Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Global broadcast of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ reaches over seven million viewers by Michael Abourizk

A performance of the George Clooney-led Broadway play was broadcast live on CNN.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:34PM

‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ & ‘Othello’ Go Out On High Notes; ‘Call Me Izzy’ With Jean Smart Takes $416,759 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Of course it’s too soon to determine what impact Sunday’s Tony Awards will have on Broadway box office – we’ll get a better sense of that with next Tuesday’s numbers covering the f…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:11PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Bonkers Final Weeks for Good Night, and Good Luck and Othello Send Broadway Box Office Soaring by Logan Culwell-Block

Good Night, and Good Luck closed with the highest gross of its stratospheric run, even as a performance broadcast and streamed live for free via CNN.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

Broadway Box Office: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ and ‘Othello’ End Runs on New Highs by Caitlin Huston

George Clooney's play again broke the record for highest grossing play in the same week as its live broadcast.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:53PM

Good Night, and Good Luck Broadcast Brought In More Than 7.3 Million Viewers by Margaret Hall

The telecast was the most popular piece of cable programming in the U.S. on June 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

7.3M Viewers Tune In to Watch George Clooney in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Over the weekend, just before the Tony Awards, CNN broadcast the penultimate performance of Good Night, and Good Luck from Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre. According to Nielsen, 7.34 mill…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM
Monday, June 9, 2025

Tony Awards Snubs and Surprises: ‘Death Becomes Her’ Goes One for 10 as ‘Purpose’ Scores Upset Best Play Win by Hilary Lewis

Both 'Gypsy' and the George Clooney-fronted 'Good Night, and Good Luck' were shut out despite landing five nominations apiece.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:53AM
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Tony awards 2025: Maybe Happy Ending and Nicole Scherzinger win big while George Clooney misses out by Benjamin Lee

The romantic robot musical picked up six awards while Clooney’s box office smash Good Night, and Good Luck left empty-handed The full list of winners Red carpet looks and best of the show…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28PM

Cole Escola Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for OH MARY!

They’ve made Mary Todd Lincoln proud! Cole Escola has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for their role in Oh, Mary! Escola beat out fellow nominees George Clooney for Good N…

SOURCE: Theatrely at 10:14PM

Video: Broadway Stars Nick Jonas, George Clooney, More Join the Softball Field

Every summer for the past eight decades, the folks who make shows on Broadway and Off-Broadway happen come together to play softball, and this summer is no exception. Stars like Nick Jonas, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM
Saturday, June 7, 2025

Good Night, and Good Luck viewers make surprise discovery while tuning in to see George Clooney live on CNN by Caitlin Hornik

Telecast marks the first time in history a Broadway show has been broadcast live on national television

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 08:48PM

How to watch George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ live for free by Angela Tricarico

This marks the first time in Broadway history that a Broadway production is televised live.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:00PM

George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck Airs Live on CNN June 7; Flip Through the Digital Broadway Playbill Here by Margaret Hall, Meg Masseron

The telecast will begin June 7 at 7 PM ET across CNN properties, including a livestream on CNN.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Friday, June 6, 2025

'Good Night, and Good Luck' brings its knock-out punch to CNN from Broadway by David Bianculli

On Jun 7, CNN is presenting a live telecast of George Clooney starring on Broadway as the pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow. TV critic David Bianculli calls it the TV event of the seas…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:32PM

Good Night, and Good Luck Required 100 Speakers, Says Sound Designer Daniel Kluger by Andrew Gans

He's Tony-nominated for his work in the George Clooney play, and he also designed Oh, Mary!

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

George Clooney Previews Saturday’s Live Telecast Of ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ on CNN: “Some Networks Aren’t Really Up For Doing This Right by Lynette Rice

Decades before CNN agreed to a live telecast of Broadway’s Good Night, and Good Luck on June 7, George Clooney had originally envisioned it as a special for CBS, not a movie for theaters a…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM

CNN will broadcast a Broadway performance of George Clooney in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.’ Don’t miss it by Tribune News Service

When "Good Night, and Good Luck" arrived on Broadway this spring, it initially provoked a surprising amount of cynicism. There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:43AM

How to Stream George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck on CNN by Meg Masseron

The play will be telecast for one night only on June 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Part 2: My Other Tony Award Predictions... by Frank Rizzo

Now for the second half of my predictions for Sunday’s Tony Awards honoring the best of the 2024-25 Broadway season — which ended at the end of April . It was indeed one of the richest…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:17AM

How George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Is Preparing to Go Live on CNN by Caitlin Huston

2929 Entertainment, a production company owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban, Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media and Clooney are financing the effort.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:45AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Watch the Premiere of The Broadway Show's Pre-Tony Special by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:12PM

Directing Clooney and a Corpse: With Good Night, and Good Luck and Dead Outlaw, David Cromer Pulls Off an Impossible Double Act by Abraham Swee

Director David Cromer has earned himself a new label: “the busiest man on Broadway.” It’s hard to argue otherwise. The MacArthur Fellow engaged in the ultimate theatrical doubleheader…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

My Tony Award Predictions: A Very Competitive Season with a Maybe Happy Ending by Frank Rizzo

The 2024-25 Broadway season — which ended April 30 — was one of the richest and most competitive seasons in years. While there hasn't been been a megahit of the likes of “Hamilton” o…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:53AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Could Tour And “Might” Go To London, George Clooney Tells Seth Meyers by Greg Evans

George Clooney dropped by Late Night With Seth Meyers last night to plug this Saturday’s live broadcast of his Broadway play Good Night, And Good Luck when he let slip what might be a bit …

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:06PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Good Night, and Good Luck Dominates Box Office as 2025–26 Season Begins by Andrew Gans

The George Clooney-led production made an eye-opening $4 million in one week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Broadway Box Office: George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Breaks New Record by Caitlin Huston

The play grossed more than $4.2 million, breaking its own record, as the industry prepares for the Tony Awards.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:35PM

Video: George Clooney Talks Performance Jitters and Flubbing His Lines Onstage

Ahead of the CNN presentation of Good Night, and Good Luck this Saturday, Tony Award-nominee George Clooney stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the record-breaking production. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM