Why George Clooney's wife Amal was absent from his Broadway opening night

Amal Clooney missed George Clooney's Broadway debut in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' to care for their kids. At 63 years of age, actor George Clooney took the stage on Broadway in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' this past Thursday. Married since 2014, the couple shares seven-year-old twins Ella and Alexander.

While stars such as Jennifer Lopez , Cindy Crawford , and Uma Thurman attended, People magazine reports that George confirmed: "She's with the kids." Gwyneth Paltrow’s nepo baby daughter shares future after 'mean girl' scandal American Idol nepo baby cut from the show during Hollywood week The 'Ticket to Paradise' star has mentioned that performing in a play aligns well with family life, allowing him daytime moments with his children. On 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert', he elaborated: "Actually, a play is kind of a good schedule because you're working at night.



"You get to see the kids during the day, so it's okay." Previously, the erstwhile 'ER' heartthrob expressed how "honoured" he felt to return to stage performance—and particularly Broadway—venturing into a new chapter of his distinguished career. In a press release, he conveyed his excitement: "I am honoured, after all these years, to be coming back to the stage and especially, to Broadway, the art form and the venue that every actor aspires to.

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The journalism drama was co-written by him and Grant Heslov, and the duo is teaming up again for its Broadway adaptation, with David Cromer taking over directing duties from the Hollywood icon. Cromer remarked: "Edward R. Murrow operated from a kind of moral clarity that feels vanishingly rare in today's media landscape.

" He also noted: "There was an immediacy in those early live television broadcasts that today can only be effectively captured on stage, in front of a live audience." Set against the backdrop of 1950s American television news, the historical drama delves into the intense showdown between esteemed broadcaster Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Clooney is set to tread the boards much like Steve Carell and Rachel McAdams did last year, making their Broadway debuts after long and successful careers in Hollywood.

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