Good Night, Oscar

Journey back in time with us as we walk the line between the fantasy and reality of one infamous night in Good Night, Oscar.

It’s 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk show on television. His favorite guest? Master of wit, 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 that Paar’s audience – and the rest of America – won’t soon forget. Hot off of Broadway, 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.

Executive Producers for Good Night, Oscar

Carey Bond and Henry Lambert

Janet and Stanwood Duval

Thomas Schulingkamp

Sandy and Mackie Shilstone

Written by Doug Wright.

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Le Petit programming is supported in part by Joy and Boysie Bollinger, The Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation, The RosaMary Foundation, The Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation for Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, The Selley Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Programming is also supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored in part by WWNO 89.9 FM.