NEW YORK, NY–The Broadway producer Scott Rudin, facing a barrage of criticism over his efforts to shut down productions of To Kill a Mockingbird around the United States, on Friday offered an olive branch to the affected theaters, letting them put on a version of the play.

[To Kill A Mockingbird is currently playing to huge audiences on Broadway, and has been critically acclaimed. The production stars Michigan’s Jeff Daniels, founder of The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea.]

At least eight theaters from California to Massachusetts were being forced to cancel productions of “Mockingbird” that would have used a decades-old script by the playwright Christopher Sergel. Mr. Rudin, whose “Mockingbird” now playing on Broadway uses a new script by Aaron Sorkin, invoked a contractual provision that prevents theaters around many cities from putting on the play while a version is playing on Broadway.

The clause is intended to protect the financial viability of Broadway productions, but Mr. Rudin’s moves, reported Thursday by The New York Times, were criticized by many as bigfooting.

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