Jason Robert Brown and Taylor Mac's new musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will make a Broadway bow in 2025, with cast, dates, and theatre to be announced. The work, adapted from John Berendt's 1994 non-fiction book, made its world premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre earlier this year. Read reviews for that run here.
The New York Times best seller tracks an antiques dealer through four trials for murdering a male prostitute in Savannah, Georgia. The story is modeled on the real-life shooting of Daniel Lewis Hansford. The work won the 1995 Boeke Prize and was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction. A film adaptation was released in 1997 starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey.
The creative team from the Chicago run will reprise their work on the Main Stem, led by director Rob Ashford. The team also includes choreographer Tanya Birl-Torres, scenic designer Christopher Orem, costume designer Toni-Leslie James, lighting designers Neil Austin and Jamie Platt, and sound designer Jon Weston. Casting will be by The Telsey Office's Patrick Goodwin.
Hal Luftig, Craig Haffner, and Sherry Wright are producing.
“When I took my seat at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago last July to watch, for the first time, a full production of the Midnight musical, I had pen and notebook in hand, poised to jot down comments in the dark,” says Berendt in a statement. “After 20 minutes I realized I hadn't written a word. I'd been captivated by Jason Robert Brown's imaginative score, Taylor Mac's ingenious rendering of the (admittedly) complicated 388-page book, Tanya Birl-Torres' supple choreography, and Rob Ashford's resourceful and energetic shaping of it all in Christopher Oram's enchanting and right-on-target sets. So, I just sat back and enjoyed the show.”
Visit MidnightBroadway.com. See photos from the Chicago run below.
J. Harrison Ghee in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Brianna Buckley and cast of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
J. Harrison Ghee and cast of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Tom Hewitt and J. Harrison Ghee in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Tom Hewitt and Sierra Boggess in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Mary Ernster, McKinley Carter, Sierra Boggess, Jessica Molaskey, and Kayla Shipman in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Wes Olivier and J. Harrison Ghee in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Brianna Buckley, Tom Hewitt, and Lance Roberts in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Wes Olivier, Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Rory Shirley, DeMarius R. Copes, Andre Malcolm, Maya Bowles, and Shanel Bailey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Bird Girl statue in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
