"But for diehard fans of the original 2005 film of the same name, which was made in response to US involvement in the Iraq war, something was missing. In that version, Murrow was played by David Strathairn, one of the US's most perceptive, subtle and compelling character actors. Why did he not reprise the role on stage? I was much too old and it would have been hard to actually pull it off that many years later,"
"Strathairn's latest role is that of a grandfather who fought in Vietnam long ago. In A Little Prayer, a family drama written and directed by Angus MacLachlan, he plays the patriarch of a tight-knit but unravelling family in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Bill finds a kindred spirit in his daughter-in-law, Tammy (Jane Levy), but suspects his son (Will Pullen) is having an affair with a co-worker."
George Clooney brought Good Night, and Good Luck to Broadway, setting a record as the highest-grossing play and earning a Tony nomination for portraying Edward R. Murrow. David Strathairn, aged 76, did not reprise Murrow on stage because he felt he was too old and could not pull the role off many years later. Strathairn applauded the Broadway staging and suggested the play would be valuable in broadcast journalism or political science curricula. Strathairn stars in A Little Prayer as Bill, a Vietnam veteran grandfather in a tight-knit, unravelling Winston-Salem family, drawn to Angus MacLachlan's frank and compassionate writing.
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