“You made me cry,” Kaia Gerber informed George Clooney (as a praise!) on the opening of Good Night time, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie of the identical title, on Thursday night time. The mannequin, alongside along with her dad and mom, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, was among the many superstars who turned up in New York to assist Clooney’s extremely anticipated Broadway debut and first dwell theater look, interval, in 40 years. Clooney, who directed the movie and co-wrote its Oscar-nominated screenplay together with his longtime producing accomplice Grant Heslov, returns to the fabric as co-writer.
Good Night time, and Good Luck recounts the real-life story of CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow (portrayed by Clooney) and his Fifties on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. The play additionally chronicles a time in American historical past when reality and journalistic integrity stood as much as fearmongering—and received. The manufacturing is directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, and Clooney is joined by an ensemble that features Ilana Glazer, Clark Gregg, and Fran Kranz.
Previous to the efficiency, Clooney’s well-known friends and former co-stars prompted a standstill outdoors the Winter Backyard Theatre, as tons of of followers gathered for a glimpse of the night time’s glamorous attendees. On the purple carpet, Clooney’s 1998 Out of Sight co-lead Jennifer Lopez made a jaw-dropping entrance in a white ruffled cape by Saiid Kobeisy that rested on Lopez’s shoulders and billowed over a strapless black velvet robe. Different showgoers included Hugh Jackman, Drew Barrymore (who starred with Clooney within the 2004 movie Confessions of a Harmful Thoughts), Pierce Brosnan and his spouse Keely, Kylie Minogue, Uma Thurman, Jim Parsons, and Lucas Bravo, who appeared within the 2022 rom-com Ticket to Paradise with Clooney.
“George all the time exhibits up for his associates, and he has a mentality of leaving no man behind,” Bravo informed Vogue on the purple carpet. “He needs folks to be seen, heard, and glad.”
