Ilana Glazer and Clark Gregg will star alongside George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway.
The play, written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, is scheduled to begin previews at the Winter Garden Theatre starting March 12, with an opening night April 3. Good Night, and Good Luck was adapted from the Warner Bros. film, also written by Clooney and Heslov, and follows journalist Edward R. Murrow’s clash with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy as Murrow pushes to continue reporting on McCarthy’s anti-communist efforts.
Clooney will be making his Broadway debut playing Murrow, with the complete company also taking on roles of real-life figures.
This marks the Broadway acting debut for Glazer, known for her role in Broad City, who will be playing the role of Shirley Wershba, with Gregg, known for his role in the Marvel Cinema Universe, playing Don Hollenbeck.
The complete cast includes: Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Friendly, Paul Gross as William F. Paley, Georgia Heers as Ella, Carter Hudson as Joe Wershba, Fran Kranz as Palmer Williams, Jennifer Morris as Millie Green, Michael Nathanson as Eddie Scott, Andrew Polk as Charlie Mack, Aaron Roman Weiner as Don Surine with R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Imani Rousselle, Greg Stuhr, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros rounding out the ensemble.
David Cromer will be the director of the play, which will feature scenic design by Scott Pask lighting design by Heather Gilbert, video and projections design by David Bengali, sound design by Daniel Kluger and costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo.
