His version of “Mockingbird” strays slightly from Harper Lee’s 1960 racial-justice novel, according to reviews, but seems to glide past other film and stage adaptations that followed the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel’s success (with 45 million copies sold worldwide). Even still, “Mockingbird” is the clear front-runner for Denver’s hottest theater ticket of 2021, given its sold-out run in New York. 21 for the Theatre Company, and March 9 for the Broadway and Cabaret divisions), and “Mockingbird” prices and on-sale dates have not yet been announced.
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The play will also form part of a subscription package for DCPA Theatre Company subscribers.ĭCPA’s full 2020-21 slate has not yet filled in all its blanks (that comes Feb. 1, 2021, run for “Mockingbird” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, making it one of the very few non-musical offerings in the history of the DCPA’s popular and prestigious Broadway series. Similarly, when Ekeberg heard about the first national tour of this new version - written by Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing,” “The Social Network”), produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Bartlett Sher - he immediately called the booking agent to see if he could share it with Denver audiences.
“I was sitting there in (New York City’s) Shubert Theatre and marveling at the resonance of the characters and the topics they covered.” “The language in this script is so immediate and powerful,” said Ekeberg, executive director for the Broadway and Cabaret divisions at Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Monday, June 12th 2023 Home Page Close Menuįrom the moment the curtain closed on the latest adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” John Ekeberg knew it was something special.
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