Giving the Black Man in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' a Stronger Voice - Why TV star Gbenga Akinnagbe's Broadway debut feels so personal and important
Why TV star Gbenga Akinnagbe's Broadway debut feels so personal and important---Most wouldn't see a link between stone-cold killer Chris Partlow from HBO's The Wire, flashy pimp-turned-porn-star Larry Brown on HBO's The Deuce and Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird. But Gbenga Akinnagbe, the actor who has brought all three to life, notices a strong con…