This became one of the most challenging parts Sorkin had to work on. This was years after he defended Tom Robinson from a rape charge. Atticus, who was depicted as the white savior and the hero, was revealed as a racist individual. The latter brought out a character revelation that broke the innocent view of people in the first novel. Harper Lee never wrote a single book after the release of “To Kill a Mockingbird” until 2015, when “Go See a Watchman” was published. It felt like a greatest-hits album done by a cover band-just somebody trying to imitate Harper Lee and standing up the most famous scenes from the book.”

My first draft was terrible because I tried to gently swaddle the book in bubble wrap and transfer it to the stage. In an interview with The Atlantic, Sorkin talked about how challenging creating the stage adaptation was: “When I started out, I thought it was a suicide mission, but I said yes right away ’cause I wanted to do a play so badly.

In 2016, Aaron Sorkin was tasked with bringing the Pulitzer-winning novel to the Broadway stage with producer Scott Rudin and director Bartlett Sher. Sorkin has pulled off something quite remarkable by honoring Lee’s novel while remaking its events of more than 80 years ago in terms that speak directly to where we are now.” – The Hollywood Reporter This is a phenomenon.” – New York Magazine “This is theatrical storytelling so assured and involving it’s hard to imagine anyone not being mesmerized. Beautiful, elegiac, satisfying, even exhilarating.” – The New York Times “Majestic and incandescent, this ‘Mockingbird’ is filled with breath and nuance and soul. If you are looking for a must-see event in Hollywood, see the show at the Pantages Theatre coming this fall. It is a heartfelt and eye-opening take unraveling in front of you. People are blessed to live in the exact moment wherein they can witness a true to its source and, simultaneously, a unique stage play of a classic well known to everyone. To the delight of the majority, they succeeded. Through the efforts of Aaron Sorkin and his team, they delicately handled a hugely successful Harper Lee masterpiece. It breathes back to consciousness the original’s value to a different generation. To Kill a Mockingbird’s modern stage adaptation is notably one of those retellings that made sure to attain such accomplishment. But when the work does justice to the original piece, it becomes a significant contribution. Many have failed and triumphed in doing so. Retelling a classic for a modern audience is a difficult feat to achieve.

Go see a watchman