Good Night, And Good Luck
by George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Highlights
Synopsis
Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his team at CBS choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them.
This electrifying stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed film by original screenwriters George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck chronicles a time in American history when truth and journalistic integrity stood up to fear-mongering and disinformation – and won.
Press Reviews
"Critic’s Pick! “A slender, swift and healthy exercise in hagiography, burnishing its saints and martyrs to a high sheen… Good Night, and Good Luck is a powerful and useful reminder that a demigod, or maybe it takes many whose names we don’t know, can still sometimes bring down a devil."
— The New York Times
"As timely and important as ever."
— Entertainment Weekly
"Good Night, and Good Luck is both a tribute and a reckoning—a stylish, sobering reminder of journalism’s power and the price of using it."
— amNY
"Dignified and resonant… there’s undeniably something bracing about Clooney’s revisitation of Murrow’s story — and something wrenching, too."
— Vulture
"Classy, absorbing entertainment… the material’s timeliness packs a wallop."
— Hollywood Reporter
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Don Hollenbeck A news reporter on the 11 p.m. news |
Palmer Williams Thirties, a news reporter and writer |
Joe Wershba A news reporter and writer |
Shirley Wershba A news writer |
Fred Friendly Head writer and producer of See It Now |
Eddie Scott A news producer and writer |
Don Hewitt Director of See It Now |
John Aaron A news producer and writer |
Charlie Mack A cameraman for See It Now |
William S. Paley President of CBS |
Colonel Anderson Air Force Colonel |
Mili Lerner Editor of See It Now |
Ella Jazz singer |
Don Surine Chief investigator for the HUAC committee |
Phil CBS employee, works in the legal department |
Cbs Staff |
Edward R. Murrow Newsman and host of See It Now |
Videos
Good Night, and Good Luck – Broadway Trailer
Publication
Good Night, And Good Luck is a play written by George Clooney and published by Samuel French.
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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