That is thrilling information: the Broadway manufacturing of Good Evening, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, shall be broadcast reside on CNN this summer season. In line with the community, this marks the primary time a Broadway play shall be televised reside. The particular reside efficiency will air on June 7 at 7 p.m. ET on CNN, CNN Worldwide, and also will stream on CNN’s web site.
“I can’t inform you how thrilling it’s to do one thing that’s by no means been achieved,” Clooney mentioned in an announcement. “CNN is the proper place to convey this story of braveness to so many extra folks than we may have ever hoped. Reside TV. No web. Buckle up everybody.“
Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, added, “Good Evening, and Good Luck is not only a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism. It’s additionally in regards to the significance of the free press and the necessity for sturdy information organizations to report the information in a fair-minded method. That’s one thing we nonetheless care deeply about.“
Good Evening, and Good Luck is tailored 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 information group select to confront the rising tide of paranoia and propaganda, even when it means turning the federal authorities and a nervous nation towards 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 way of June 8, making the televised broadcast the second-to-last scheduled efficiency. Good Evening, and Good Luck has already confirmed to be an enormous success, changing 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 Finest Scenic Design, Finest Costume Design, Finest Lighting Design, and Finest Sound Design.
Following the reside broadcast of Good Evening, and Good Luck, CNN will host a particular discussing the manufacturing of the play and the state of world journalism.
