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Greg Kinnearis taking on a classic American role.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 58, made his debut as Atticus Finch in Broadway’sTo Kill a Mockingbirdplay on Wednesday night at New York City’s Shubert Theatre. In first-look photos from the performance shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Kinnear makes the iconic buttoned-up lawyer role his own, taking over the character from Tony-nominated Jeff Daniels
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The cast also includes Baize Buzan as Scout Finch, Portia as Calpurnia, Hunter Parrish as Jem Finch, Michael Braugher as Tom Robinson, Russell Harvard as Link Deas, Neal Huff as Bob Ewell, Erin Wilhelmi as Mayella Ewell, Noah Robbins as Dill Harris, Zachary Booth as Horace Gilmer, Gordon Clapp as Judge John Taylor, Patricia Conolly as Mrs. Dubose, Christopher Innvar as Sheriff Heck Tate, Ted Koch as Mr. Cunningham, and Amelia McClain as Miss Stephanie, with Scout Backus, Ian Bedford, Rosalyn Coleman, Anne-Marie Cusson, Michael Bryan French, Steven Lee Johnson, Tyler Lea, Geoffrey Allen Murphy, Luke Smith, Yaegel T. Welch, and William Youmans rounding out the ensemble. And Mariah Lee joins the cast as Mayella Ewell beginning Jan. 11.
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After the Broadway shutdown due to the pandemic,To Kill a Mockingbirdreopened on Oct. 5 with original stars Daniels reprising his role as Atticus and Celia Keenan-Bolger as Scout Finch, for which she won a Tony Award.
Speaking ontheTodayshowThursday morning about his first night as Atticus, Kinnear said it was “exhilarating.”
“Apparently there is no safety net when you do live Broadway,” the actor joked. “It was my first foray. It was fun, exhilarating. … It was great. We have a wonderful, wonderful piece of material that Aaron Sorkin has crafted beautifully. The words are amazing. It’s an incredible ensemble of actors, such a great group of people. I’ve had a ball.”
Tickets for Broadway’sTo Kill a Mockingbirdcan be found onTelecharge.com.
source: people.com
