Overview

• CNN aired the live performance on June 7, marking its first-ever Broadway broadcast ahead of the play’s June 8 closing.
• The network deployed 20 cameras and 14 operators to capture the production without commercial breaks.
• Directed by David Cromer and starring George Clooney as Edward R. Murrow, the adaptation dramatizes a stand against McCarthyism that resonates with modern debates about journalistic truth.
• Financial backing came from 2929 Entertainment, Participant Media and George Clooney, who co-produced the 2005 film that inspired the stage version.
• BroadwayHD CEO Bonnie Comley called the event a landmark in the trend of filmed stage productions bringing Broadway-quality theater into homes.