The upcoming Broadway adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck has officially announced its full cast, bringing George Clooney to the stage for the first time in his career. The production, based on the acclaimed 2005 film, will begin previews at the Winter Garden Theatre on march 12, ahead of its april 3 opening night.
Joining Clooney in the production are Ilana Glazer (Broad City), Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Mac Brandt (Prison Break), Paul Gross (Slings & Arrows), Georgia Heers, and Imani Rousselle. The cast also features Will Dagger, Christopher Denham, Glenn Fleshler, Carter Hudson, Fran Kranz, Jennifer Morris, Michael Nathanson, Andrew Polk, and Aaron Roman Weiner. Rounding out the ensemble are R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Greg Stuhr, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros.
The play, co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, brings the tense political climate of the McCarthy era to the stage. Clooney will portray legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow—an iconic role originally played by David Strathairn in the film, while Clooney himself played Murrow’s producer, Fred Friendly. Under the direction of Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band’s Visit), the production will spotlight Murrow’s fearless stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s fear-driven anti-communist crusade, a defining moment in broadcast journalism.
“Edward R. Murrow operated from a kind of moral clarity that feels vanishingly rare in today’s media landscape,” Cromer previously stated. “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 creative team includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), David Bengali (video and projections design), Daniel Kluger (sound design), Brenda Abbandandolo (costume design), Leah J. Loukas (hair and wig design), and music supervision by Daniel Kluger and Bryan Carter. Gigi Buffington will serve as voice and dialect coach.
Produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jean Doumanian, and Robert Fox, Good Night, and Good Luck is set for a limited engagement.
Murrow’s sign-off still rings true: We will not walk in fear, one of another.