To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

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To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:34pm

Was anyone there earlier today? I doubt many students view these boards, but this seemed really interesting. Also videos from it made it seem like it was more than just the show with Spike Lee for a pre-show talk (?) and a choir being an addition to the small band. I can imagine the energy must have been through the roof too.

Updated On: 2/26/20 at 11:34 PM

To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:42pm

Did the cast have to go back to doing the normal performance at the Shubert right after this or was there no evening performance today?

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To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:44pm

Do they do Wednesday matinees? If so, I wonder if today's at the Shubert did not happen and it was like a two show day.

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To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:51pm

uncageg said: "Do they do Wednesday matinees? If so, I wonder if today's at the Shubert did not happen and it was like a two show day."

Looking at their calendar on Telecharge, they seem to go between having a Wednesday 2-show day one week and then a Sunday 2-show week the next. Seeing that they have two shows on Sunday, my guess is they did not have an evening performance tonight.

Updated On: 2/26/20 at 11:51 PM

To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/27/20 at 12:25am

Yeah. I actually looked after I posted.

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Posted: 2/27/20 at 7:31am

The program looks awesome. If anyone has one they are looking to sell, please PM me

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Posted: 2/27/20 at 7:48am

They did not do a night show after the MSG performance. They worked it out in their contracts that it would be part of their 8 show week this week.

It was apparently phenomenal. My roommate was there and she absolutely loved it. What it lacked in intimacy, it gained in communal experience. She said for all the ruckus that occurred when a character said something particularly racist, there were also several moments when you could have heard a pin drop. For an arena full of 12,000 students, that’s pretty impressive.

To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/27/20 at 9:23am

Hats off to everyone for doing the incredibly hard work to make this happen. May it help further grow the next generation of theatergoers ... and creators.

To Kill A Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2/27/20 at 10:33am

I think the real question is after this seemed to be such a success, will Rudin continue to do this performance annually or is it a one and done PR stunt.
It could be done in the same vein as the Hollywood bowl or Shakespeare in the Park, where its more of the honor to participate then collecting the paycheck. I also can’t imagine it costed Rudin that much to mount.

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Posted: 2/27/20 at 10:59am

bdn223 said: "is it a one and done PR stunt."

Staging a show at MSG for 18,000 students is awful extensive and expensive stunt. I'm sure there are much easier ways to get PR.

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Posted: 2/27/20 at 12:29pm

From most of the press releases it sounds like MSG foot most of the bill for this. Scott Rudin was thanking James Dolan a lot in the articles about this. I could be reading into this too much, though. I feel like this could be an annual thing, as there will always be students reading the book.

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Posted: 2/27/20 at 7:23pm

I think it's terrific that all involved supported and did this. Wouldn't it be wonderful if more Broadway shows were able to do this? I don't mean junky ones or pop-oriented ones, but ones that speak to culture or the cultural zeitgeist or social issues. I can think of several on Broadway now that would be just fine for young people.

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Posted: 2/28/20 at 8:49am

Reidel today says Rudin is already planning to do it again, so that's good. Seems a good choice with Mockingbird for as long as that's running, but agree there are some good opportunities elsewhere, too.

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