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To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed by Bartlett Sher, and based on Harper Lee's classic novel, will launch its coast-to-coast National Tour in August 2020 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the heart of the nation's capital. The tour will be on the road for over two years. Additional information about the tour, including casting and additional cities, will be announced shortly.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2019–2020 theater season, with more than 15 productions from New York, London, and across the globe, plus original Kennedy Center productions.
TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to announce its Spring 2019 Program, featuring intimate conversations that pair Times journalists with today's most creative and influential voices in the fields of film, television, theater, dance, music, literature and politics.
Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird has been much in the news of late, what with a brand spanking new Broadway production (written by Aaron Sorkin and which opened this past December) and reports of dozens of productions around the world of the stage adaptation written by Christopher Sergel being shuttered due to threats of legal action from Scott Rudin, producer of the new Broadway version, and attorneys for the Harper Lee estate.
Mary Badham, the former child star who played Scout in the 1962 film of To Kill a Mockingbird, recently stopped by the Broadway production!
BroadwayWorld previously reported cancellations of a number of productions of the Christopher Sergel stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird. According to the New York Times, president of Dramatic Publishing Company Christopher Sergel III says he will be suing for damages.
One of the most enduring pieces of American literature takes to the stage of Clarksville's oldest professional theatre this spring.
Theatrical Outfit will enter a new era when Artistic Director Tom Key exits his longstanding position in June of 2020. The Theatre's Board of Directors announced Key's plans to retire along with the announcement of the launch of a nationwide search to name his successor by the opening of the 2019-2020 season.
BroadwayWorld previously reported cancellations of a number of productions of the Christopher Sergel stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, licensed by Dramatic Publishing, in the UK, Dayton OH, and Buffalo, amongst others across the US.
Today, the Board of Directors of The Dayton Playhouse, Inc. (DPI) announced the cancellation of the March 8-17, 2019 production of To Kill A Mockingbird due to circumstances beyond the organization's control.
One of the most enduring pieces of American literature takes to the stage of Clarksville's oldest professional theatre this spring.
Bid to win the chance to experience one of the most beloved of American novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, come to life on Broadway in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin and Directed by Bartlett Sher! Plus, you and your guest will meet Scout, Jem, and Dill after the show!
Jeff Daniels was a guest on last night's episode of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' During the interview, Daniels talks about playing Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird and even shows Jimmy some of his vocal warmups!
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Hillary and Bill Clinton made a stir tonight at the Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. The former president and secretary of state received a warm welcome from the sold-out crowd as they made their way to their seats. See video below!
Civic Theatre brings Harper Lee's classic, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to the stage February 8-23, 2019. In partnership with the ACLU, Civic will host over 3,500 middle and high school students at eight matinees of the play, providing an educational resource guide, along with Guest Experts, to discuss topical issues from the play, relevant in today's society.
The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville, continues its 39th season with Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, dramatized by Christopher Sergel.
Bid to win the chance to attend the hit Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird by Aaron Sorkin, based on the novel by Harper Lee! After the show, you will have the exclusive experience of meeting cast members Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger, playing Scout Finch, and Danny Wolohan (Assassins), in the role of Boo Radley!
On Monday, March 4 at 6:30pm the medieval court of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table will come to life on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater when Lin-Manuel Miranda stars as King Arthur in Lerner & Loewe's CAMELOT, directed by Bartlett Sher, for a one-night-only concert event to benefit Lincoln Center Theater. He will be joined by Solea Pfeiffer as Guenevere, Jordan Donica as Sir Lancelot, Dakin Matthews as Merlyn, Ruthie Ann Miles as Nimue, Ethan Slater as Mordred, Julie White as Morgan Le Fey, and Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, and Bonnie Milligan as three of the Knights of the Round Table. Andy & Betsy Kenny Lack, Brooke & Daniel Neidich, and Caryn Zucker are the Benefit Co-Chairs. Proceeds from the evening will support Lincoln Center Theater's productions and education programs.
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