To Kill A Mockingbird - 2021 Broadway History , Info & More
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Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Broadway for the first time in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher.
This new interpretation of the beloved, iconic American story retells the story of one of literature's towering symbols of integrity and righteousness, Atticus Finch, in a way made even more poignant for today. Told by Atticus' daughter Scout, based on herself, we see a world of pain and inequity through the eyes youthful innocence.
To Kill A Mockingbird - 2021 - Broadway Cast
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' review: More legal thriller than coming-of-age story
8 / 10
What's missing from Aaron Sorkin's new adaptation is the novel's vividly described community, or the sense that the story is just as much about Scout's coming of age as it is about the crusade by Atticus, her father. Sorkin (the writer behind 'The West Wing' and 'The Social Network,' among others) has made his play a John Grisham-esque legal thriller revolving around a charismatic man. Atticus may now show hints of trouble and doubt, but he's still the moral lighthouse guiding Maycomb, Alabama.
‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Broadway Review: Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels Deliver An Atticus For Our Times
9 / 10
Perhaps Sorkin and Sher felt the play needed Bob's extra villainy to justify Atticus' eventual out-of-character breakdown, the moment when the play's questioning of the book's '60s-vintage liberal ideal comes most fully into focus. If so, they should have trusted their material and Daniels' convincing performance. By the time Atticus comes to question his own moral code, and Sorkin has us contemplating the limits of tolerance and the boundaries of forgiveness, this Mockingbird has already landed its punches.
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To Kill A Mockingbird History
Other Productions of To Kill A Mockingbird
| 2020 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2022 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2026 | West End |
West End |
To Kill A Mockingbird - 2021 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
| 2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jeff Daniels |
| 2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
| 2019 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Bartlett Sher |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 2019 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Gbenga Akinnagbe |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Ann Roth |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Bartlett Sher |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jennifer Tipton |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Adam Guettel |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Gideon Glick |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jeff Daniels |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Miriam Buether |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Scott Lehrer |
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