Three years ago a new Broadway play based on the classic Harper Lee novel tried to prevent regional stagings of an earlier dramatization. Now, the roles are reversed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMScott Rudin's offer was extended to any theater whose rights to stage the old version had been challenged by his legal team.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 08:24PMFacing criticism for making regional theaters cancel productions of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Scott Rudin said he would let them go on, using the new Aaron Sorkin script.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:22PMDozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of “To Kill a Mockingbird” under legal threat by Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott …
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 10:11PMSome community theaters have canceled productions of the play after receiving legal warnings that theirs cannot go on at the same time as the one in New York.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMHarper Lee’s estate objected to elements of Aaron Sorkin’s early stage adaptation. Now it arrives on Broadway with concessions from both sides.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMA legal battle had been waged over whether a stage adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” strayed too far from Harper Lee’s novel. On Thursday, the suits were settled.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMThe disagreement over the characterization of Atticus Finch expands to a second lawsuit between the producers and the Lee estate.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06PMHere is how our panel of lawyers looked at key issues in a lawsuit over Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel.
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