Harper Lee’s classic courtroom novel turns fifty this year
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th St.
Wednesday, April 28, $24, 8:00
212-864-5400
www.symphonyspace.org
One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD continues to have impact and remain relevant on succeeding generations for its insights into racism, responsibility, the legal system, childhood, and the human psyche. Lee, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007, turns eighty-four on April 28, and Symphony Space will wish her a happy birthday by celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winning book with celebrity readings, a panel discussion, and a Q&A with Stephen Colbert, Libba Bray, Oskar Eustis, Kurt Andersen, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Mary McDonagh Murphy. Don’t expect Lee to be there; since the success of MOCKINGBIRD and her work with Truman Capote on IN COLD BLOOD, she has made few public appearances and published only three magazine essays, way back in the 1960s.