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The Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel about racism and
injustice in the American south will make its Broadway debut in
the 2017-2018 season, producer Scott Rudin said.
Although the book was made into an Oscar-winning movie in 1962,
starring Gregory Peck as noble lawyer Atticus Finch, and has
been produced for the stage in various U.S. cities and in
London, this will be the first time "Mockingbird" will be seen
on Broadway.
Lee's novel has sold more than 50 million copies and was thought
to be the author's only book until an unpublished manuscript
featuring some of the same characters was found and published
last year called "Go Set A Watchman."
"Watchman," described as a first draft of "Mockingbird,"
astounded readers and critics by portraying the heroic Finch as
a racist who supported segregation.
Sorkin is best known as the creator of the Emmy-winning White
House television series "West Wing" and an Oscar-winner for the
screenplay of "The Social Network."
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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