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Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness
2 years, 2 months ago

Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness

LA Times  

Calpurnia talks with Atticus Finch as Tom Robinson, left, and the bailiff look on in the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” once a staple of junior high reading lists, has become a lightning rod for controversy. The Broadway touring production, retaining the elegant fluidity of Bartlett Sher’s staging, arrives at the Hollywood …

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How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as ‘Mockingbird’ comes to L.A.
2 years, 2 months ago

How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as ‘Mockingbird’ comes to L.A.

LA Times  

“To Kill a Mockingbird” published in 1960 in a country undergoing a profound racial reckoning. Five years before “Mockingbird,” Rosa Parks had refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, and Emmett Till was murdered after being accused of offending a white woman, a tragedy reflected in the court case at the center of Harper Lee’s novel. The …

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years, 4 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

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PROFESSOR EDWIN CONNER asks: Why are the Left trying to ban Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
3 years, 5 months ago

PROFESSOR EDWIN CONNER asks: Why are the Left trying to ban Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

Daily Mail  

Of the many books seeking to expose the evils of racial prejudice, it has been said there are few more influential or insightful than To Kill A Mockingbird. We must remember, that in many cases, and especially for young white children, To Kill A Mockingbird might be their first exposure to the idea that racism exists beyond a world of …

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Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
3 years, 6 months ago

Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall — Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, two of the play’s original stars, are returning. Producers said Thursday that Daniels and Keenan-Bolger will once again play Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout, starting Oct. 5 when the …

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In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism
4 years, 1 month ago

In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism

LA Times  

The Burbank Unified School District has removed five books from instruction: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Cay” and “Of Mice and Men.” During a virtual meeting on Sept. 9, middle and high school English teachers in the Burbank Unified School District received a bit of surprising news: Until further …

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Play ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ flies to Madison Square Garden
5 years ago

Play ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ flies to Madison Square Garden

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The hit play “To Kill a Mockingbird” is busting out of Broadway — and dunking at Madison Square Garden. The move marks the first time a Broadway play has been performed at the venue nicknamed “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” which has hosted concerts by members of the Beatles, boxing bouts between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali …

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Tony winners: ‘Hadestown’ racks up 8 awards including best musical — and women make history
5 years, 7 months ago

Tony winners: ‘Hadestown’ racks up 8 awards including best musical — and women make history

LA Times  

Anaïs Mitchell accepts the award for original score for “Hadestown,” which made Tonys history by becoming the first production written and directed by women to win best musical. 14 / 66 The cast of “Choir Boy” performs during the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. 21 / 66 Alex Brightman and the cast of “Beetlejuice” perform during the …

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Tony Awards 2019 winners: ‘Hadestown’ wins Best Musical and leads the way with 8 wins
5 years, 7 months ago

Tony Awards 2019 winners: ‘Hadestown’ wins Best Musical and leads the way with 8 wins

CNN  

CNN — The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were presented Sunday to celebrate Broadway’s best performances of the year. Rachel Chavkin won the Tony for best director of a musical for “Hadestown” as the only female nominated in that category this year and Elaine May won her first ever Tony Award for best leading actress for her role in “The Waverly …

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‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — “Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations. His show “The Band’s Visit” won that same award on its way to being crowned best new musical last year. The best play revival …

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Tony winners 2019: The complete list in every category
5 years, 8 months ago

Tony winners 2019: The complete list in every category

LA Times  

The 2019 Tony winners list for the 73rd awards ceremony spotlights multiple wins for “Tootsie,” “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!,” “The Ferryman” and the big winner of the night, “Hadestown.” Actors Bryan Cranston, Elaine May, Ali Stroker and André De Shields, and director Rachel Chavkin, were also among the winners. Read critic Charles McNulty’s takes on this year’s nominees and the …

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Tony nominations sort out an eclectic, erratic season — with mixed results
5 years, 8 months ago

Tony nominations sort out an eclectic, erratic season — with mixed results

LA Times  

Theater Critic Long story short: It was a strange Broadway season — one in which old formulas proved unreliable and a few long-shot experiments yielded unexpected rewards. Not even Gayle King, who was hosting the announcement of the Tony nominations alongside actors Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon, could stifle her surprise over two conspicuous absences in the best play …

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Aaron Sorkin talks ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and disavowing the white savior role
5 years, 8 months ago

Aaron Sorkin talks ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and disavowing the white savior role

LA Times  

Restaurant at a Beverly Hills hotel, early March. The two exchange pleasantries, then dive into the reason for this interview: Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which has become one of the biggest hits of the Broadway season. I didn’t read “Go Set a Watchman,” because I had a hunch that people would say I tried …

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How Gideon Glick Found The Queer Heart Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' On Broadway
5 years, 8 months ago

How Gideon Glick Found The Queer Heart Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' On Broadway

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When Harper Lee first published “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1960, she put forth a radical examination of race in America that continues to captivate generations. That’s why actor Gideon Glick, currently starring in Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway, knew he wanted to put those aspects front and center in his performance. …

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Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
5 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Salon  

"What does a Broadway actor do when he has the flu?" In the midst of a particularly grueling week, the two actors graciously joined us on "Salon Talks" to discuss how they reinvented Harper Lee's classic characters and why the story feels especially relevant right now. When Bart first said that, I was like, honestly, if you told me you …

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Mary Badham, the original Scout, on the enduring appeal of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
5 years, 9 months ago

Mary Badham, the original Scout, on the enduring appeal of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Salon  

“To Kill A Mockingbird” returns to more than 600 theaters nationwide on March 24 and 27 as part of TCM Big Screen Classics series. In addition, the 2015 publication of Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” also put “Mockingbird” in some perspective; the book was dubbed both a sequel to and a first draft of “Mockingbird.” It also generated considerable controversy …

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