George Clooney makes his Broadway debut portraying influential journalist Edward R. Murrow in the play 'Good Night, and Good Luck.' Set in the 1950s, the narrative critiques the evolution of television news, emphasizing Murrow's iconic crusade against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist witch hunt. While Murrow urges news directors to rethink their content, lamenting how television lulls Americans into complacency, the play contrasts this with his pioneering journalistic work. The production opens at Winter Garden, featuring a skilled ensemble that brings vital historical moments to life, showcasing the ongoing relevance of Murrow's legacy in media today.
This just might do nobody any good is a chancy first line for a play. Or maybe not too chancy at that, when the man who delivers it is George Clooney, and the man he's portraying is Edward R. Murrow.
As Good Night, and Good Luck begins, what he's crusading for, in a speech to news directors, is a complete rethink of television, which in choosing to distract, delude, amuse and insulate is making Americans fat, comfortable and complacent.
But his journalism is another story, and that's the one Good Night, and Good Luck, which opened on Thursday at the Winter Garden, wants to tell.
To do so, it quickly jumps back to 1953 and into CBS's Studio 41, where Murrow and his producer, Fred W. Friendly, run the small empire that creates the newsmagazine See It Now.
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