (12/04/25-12/28/25)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (12/04/25-12/28/25)
85th Anniversary Celebration Concert (11/14/25-11/15/25)
Murder for Two (10/09/25-11/02/25)
Plaza Suite (08/21/25-09/14/25)
Writing Fragments Home (04/17/25-05/04/25)
What is the history of Hillbarn Theatre ?
The Board of Directors works strategically with the staff to ensure Hillbarn Theatre is the best that it can possibly be. This has been accomplished under the capable leadership of the current chair, Lisa WolfKlain, the former chair, Paul Regan, Gary Harris, and several others in the past. Hillbarn is the sixth oldest continuously operating amateur theater company in the nation and is the oldest company in San Mateo County. Since 1995, Hillbarn has won a Theater Critics Circle Award, was accepted at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival, was honored with several mayoral proclamations for excellence in theatrical production and education, three Dean Goodman Awards for Artistic Excellence, and a Foster City Honors Award for the Executive Director in 2003. In an interview, former Artistic Director Scott Williams said: “Hillbarn is an idea. Hillbarn began as a vision of Bob and Sam, essentially, and it has stayed coalesced around their vision. People who came here understood they had the vision, and it was an extraordinary one…They created a good feeling, a great viable organization, and they had a marvelous ability to bring people into the process.” Hillbarn is more than just a place, it’s a community that will remain forever a legacy to their memories and a benefit to the cultural life of not only the citizens of Foster City, but all who share in its community ideals.
Where is Hillbarn Theatre located?
Hillbarn Theatre is at 1285 East Hillsdale Blvd, FOSTER CITY, CA.
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