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To Kill A Mockingbird Is A Huge Hit
On Broadway, that is. Aaron Sorkin’s adaption of Harper Lee’s novel has become the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history. Want to know how much it’s grossed? $1.702 million. I know! And now a new block of tickets have been released through November 1 because no one is gonna stop this money train!
Speaking Of Broadway
First came the biography, then came the play, then came love. Jasmine Cephas Jones and Anthony Ramos, original cast members from Hamilton are engaged and yes, we are hoping for a bookish wedding that we are all invited to.
Since I Already Have An Adaptation Theme Going
Tons of congrats to all the adaption winners from last night’s Golden Globe awards. Sandra Oh with a seriously deserved win for Best Actress in Killing Eve, the fantastic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse winning for best animated feature, Queen Regina King for supporting actress in If Beale Street Could Talk… You can check out the entire list here.