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To kill a mockingbird broadway cast 20219/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen Fadal, it is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program. Watch the interview below, and head here to check your local listings for The Broadway Show. One day, hopefully, we can do that on Broadway." I want to play Frank-N-Furter and have all the characters played by deaf actors. "I've often said I wanted to do Rocky Horror Picture Show. "I wouldn't trade anything for what I'm doing," he said. I think many theaters can do that."Īs for what he wants to work on next, Harvard already is waiting in anticipation. Scout and Dill and Jem are speaking my lines, telling what I'm saying. We'll just leave it at that.' I think many theaters can follow that model and how the narrator help tell that story. "I was trying to find the backstory of Link Deas, like how did he become deaf?" he said. Harvard has previously appeared on stage in Deaf West's Spring Awakening and King Lear, starring Glenda Jackson, in roles that were not deaf-specific, and he hopes to see more productions accept that representation. A lot did happen, and I should feel that as Link. Who better to play that role but me?" In recovery, they teach you to admit if you're wrong and now I see myself in other people's shoes. I'm an empath. "I'm grateful to be given this opportunity because I am so much like Link. ![]() To Kill a Mockingbird is based on the 1960 Harper Lee. "It's surreal to be back in New York," he said. These unanswerable questions are at the heart of Mockingbird, currently being presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League. Harvard is excited to bring his newfound discoveries to the Shubert Theatre. It was a very magical journey." Russell Harvard in To Kill a Mockingbird. I was able to meet many deaf people in recovery and be able to go to meetings. I've had many people that were supportive and very helpful with my new journey. I decided to go into rehab and that was the best decision I've ever made. This is a perfect time to address the things that I've been fearful of, but I'm going be open and completely transparent. "I had my downfall here after Broadway shutdown," he said. "I'm sure many have felt this way, too. Harvard, who was appearing in the play at the start of the Broadway shutdown, opened up about how he spent the 18 months away from the stage. Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek sat down with Harvard at New York City's Renaissance Hotel to chat about his history-making stage turns, his Rocky Horror dreams and what he learned from his time away from theater. Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird is officially back on Broadway, and with Russell Harvard, who is deaf, returning to the roles of both Link Deas and Boo Radley. ![]()
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