Rousuck's Review: "To Kill A Mockingbird" at the Hippodrome

By J. Wynn Rousuck,

Published March 16, 2023 at 12:45 PM EDT

Melanie Moore as "Scout Finch" and Richard Thomas as "Atticus Finch" in the touring company production of "To Kill A Mockingbird" at the Hippodrome. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

It's time for another visit with Midday theater critic,J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage.

Today she tells us about Tuesday's opening night performance of To Kill A Mockingbird, at Baltimore'sHippodrome Theater.

Yaegel T. Welch as "Tom Robinson" (center), with the touring company of "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Hippodrome. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

The touring company production is Aaron Sorkin's acclaimed stage adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitizer Prize-winning novel about racial justice in the Jim Crow South. It's directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, and stars Richard Thomas in the role of attorney Atticus Finch, who works to defend a Black man who has been wrongfully accused of raping a White woman.

To Kill A Mockingbird continues at The Hippodrome through March 19. Click the theater links for ticketing and showtime information.