To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play)

To Kill a Mockingbird
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Date premiered 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)
Place premiered Shubert Theatre, New York
Genre Drama
Setting Maycomb, Alabama

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 2018 play based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, adapted for stage by Aaron Sorkin. It is scheduled to open at the Shubert Theatre on December 13, 2018.

Production history

It was announced in February 2016 that Aaron Sorkin would bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to Broadway, in a new production produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Bartlett Sher.[1] The book had previously been adapted for the stage but Rudin specified that this production would be completely unrelated to the prior pieces.

On February 15, 2018, it was announced that Jeff Daniels would star in the production as Atticus Finch. Celia Keenan-Bolger and Will Pullen were also announced to play Scout and Jem Finch, respectfully. [2] In March 2018, the Harper Lee estate filed a lawsuit against the play's production company based on allegations that the play deviates too much from the novel.[3] The following month, producer Scott Rudin countersued for breach of contract. The legal dispute was settled by May 2018.[4]

The production will begin previews at the Shubert Theatre on November 1, 2018, prior to an official opening on December 13, 2018.

Cast

Character Broadway (2018)
Atticus Finch Jeff Daniels
Scout Finch Celia Keenan-Bolger
Jem Finch Will Pullen
Dill Harris Gideon Glick
Bob Ewell Frederick Weller
Tom Robinson Gbenga Akinnagbe
Horace Gilmer Stark Sands
Judge John Taylor Dakin Matthews
Mayella Ewell Erin Wilhelmi
Link Deas Neal Huff
Boo Radley Danny Wolohan
Calpurnia LaTanya Richardson Jackson

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Sorkin Bringing Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to Broadway". playbill.com. Playbill. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Daniels to Reunite With Aaron Sorkin for Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird, With Celia Keenan-Bolger, Gideon Glick, and More". playbill.com. Playbill. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Alter, Alexandra; Paulson, Michael (March 14, 2018). "Harper Lee's Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of 'Mockingbird'". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Disis, Jill (May 10, 2018). "Aaron Sorkin's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' adaptation cleared for Broadway". CNN.
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