George Clooney dropped by Late Night time With Seth Meyers final evening to plug this Saturday’s stay broadcast of his Broadway play Good Night time, And Good Luck when he let slip what is likely to be a bit of fine information for the West Finish: The play would possibly finish in London.
“There’s going to be a street present for it,” Clooney instructed Meyers, “and I feel it would find yourself in London, nevertheless it gained’t be the identical factor as what we’re doing now.” No extra hints got (see the interview beneath).
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Good Night time, And Good Luck, written by Clooney and Grant Heslov based mostly on their 2005 movie of the identical identify, started previews at Broadway’s Winter Backyard Theatre on March 12, opened April 3 and closes with the June 8 matinee forward of that evening’s Tony Awards. The play has been nominated for 5 Tonys together with Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play (Clooney), scenic design, sound design, lighting design and costume design.
CNN will broadcast the penultimate efficiency of Good Night time, and Good Luck from Broadway’s Winter Backyard Theatre on Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. ET throughout CNN and CNN Worldwide and can stream the occasion stay on CNN.com, and through CNN’s apps on related TVs and cellular units, with out requiring a cable login. This CNN particular occasion will stream stay on Max throughout all subscription plans.
Good Night time, And Good Luck tells the real-life story of CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow (Clooney) and his legendary showdown with Pink Scare Senator Joseph McCarthy. The play, directed by David Cromer, has routinely set field workplace data, grossing in extra of $4 million per week to turn out to be the greatest weekly grossing play in Broadway historical past. The manufacturing recouped its $9.5 million funding final month.
If and when the play does hit the street or go to London, it’s under no circumstances clear Clooney would go together with it. On Late Night time, the actor expressed a robust want to lose the jet-black hair dye wanted for the position. “The final present is Sunday, we do a matinee, after which by the point we go to the Tonys that evening it’ll be gone. I could have a shaved head.”
