Summary
George Clooney makes his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow in this stage adaptation of the film about the journalist’s battle against Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM Apr 6, 2025, 2:00 PM
George is really thinking about running in ‘28, huh? God help us.
I was definitely in wait-and-see mode as far as whether this would be worthy of its Broadway run, but I was unexpectedly moved by it. It’s a slow burner for sure but the payoff is there and the message is important. The gasps at the end feel well-earned. I loved the newsroom set, the insertion of archive footage into live video as a historical storytelling device, and, of course, Ilana Glazer’s dramatic turn.
I’m not sure George is the perfect casting for Edward Murrow in a vacuum, but this surely isn’t playing the Winter Garden without him attached to it, so I guess you do what you gotta do for the eyeballs. He acquits himself well enough. This is an impressive debut.
I heard early preview reactions complaining about the blocking and set design, especially for house right, but I think they must have made some adjustments. Other than having to look past a very wiggly gentleman in front of me, I felt like I could see everything clearly.