Good Night, And Good Luck
by George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Broadway

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Highlights

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105 mins 1950s Expandable Casting Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

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	Gender	Age	Description
Don Hollenbeck A news reporter on the 11 p.m. news	—	—	A news reporter on the 11 p.m. news
Palmer Williams Thirties, a news reporter and writer	—	—	Thirties, a news reporter and writer
Joe Wershba A news reporter and writer	—	—	A news reporter and writer
Shirley Wershba A news writer	—	—	A news writer
Fred Friendly Head writer and producer of See It Now	—	—	Head writer and producer of See It Now
Eddie Scott A news producer and writer	—	—	A news producer and writer
Don Hewitt Director of See It Now	—	—	Director of See It Now
John Aaron A news producer and writer	—	—	A news producer and writer
Charlie Mack A cameraman for See It Now	—	—	A cameraman for See It Now
William S. Paley President of CBS	—	—	President of CBS
Colonel Anderson Air Force Colonel	—	—	Air Force Colonel
Mili Lerner Editor of See It Now	—	—	Editor of See It Now
Ella Jazz singer	—	—	Jazz singer
Don Surine Chief investigator for the HUAC committee	—	—	Chief investigator for the HUAC committee
Phil CBS employee, works in the legal department	—	—	CBS employee, works in the legal department
Cbs Staff	—	—	—
Edward R. Murrow Newsman and host of See It Now	—	—	Newsman and host of See It Now