Overview
- George Clooney’s Broadway debut in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' will be broadcast live on CNN, CNN International, and CNN.com on June 7 at 7 p.m. ET.
- This marks the first time in history that a live Broadway play will be televised, expanding access to the record-breaking production.
- The play, adapted from Clooney’s 2005 film, dramatizes Edward R. Murrow’s televised challenge to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s Red Scare.
- Since its March debut, the production has become the highest-grossing play in Broadway history and earned five Tony Award nominations, including Best Actor for Clooney.
- Following the broadcast, CNN will host special programming discussing the play’s themes and the current state of journalism globally.