George Clooney helped adapt the play from his 2005 Oscar-nominated film ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ George Clooney is making history with his five-time Tony-nominated play Good Night, and Good Luck. On Saturday,

George Clooney's Broadway play, based on his 2005 film, allowed viewers at home to see the actor's much-hyped turn as Edward R. Murrow through CNN's live television event.

Decades before CNN agreed to a live telecast of Broadway’s Good Night, and Good Luck on June 7, George Clooney had originally envisioned it as a special for CBS, not a movie for theaters and a play on Broadway.