Posted: 9/8/17 at 6:23pm
how exciting...AARON SORKIN is a genius writer...i loved his movie STEVE JOBS...one of the most articulate and verbose movies i have ever seen...hopefully Sorkin will put some fire into this version that will make this work for the stage...
Posted: 11/29/17 at 3:44pm
Jeff Daniels as Atticus?
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/jeff-daniels-to-kill-a-mockingbird_83316.html
Posted: 11/29/17 at 3:50pm
broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "how exciting...AARON SORKIN is a genius writer...i loved his movie STEVE JOBS...one of the most articulate and verbose movies i have ever seen...hopefullySorkin will put some fire into thisversion that will make this work for the stage..."
But is "verbose" really a quality that is desirable in a play (or any medium, for that matter)? I don't think that word means what you think it does...
Posted: 11/29/17 at 3:55pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Jeff Daniels as Atticus?
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/jeff-daniels-to-kill-a-mockingbird_83316.html"
PLEASE! PLEASE. PLEASE.
Posted: 11/30/17 at 1:26am
I mean he's not a terrible choice, but....eh...I don't know.....
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:39pm
It will be interesting to see if having the kids played by adults works. It will also be interesting to see if Sorkin can do something that isn't just 10 hours of dialogue.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:41pm
Especially excited for Ms. Jackson. I thought she was the highlight of the last RAISIN IN THE SUN revival, delivering such a compelling and graceful performance in a stellar production.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:41pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:43pm
Jeff Daniels as Atticus and Celia Keenan-Bolger as Scout is truly inspired. And with Bart Sher at the helm?
This has the potential to be a legendary production.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:49pm
Not sure how I feel about the kids being played by adults, but with that cast I'm definitely willing to hold any judgement until I see it. This has a lot of potential and anything that gets Jeff Daniels back onstage is good in my book.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:52pm
Wow! What a cast!
I agree about the adults-playing-children thing being a little disappointing, but I hope it's done stylistically in a way that makes it work. I'm skeptical, but I think they can make it work. After all, two of Celia Keenan-Bolger's Tony noms have been for playing children.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:52pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 3:59pm
Well, it's not even adults playing kids - its adults over 30 playing kids, but Sorkin has said he is approaching this as a memory play, so we will have to see how that plays out.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 4:16pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 4:22pm
Also, am I overlooking it, or has Boo Radley not been cast yet?
Posted: 2/15/18 at 4:43pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 4:44pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Also, am I overlooking it, or has Boo Radley not been cast yet?"
Correct, according to Playbill no Boo Radley yet
Posted: 2/15/18 at 4:53pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 5:12pm
This is the most excited about a cast I've been in ages.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 5:40pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 7:01pm
Owiuerj pusem oso id;reoga ;peoujapowj lslei!!!!! (That's my brain. Exploding)
YES PLEASE.
There's an interesting line from I Remember Mama that is applicable to adults playing the kids/this being a memory play. It goes something like..."It's funny, but when I look back, I always see Nels and Christine and myself looking almost as we do today. I guess that's because the people you see all the time stay the same age in your head."
I love this team, this cast, this novel, the movie. SO excited. (How long must we wait?)
Posted: 2/15/18 at 7:03pm
Posted: 2/15/18 at 7:39pm
I don't know - I find Mr. Sorkin's work overbearing - Molly's Game being a perfect example - and frankly I'm not that interested in Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird as I am in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. She doesn't need his or anyone else's help, frankly.
Posted: 2/15/18 at 8:16pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Just learned Adam Guettel is writing music for this and I’m so HERE for it. I wonder how the music will be used."
That is incredible!!!
