Overview

• Magnolia Pictures has made the filmed performance available to purchase on demand starting today for $19.99 under the title Good Night, and Good Luck: Live on Broadway, with a DVD planned for December 30.
• The capture was recorded during CNN’s June 7 live telecast, the first broadcast of a Broadway play, which reached 7.34 million viewers across CNN and streaming platforms.
• George Clooney stars as Edward R. Murrow and co-wrote the play with Grant Heslov, with David Cromer directing the stage production.
• The Broadway run earned five Tony nominations and set box-office records, becoming the first play to gross more than $4 million in a single week at the Winter Garden Theatre.
• Clooney has linked the work’s themes to current pressures on media and free speech in recent interviews, including remarks about Disney CEO Bob Iger and Jimmy Kimmel.