From the time that “Good Night time, and Good Luck” begins on the Winter Backyard Theatre at 1634 Broadway, you realize you might be being taken again to a golden tv period: CBS Studios at Grand Central in 1954, when broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow took on Senator Joseph McCarthy and the chaos and paranoia McCarthy promoted all through this nation as he charged folks in all fields of life with being communists and proceeded to destroy them. This play exhibits how decided Murrow was to name out McCarthy’s assaults on the American venture.
This play is written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, who additionally wrote the movie of the identical title. Clooney leads the forged as Murrow, and the opposite forged members additionally painting actual life folks of the period. It was very attention-grabbing to see what was occurring behind the scenes as Murrow went in opposition to McCarthy and tried to make use of journalism as a way of preventing a horrible enemy. The best way this play is introduced could be very poignant — with black and white business adverts from the time interval, black and white stay video of Murrow’s weekly tv broadcast “See It Now,” and all of the detailed motion that occurs behind the scenes and what it prices the doers. Individuals who went in opposition to McCarthy had been then focused by him and typically folks misplaced greater than their jobs.
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All the forged, working as a well-oiled machine, additionally options Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Pleasant, Ilana Glazer as Shirley Wershba, Clark Gregg as Don Hollenbeck, Paul Gross as William F. Paley, Georgia Heers as Ella, Carter Hudson as Joe Wershba, Fran Kranz as Palmer Williams, Jennifer Morris as Mili Lerner, Michael Nathanson as Eddie Scott, Andrew Polk as Charlie Mack, Aaron Roman Weiner as Don Surine, Greg Stuhr as Phil from Authorized, with ensemble members R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Imani Rousselle, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros.
The play reveals the reality about McCarthy, his lies, and the implications he confronted, whereas additionally sharing the unhappy penalties confronted by those that went after him. This play appears to be like at how the usage of media in our society generally is a supply of misinformation and corruption, and the way highly effective this supply of data is. There’s modern-day footage of newsmakers and it’s overwhelming to behold, however it would additionally have you ever take a pause and take into consideration the pictures we’re bombarded with every single day, whether or not by way of the tv or all sorts of social media.
This manufacturing has a really artistic technical crew with scenic design by Scott Pask, lighting design by Heather Gilbert, video/projections design by David Bengali, sound design by Daniel Kluger, costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo and hair & wig design by Leah J. Loukas.
For tickets go to goodnightgoodluckbroadway.com.
