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 …
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 …
“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 …
