There was a moment of hope with the courtroom scene where the daughter testified.
#REVIEW OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BROADWAY MOVIE#
While the movie does an amazing job addressing such an important social topic, I felt like the play turned a serious story into near slapstick. The inclusion of a deaf actor portraying a non-deaf character gladdened my heart especially during the recent successes of films & deaf actors receiving accolades. Albeit some very funny & timely lines were incorporated, it took away from the important issues raised. The play strays from the original content's seriousness. Having the actor who portrayed the screen version of Scout, Mary Badham, seen here in a supporting role was a thrill. He spoke way too fast for a southern man and didn't carry himself with the strength of Gregory Peck or my literary vision of the character. But beloved actor Richard Thomas just didn't have the gravitas on stage to capture the presense of a character such as Atticus Finch. Most of the performances were great - especially Melanie Moore & Steven Lee Johnson as Scout & Dill. This production is not a staged version of the film as some people may expect, but is a fresh retelling of a classic. Add Alan Sorkin talent (West Wing is my favorite TV show) and it should have been a perfect storm. When asked what my favorite book & movie are, my answer has always been the same - TKAM. Overall I rate the play a 10, what a great production.įAV BOOK, MOVIE & SCREENPLAY WRITER - BUT NOT EXACTLY A HOMERUN Gregory Peck in the original B&W is such a better Atticus IMHO, still Richard Thomas' performance of Atticus is outstanding but many times effeminate which Gregory Peck never was, Richard he does get tough when its called for. Interesting the B&W movie there are child actors, on Broadway they are adult actors playing kids. On a scale of 1-10 Melanie Moore's portrayal Scout rates 1000 and captures the essence of the child actor Mary Badham's playing Scout in the original B&W movie. that said, on a scale of 1-10, the performance rates a 10.
#REVIEW OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BROADWAY FULL#
I suspect that original B&W movie couldn't capture the full book (on my reading list), and the broadway production couldn't capture the full B&W movie. When I was around 9 at 2am I went into my sisters room she wasn't there and turned on her black and white TV and saw the original movie starring Gregory Peck as Attiscus Finch, I knew I was watching something incredibly special. I saw the performance at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
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