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To Kill A Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Fox Theatre — Playwright, screenwriter and film director Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird got its start on Broadway with Jeff Daniels in the role of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. Its premiere in December 2018 was met with positive reviews and the play became a financial success, despite quarrels with Lee’s estate and difficulties with notorious producer Scott Rudin, who was eventually fired from the production. Richard Thomas plays the lead in the national touring version, landing at the Fox for one week this month. It was, of course, Gregory Peck who played Finch in the lauded 1962 film version, winning an Oscar for the role. — Kevin C. Madigan
$39+ Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street, Atlanta 30308. 855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org
Sat., May 11
From the venue:
All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway history” (60 Minutes). Rolling Stone gives it 5 stars, calling it “an emotionally shattering landmark production of an American classic,” and New York Magazine calls it “a real phenomenon. Majestic and incandescent, it’s filled with breath and nuance and soul.” With direction by Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD – “the greatest novel of all time” (Chicago Tribune) – has quickly become “one of the greatest plays in history” (NPR). Emmy Award® – winning actor Richard Thomas plays the role of Atticus Finch in the National Tour.