To Kill a Mockingbird
Written by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the novel by Harper Lee
The story takes place during three years (1933–35) of the Great Depression in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County. It focuses on six-year-old Jean Louise Finch (nicknamed Scout), who lives with her older brother, Jeremy (nicknamed Jem), and their widowed father, Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill, who visits Maycomb to stay with his aunt each summer.
Judge Taylor appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell. Although many of Maycomb’s citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom to the best of his ability. Other children taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus’s actions, calling him a names. Scout is tempted to stand up for her father’s honour by fighting, even though he has told her not to.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shubert Theatre on Broadway
First Preview 01, Nov 2018
Opening Night 13, Dec 2018 (Closed due to covid)
Reopening in Spring at the Belasco Theatre NYC
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Cast
Jeff Daniels – Atticus Finch
Celia Keenan-Bolger – Scout
Gbenga Akinnagbe – Broadway Debut – Tom Robinson
Gideon Glick – Dill
Stephen McKinley Henderson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson – Calpurnia
Dakin Matthews – Judge Taylor
Will Pullen – Jem
Liv Rooth
Stark Sands – Horace Gilmer
Phyllis Somerville
Frederick Weller – Bob Ewell
Erin Wilhelmi – Mayella Ewell
Creative
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Original Score by Adam Guettel
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Scenic Design by Miriam Buether
Costume Design by Ann Roth
Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Sound Design by Scott Lehrer
Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 225 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Henry Beaumont Herts, it was named after Sam S. Shubert, the second oldest of the three brothers of the theatrical producing family. It shares a Venetian Renaissance facade with the adjoining Booth Theatre, which was constructed at the same time, although the two have distinctly different interiors.
The two theatres are connected by a private road/sidewalk, “Shubert Alley”. It opened on 21 October 1913 with the George Bernard Shaw play, Caesar and Cleopatra, staged by the Forbes-Robertson Repertory Company. The theatre’s longest tenant was A Chorus Line, which ran for 6,137 performances from 1975 to 1990 and set the record for longest running show in Broadway history. Later long runs have included Crazy for You (1992–1996), Chicago (1996–2003), Spamalot (2005–2009) and Memphis (2009–2012). The theatre has also been a returning venue for the Tony Awards.
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Address
261 W 47th St (between Broadway St & 8th Ave) New York, NY 10036
Transport
Subway: A, C, E to 42nd St–Port Authority; N, Q, R, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Square
Phone
(212) 239-6200
Box Office
Monday – Sat 10am – 8pm Sunday Noon – 600pm
Access Information
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, we are unable to provide assistance.
Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.
Not wheelchair accessible. Located down 1 flight of stairs (20 steps). Restrooms are also located on the Mezzanine & Balcony Levels. Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located at Sardi’s Restaurant (4th floor, accessible via elevator) directly across the street.
