A faithful retelling of the film is perhaps a little too faithful.
Emilio Madrid
Good news, everybody!
You dont just have to settle for seeing superstarGeorge Clooneyon a screen anymore.
George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway.Credit:Emilio Madrid
you’ve got the option to now go see him in person… on a screen!
If only he were delivering it directly to the audience.
Wouldnt this stage-set Murrow delivering his broadcast directly to the audience be a fresher and more emotionally connecting take?
The cast of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway.Emilio Madrid
Why not cast a villain for the crowd to root against on thestageas opposed to on the screen?
Why not give us flesh-and-blood accounts of those who were persecuted to drive their plight home?
Why keep diverting our eyes to monitors instead of the stage itself?
Glenn Fleshler and George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway.Emilio Madrid
And a well-designed stage, it is.
There are a lot of subplots afoot here, and not all of them completely land.
Ah, yes…the movie.
Glenn Fleshler, George Clooney, Clark Gregg, Carter Hudson, and Ilana Glazer in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway.Emilio Madrid
But, you see, now youve opened the door news with a dash of commentary.
What happens when it isnt Edward R. Murrow minding the store?
So surprising as to lead to audible audience gasps.
Paul Gross and George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway.Emilio Madrid
