Posted: 1/14/22 at 7:42am
Anshel2 said: "Anyone know if Kinnear was in last night? What about this weekend?"
Christopher Innvar performed as Atticus last night
Posted: 1/14/22 at 10:06am
Are we to assume Innvar will play the closing weekend? It's been on TKTS at every performance, but only a handful on TDF.
Posted: 1/14/22 at 10:17am
I’m not sure about the situation, but let’s hypothetically say Kinnear tested positive for COVID last Wednesday and hasn’t performed since then, it’s quite possible he may be back in the show tomorrow or Sunday, but again, I don’t know.
Posted: 1/14/22 at 7:43pm
It's of course on TKTS at every performance, but sold its TDF seats. Wondering if Kinnear's absence is noted at the point of sale, as is often the case at the booth (though not officially required to be revealed.) Planning on going to the Saturday matinee. (On the coldest day of the year!)
Posted: 1/15/22 at 1:22am
I saw the production this evening and Christopher Innvar (who normally plays Heck Tate) was on as Atticus. Seems like from a post on his Instagram that he will be finishing up the run as Atticus this week. But if you are a fan of To Kill a Mockingbird, I highly recommend grabbing a ticket to see his Atticus. He was absolutely excellent and commanded the stage. His portrayal is much warmer than Jeff Daniels and Ed Harris and I feel like he plays into the comedy more. He isn’t as stoic, but truly feels like “the most honest and decent person in Maycomb.” His Atticus is one that is respected and revered, but I felt a little note more of humanity in him that he felt that no matter what he was still simply a citizen of the town and was no better than anyone else. Which really makes his final confrontation with Bob Ewell chilling. But my favorite part was his closing argument speech. He played it very differently than Daniels and Harris. It didn’t come from a place of anger or frustration, rather he seemed to be pleading with his fellow peers to prove him right in saying that they were good people and that they deserve respect because that’s the only thing he had left to say. I was floored. I still hold Jeff Daniel’s performance in high regard (nothing could shake his stoic wisdom), but Innvar made Atticus feel like a respected member of his community trying to do what he believed was right. Find your way to the Shubert if you want to see an original and fresh Atticus Finch.
Between Sharon Catherine Brown two weeks ago and now Christopher Innvar, I’m feeling blessed by these extraordinary understudies making these demanding leading roles their own.
Updated On: 1/15/22 at 01:22 AM
Posted: 1/15/22 at 7:54pm
I was there this afternoon (row G orchestra on the aisle, $99 at the box office at 12:30; one of those moments we pray for, house seats suddenly offered cheaply, no doubt because of Kinnear's absence or Covid returns). In a season that's noted for the remarkable quality of covers, the Innvar take-over at Mockingbird deserves a niche place. One of the star slots on Broadways since the fall of 2018, this show has proven a draw based on synergy of material -- the title alone -- and star . It's all the more gratifying to report how powerful the play and production are with a fine actor giving a stunningly good, in every way nuanced and accomplished performance.
Innvar's Atticus is gentle and even vulnerable, yet capable of bursts of anger, recalibrated when Finch recognizes what he inadvertently unleashed (the Mayella cross examination). Innvar isn't afraid to show us the impotence and inconclusiveness in Atticus's sometimes facile reasoning, and his quietest moments -- like his brief scene with Dill -- reveal an entirely different color in this almost too-known American figure. Sorkin's recomposed him, as everyone knows, but without a star turn to appraise, we see only the character. And Innvar's attractive presence adds something new: a genuine charisma that's incrementally revealed during the entire performance. We don't expect it, and so his big act 2 courtroom performance packs a double punch.
Independent of the earned discussion of understudy heroism on Broadway this complicated season, Innvar's glory is good for To Kill a Mockingbird. This new iteration looks to work well with (merely) great actors replacing star casting. It's far from a vehicle -- arguably, Scout is still the protagonist in some ways -- but Finch is that above-the-title role that will attract men 45-75 forever. Good for Sorkin, Lee -- and let's pause to add -- a treasure of a Broadway vet, Christopher Innvar. This is at least the fourth production I've seen him in, and I would add him to the short list of MVPs, this season or any other.
Updated On: 1/15/22 at 07:54 PM
Posted: 4/12/22 at 2:47am
Are we just to assume this is DOA(DOR-Dead on return?) or will they make an announcement that they don’t plan on coming back? Or, maybe they decided against the Belasco and are now betting on Paradise Square not making it to June?
Posted: 4/12/22 at 7:22am
Call_me_jorge said: "Are we just to assume this is DOA(DOR-Dead on return?) or will they make an announcement that they don’t plan on coming back? Or, maybe they decided against the Belasco and are now betting on Paradise Square not making it to June?"
It’s really all up in the air. This show was a reliable money-making property prior to its sudden closing, so I can’t imagine they would just yeet it entirely.
Both scenarios are entirely feasible, but I think it’s really going to be a waiting game. NORTH COUNTRY is coming back for “six weeks only” but I could see that extending with the buttressing of a few Tony nods (or a long shot win). PARADISE SQUARE seems likely more the show that might fold soon and that nominations might have trouble saving - especially giving how it’ll have been shut down during two weeks of the Tony nomination window.
