Good Night, and Good Luck, co-written by and starring George Clooney, opened April 3 at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, and the reviews are in! See what critics are saying below. The production is Clooney's Broadway debut.
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 co-wrote the project's 2005 film version with Grant Heslov, and directed and starred as well, as Murrow's co-producer Fred W. Friendly. Clooney and Heslov have penned the new stage adaptation, with Clooney taking on the role of Edward R. Murrow, played by David Strathairn on screen. David Cromer is directing.
In addition to Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck features 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.
Read the reviews below.
Broadway News (Brittani Samuel)
Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
Cititour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
Digital Journal (Markos Papadatos)
Entertainment Weekly (Dalton Ross)
The Front Row Center (Tulis McCall)
The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
New York Stage Review (David Finkle, Frank Scheck)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
Times Square Chronicles (Suzanna Bowling)
The Village Voice (Michael Musto)
The Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
The Washington Post (Naveen Kumar)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The ensemble includes R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Imani Rousselle, Greg Stuhr, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros.
The creative team includes Tony-winning scenic designer Scott Pask, lighting designer Heather Gilbert, video and projections designer David Bengali, sound designer Daniel Kluger, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, hair and wig designer Leah J. Loukas, voice and dialect coach Gigi Buffington, music supervisors Daniel Kluger and Bryan Carter, and casting director David Caparelliotis.
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