Good Evening, and Good Luck play to be broadcast dwell on CNN

That is thrilling information: the Broadway manufacturing of Good Evening, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, shall be broadcast dwell on CNN this summer season. In response to the community, this marks the primary time a Broadway play shall be televised dwell. The particular dwell efficiency will air on June 7 at 7 p.m. ET on CNN, CNN Worldwide, and also will stream on CNN’s web site.

“I can’t let you know how thrilling it’s to do one thing that’s by no means been achieved,” Clooney stated in a press release. “CNN is the right place to carry this story of braveness to so many extra individuals than we might have ever hoped. Stay TV. No web. Buckle up everybody.“

Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, added, “Good Evening, and Good Luck isn’t just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism. It’s additionally in regards to the significance of the free press and the necessity for robust information organizations to report the details in a fair-minded approach. That’s one thing we nonetheless care deeply about.“

Good Evening, and Good Luck is customized from the 2005 movie of the identical identify. “Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s (Clooney) legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy,” reads the outline. “As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his information staff select to confront the rising tide of paranoia and propaganda, even when it means turning the federal authorities and a nervous nation in opposition to them.” The unique movie not solely starred Clooney, however he additionally directed it and co-wrote the script with Grant Heslov.

The play opened on April 3 and is about to run by way of June 8, making the televised broadcast the second-to-last scheduled efficiency. Good Evening, and Good Luck has already confirmed to be an enormous success, changing into the primary Broadway play to surpass a gross of $4 million in only one week. It’s additionally been nominated for 5 Tony Awards, together with a nod for Clooney. It has additionally obtained nominations for Finest Scenic Design, Finest Costume Design, Finest Lighting Design, and Finest Sound Design.

Following the dwell broadcast of Good Evening, and Good Luck, CNN will host a particular discussing the manufacturing of the play and the state of world journalism.