‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Becomes First Broadway Show Performed at Madison Square Garden | NowThis

Madison Square Garden just hosted its first Broadway show ever-'To Kill a Mockingbird'-to an audience of 18,000 local public school students.
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In US news and current events today, 18,000 public school NYC kids got to see Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' for free at Madison Square Garden.
On Feb 26, the world famous venue played host to a quintessential NYC event, but one that not everyone has the opportunity to experience.
The beloved novel-turned play tells the story of a Black man accused of rape in 1930s Alabama and a white lawyer who decides to represent him despite the objections of overtly racist neighbors.
It’s told through the POV of young, passionate kids in the town. The play notably covers themes that are still relevant today such as racial inequality, gender identity, and criminal justice.
The Broadway show was held in large part to bring the costly production to a wider audience. Tickets for the Broadway show can reportedly range from $40-$200. A survey of the 2018- 2019 Broadway season found that audiences spent an average of $145.60 a ticket. The staging is the first time MSG has ever hosted a Broadway show. Only roughly 3% of NY’s public and middle schools could fit in the arena. So the seats were reportedly given to the first schools to respond but with special attention to make sure each borough was represented.
Opening remarks from Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife Chirlane McCray, and Brooklyn born filmmaker Spike Lee set the tone to re emphasize the play’s themes about the power that young people, and like the students in attendance, have.
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