Ed Harris to Replace Jeff Daniels in To Kill A Mockingbird This November

[bwayboy22]

Ed Harris is the next Atticus Finch

Should we expect more major cast members to leave with Daniels? There are so many great casting options, I look forward to seeing what lies ahead for this play!

[NoName3]

What has Ed Harris been doing lately? I know he was much respected back in the day.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

He's been active Off Broadway the past two seasons I believe.  He did Buried Child which PBS also broadcast and was in Good for Otto.  Both were for Signature Theatre.  He was also on Westworld.

[LxGstv]

Good for Otto was The New Group, not Signature Theater, even though it was performed there, like most of The New Group productions. (That I’ve seen anyway)

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

I have to imagine LaTanya Richardson Jackson will leave (aren’t she and Sam based in LA?). Gideon Glick also said in an interview that he’s never done a show for more than a year and couldn’t see himself doing a longer run than that.

Something tells me Celia will extend her contract. It’s a great part and a good gig for a working actor.

I don’t really see Ed Harris selling a lot of tickets? His off-Broadway stuff hasn’t sold out. He’ll be good in the part and can get appearances on talkshows.

[little_sally]

Is Jeff Daniels really the reason this show is selling so well? I don't think so (judging from the fact that Blackbird didn't sell that well) and I think the show will do just fine with Ed Harris in the role. The play's the thing in this case.

[Jordan Catalano]

Exactly. Jeff Daniels sells Emma’s many tickets on his name alone as Ed Harris will. The show sells tickets all on its own.

[Wick3]

You guys think Ed Harris’s name will be above the title too?

[ArtMan]

In the terms of critical success, Ed Harris is way more famous than Jeff Daniels and has had a more unique career with both movies and television.  I'm not really a fan of Jeff Daniels, but I would say he has more of the qualities that you think of Atticus Finch, than Ed Harris.  I would love to see Ed Harris in something on stage, but don't really see him as Finch.

[bwayboy22]

I'm sure Ed Harris will be great, but at first I got him confused with Woody Harrelson who I would LOVE to see replace in this! 

[NOWaWarning]

Ed Harris?! More like Ed Ihavenohairris!

[CT2NYC]

NOWaWarning said: "Ed Harris?! More like Ed Ihavenohairris!"
 

[SmoothLover]

Ed reads much older than Jeff but perhaps that does not make a difference. I was rallying for Kristoffer Polaha.

[Ravenclaw]

To me, the craziest part of this story was that the Times article that broke the news said yesterday that the production planned to announce the casting Sunday via a NYT advertisement and they declined to comment (the article now says they confirmed the casting on Friday [today]). It read to me like someone in Rudin's office submitted the ad without an NDA or embargo agreement, and the Times used that opportunity to break it as news, right? I can only imagine what went down in Rudin's office over the past 24 hours...

[Call_me_jorge]

Anyone who was in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets is a national treasure. So I’m happy about this.

[darquegk]

Will Jimmi Simpson play the role in every other scene?

[Miles2Go2]

Hopefully, this doesn’t affect Daniels’s departure date. My friend and I have tickets for the Saturday, September 28th matinee. If so, I’m sure whoever we see will be excellent.  As far as I know, Daniels is doing matinees currently, no? 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Nominee-Jeff-Daniels-to-Star-in-New-Showtime-Series-RUST-20190731