“Aaron Sorkin sort of takes him off his pedestal. "People ask how it feels to play an icon and you can't play an icon. “I think people will get a kick out of seeing Richard Thomas… He’s one of those actors who’s different every night and is really honest," Welch said. "He's a real treat to work with."Īctor Gregory Peck helped make the character Atticus Finch famous in pop culture, his iconic performance defining the role for the mainstream and earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1962.
She's a great addition to have, a cherry on top," said Thomas, famous for playing John-Boy in "The Waltons." “We talked about (the original film) at the beginning, if she had insights or things she wanted to say - we share those things at the top of the rehearsal process.”Īs Thomas went on to describe, this adaptation from Sorkin provides not only a different script than the 1962 film but a different take on the character of Atticus for Thomas to work from. DuBose, played Jean Louise "Scout" Finch - the novel's narrator and main character - in the classic 1962 film, a performance that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress at age 10. Mary Badham, who plays the crotchety Mrs. “I did a version of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to get my (actors') equity card in Boston, so this is a role that’s always been with me," said Welch, noting that he'd been interested in the role from the moment he heard the show was heading out on tour.
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Welch, who was the understudy for Tom Robinson - the Black man on trial in arguably the story's most pivotal sequence - on Broadway, is reprising that role in the touring production. The touring production arrives at the Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St., on Aug. The touring version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" continues with performances across the nation scheduled as far out as July 2023. “Right now, we are the American (production of) 'Mockingbird.'" 'How it feels to play an icon' It’s such a good production," Richard Thomas, who plays Finch in the show's touring production, told the Des Moines Register. The New York Times reported that collaborators previously accused Rudin of bullying behavior. Originally, writer Aaron Sorkin's ("The West Wing," "The Social Network") stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel planned to resume on June 1.Īccording to e-mails obtained by the New York Times, the decision seemingly comes from producer Scott Rudin, who - against the apparent wishes of Sorkin and director Bartlett Sher - decided not to remount the New York production.
Production closed in January when actor Jeff Daniels announced he was leaving the show. In spite of Atticus Finch's wisdom, the producers of the latest Broadway adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" announced that the highest-grossing American play performed on Broadway wasn't returning. Editor's note: Richard Thomas may not appear as Atticus Finch in "Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Des Moines Civic Center through Sunday as he is currently out due to illness, Des Moines Performing Arts announced in an email to ticketholders.Įven someone who has a passing familiarity with the work can tell you that it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
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