The Broadway premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck, co-written by and starring George Clooney, has found its complete cast. Previews will begin March 12, 2025 at the Winter Garden Theatre ahead of an April 3 opening night. Check out video of the announcement below.
A work of historical drama, Good Night, and Good Luck centers on a clash between famed journalist Edward R. Murrow and infamous U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, of anti-communist HUAC fame. The title comes from Murrow's broadcast sign-off. Clooney starred on screen as Murrow's co-producer, Fred W. Friendly, and as previously announced will lead the stage version as Edward R. Murrow, the role played by David Strathairn on screen. Clooney also directed the original film. Clooney and Grant Heslov have penned the stage adaptation from their 2005 screenplay, and David Cromer will direct.
Clooney revealed his supporting company in front of the Winter Garden February 6. Among those newly announced to be joining him are Ilana Glazer (Broad City) as Shirley Wershba, Clark Gregg (Agents of Shield) as Don Hollenbeck, Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Friendly, Paul Gross as William F. Paley, Georgia Heers as Ella, Carter Hudson as Joe Wershba, Fran Kranz as Palmer Williams, Jennifer Morris as Millie Green, Michael Nathanson as Eddie Scott, Andrew Polk as Charlie Mack, and Aaron Roman Weiner as Don Surine.
The ensemble will include R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Imani Rousselle, Greg Stuhr, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros.
“Edward R. Murrow operated from a kind of moral clarity that feels vanishingly rare in today’s media landscape," said Cromer in an earlier statement. "There was an immediacy in those early live television broadcasts that today can only be effectively captured on stage, in front of a live audience."
The production will feature scenic design by Scott Pask, lighting design by Heather Gilbert, video and projections design by David Bengali, sound design by Daniel Kluger, costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo, hair and wig design by Leah J. Loukas, and music supervision by Daniel Kluger and Bryan Carter. Gigi Buffington will serve as voice and dialect coach. Casting is by David Caparelliotis.
Good Night, and Good Luck is produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jean Doumanian and Robert Fox.
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