George Clooney's 'Good Night' play, an ode to broadcast journalism, to air on CNN
George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" play is set to air on CNN on June 7. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/ UPI | License Photo
May 16 (UPI) -- George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck play, an ode to old-school, broadcast journalism, is set to air on CNN.
CNN will exclusively air live George Clooney's five-time Tony® nominated Broadway play "Good Night, And Good Luck" on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm ET across CNN platforms. This announcement marks a historic Broadway first: never before has a live play ever been televised.... pic.twitter.com/WmTZnsw1db— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) May 15, 2025
The penultimate performance of the five-time,Tony-nominated show is to air live from Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on June 7 across the platforms CNN, CNN International and stream on CNN.com.
"I can't tell you how exciting it is to do something that's never been done," Clooney said in a press release Thursday.
"CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone."
Clooney plays CBS News legend and free-press champion Edward R. Murrow, who was known for his showdowns with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who accused -- many times falsely -- high-profile people of being communists or under Soviet influence in the 1940s and '50s.
The fact-based play is an adaptation of Clooney's 2005 film of the same name.
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Sadie Sink, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role in "John Proctor is the Villain," poses at the Tony Awards nominees red carpet event in New York City on May 8, 2025. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo
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