MURROW

“Magnificently brought to life via a superb collaboration between playwright Joseph Vitale, performer Joseph J. Menino and director Jeremy Williams. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!”
-- Myra Chanin, The Huffington Post

“The skillful writing of Joseph Vitale,
Joseph Menino’s tremendous performance
and its strong physical production, Murrow affirms his noble legacy.”
-- Darryl Reilly, Theaterscene.net

"A thoroughly engaging show….a well-calibrated performance that makes history and morality clear for the audience. Don't miss this one.”
-- Mark Savitt, Hi Drama

"A gem that captures all the eloquence and honesty of an American icon. This is a play that should have a wider audience. One can only hope.”
-- Brenda Repland, Eyes on World Cultures

“Joseph Menino grabs our attention from the very first moment and does not let go until the last line.”
-- Nick Linnehan, Theater That Matters

“He was a shooting star, and we will live in his afterglow a very long time.”
-- Eric Sevareid

Murrow

In an age of fake news and “info-tainment,” Edward R. Murrow’s life and work stand out as beacons of integrity and professionalism. His radio reports from London during the Blitz brought the war into American homes and made him a household name. His broadcast from Buchenwald is as chilling now as the day it was aired. His ground-breaking television work unearthed scandals and injustices in our own country, making him a hero to many but an enemy to entrenched interests.

Murrow's legendary on-air showdown with Senator Joe McCarthy was instrumental in bringing about the downfall of the junior senator from Wisconsin. Yet, despite his achievements, Murrow was ultimately forced off the air by an industry that had grown more interested in profits than in the possibilities the new medium offered. Confidant of presidents, conscience of a nation, Murrow remained an enigma – idealistic, remote, creative, self-destructive.

In his one-man show, Murrow, Joseph Vitale reveals the complexity and achievements of a man whose voice, intelligence and honesty inspired a nation. He also turns a mirror on a media that has fallen far from the standards that Murrow established for his profession.