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World Premiere Jason Robert Brown Musical Midnight in the garden of good and evil Extends Chicago Run
J. Harrison Ghee, Tom Hewitt and Sierra Boggess lead the Rob Ashford-led project.
J. Harrison Ghee
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The world premiere of the new musical by Jason Robert Brown and Taylor Mac Midnight in the garden of evilwhich begins previews June 25 at Chicago’s Goodman Theater ahead of its official opening July 8, has extended its limited involvement.
The production, based on John Berendt’s 1994 nonfiction book, was scheduled to run through August 4 at the Albert Theater. The performances will now continue for another week until August 11. Rob Ashford directs and Tanya Birl choreographs.
The cast is led by Tony winner J. Harrison Ghee, who made history as the first non-binary actor to win a Tony Award, as The Lady Chablis; Tony nominee Tom Hewitt as Jim Williams; and Olivier nominee Sierra Boggess as Emma Dawes.
The company also includes Lance Roberts (The best man) as Bobby Lewis, Austin Colby (The Great Gatsby) as Danny Hansford, Bailee Endebrock (Procession) as Corrine Strong, Shanel Bailey (The Book of Mormon) as Lavella Cole, Jessica Molaskey (Sunday in the park with George) as Alma Knox Carter, Brianna Buckley (the ripple, the wave that carried me home) as Minerva, Mary Ernster (War paint) as Serena Barnes/Dawn Avery, McKinley Carter (Turn of the century) as Vera Strong, Maya Bowles (The Wiz) as Stacey Brown, DeMarius Copes (Some love it when it’s hot) as Jeremiah Jones, Sean Donovan as Luther Driggers, Jason Michael Evans (Anastasia tour) as Colonel Atwood/Burt, Christopher Kelley as Bubbles/Gregory, Andre Terrell Malcolm (Hamilton tour) as Josiah Domingo, Aaron James McKenzie (A beautiful sound) as Jethro Myles, Wes Olivier as Jack the One-Eyed Jill, Kayla Marie Shipman as Millicent/Mary, and Rory Shirley as Stefanie Davis.
Swings include Calvin L. Cooper, Daryn Whitney Harrell, Kayla Kennedy, Jake DiMaggio Lopez and Justin Thomas Rivers.
The New York Times bestseller follows an antiques dealer through four trials for the murder of a male prostitute in Savannah, Georgia. The story is modeled after 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 musical also features sets by Tony and Olivier winner Christopher Oram, costumes by Tony nominee Toni-Leslie James, lighting by Tony and Olivier winner Neil Austin and sound design by Jon Weston. Saori Yokoo is production director. It stars The Telsey Office’s Lauren Port and Patrick Goodwin.
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Photos: Rehearsals for the Goodman Theater’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Photos: Rehearsals for the Goodman Theater’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Tanya Birl-Torres and Jōvan Dansberry
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Company of Midnight in the garden of good and evil
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Austin Colby and Tom Hewitt
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Andre Malcolm, Maya Bowles, Shanel Bailey, DeMarius R. Copes, Brianna Buckley, Rory Shirley and Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Kayla Shipman and Jason Michael Evans
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Rob Ashford and Tanya Birl-Torres
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Calvin L. Cooper, Rory Shirley, Andre Malcolm, Kayla Kennedy, J. Harrison Ghee, Sean Donovan, Kayla Shipman, DeMarius R. Copes, Chistopher Kelley and Daryn Whitney
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Tanya Birl-Torres, Jake DiMaggio Lopez, Sierra Boggess, Justin Rivers and Brianna Buckley
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Austin Colby and Bailee Endebrock
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J. Harrison Ghee and Shanel Bailey
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Tom Hewitt, McKinley Carter, Mary Ernster, Kayla Shipman, Jessica Molaskey and Bailee Endebrock
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