This is thrilling information: the Broadway manufacturing of Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, shall be broadcast stay on CNN this summer time. According to the community, this marks the primary time a Broadway play shall be televised stay. The particular stay efficiency will air on June 7 at 7 p.m. ET on CNN, CNN International, and also will stream on CNN’s web site.
“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done,” Clooney stated in a press release. “CNN is the proper place to deliver this story of braveness to so many extra folks than we may have ever hoped. Live TV. No web. Buckle up everybody.“
Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, added, “Good Night, and Good Luck is not only a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism. It’s additionally concerning the significance of the free press and the necessity for robust information organizations to report the information in a fair-minded manner. That’s one thing we nonetheless care deeply about.“
Good Night, and Good Luck is customized from the 2005 movie of the identical identify. “Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s (Clooney) legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy,” reads the outline. “As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them.” The unique movie not solely starred Clooney, however he additionally directed it and co-wrote the script with Grant Heslov.
The play opened on April 3 and is about to run by June 8, making the televised broadcast the second-to-last scheduled efficiency. Good Night, and Good Luck has already confirmed to be an enormous success, turning into the primary Broadway play to surpass a gross of $4 million in only one week. It’s additionally been nominated for 5 Tony Awards, together with a nod for Clooney. It has additionally obtained nominations for Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design.
Following the stay broadcast of Good Night, and Good Luck, CNN will host a particular discussing the manufacturing of the play and the state of world journalism.