Stylish, brilliant, hilarious, and coolhearted.
Kirkus Reviews
Stylish, brilliant, hilarious, and coolhearted.
Kirkus Reviews
Why see Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?
The Lady Chablis Presents To You A Story Like No Other
Coming to Chicago for its world premiere is the new musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The play is based on John Berendt's New York Times best-seller novel of the same name which was released in 1994. The show stars J. Harrison Ghee, the world's first Tony Award-winning non-binary actor, Olivier nominee Sierra Boggess, and Tony nominee Tom Hewitt. Newly announced for the production are Lance Roberts (The Best Man) as Bobby Lewis, Austin Colby (The Great Gatsby) as Danny Hansford, Bailee Endebrock (Parade) as Corrine Strong and many more!
Taking the helm as the production's director is Tony Award-winning Rob Ashford, whose previous credits include Frozen, Evita, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. It's not every day that you get to see a real-life story turned into a musical, so get your tickets now!
What's it about?
In 1981 in Savannah, Georgia, a young man by the name of Danny Hansford was shot by his employer, antiques dealer Jim Williams. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil follows Williams and the local community throughout all four of the trials for the murder of Hansford.
Key Information
Run Time
Two hours and 40 minutes with one interval
Dates
Finished Aug 11
Cast
- J. Harrison Ghee as The Lady Chablis
- Tom Hewitt as Jim Williams
- Sierra Boggess as Emma Dawes.
- Lance Roberts as Bobby Lewis
- Austin Colby as Danny Hansford
- Bailee Endebrock as Corrine Strong
- Shanel Bailey as Lavella Cole
- Jessica Molaskey as Alma Knox Carter
- Brianna Buckley as Minerva
- Mary Ernster as Serena Barnes/Dawn Avery
- McKinley Carter as Vera Strong
- Maya Bowles as Stacey Brown
- DeMarius Copes as Jeremiah Jones
- Sean Donovan as Luther Driggers
- Jason Michael Evans as Colonel Atwood/Burt
- Christopher Kelley as Bubbles/Gregory
- Andre Terrell Malcolm as Josiah Domingo
- Aaron James McKenzie as Jethro Myles
Reviews
Customer reviews
8 reviews, average rating: (3.6 Stars)
Patricia Earp
Enchanted
This is a must see show. The staging and costumes and the seduction of this show . You feel like you are in Savanah . I loved all the characters . The music was stellar. Just see it for J Harrison Ghee ! What a gift they are to theater .
I am seeing again on closing night. This is a hit! ... Read more
Leslie B
Enthralling
Amazing musical! Kept me on my seat the whole time. Breaking the forth wall through-out was brilliant. Don't miss it. ... Read more
Shanarama
LOVED IT!
Not sure if Sadly Speaking and I saw the same show...yes this show was about a tragedy - but I felt that one of the show's successes was to create a balance between tragedy and comedy. The musical was definitely superior, with much more depth than the movie. Savannah, Georgia served as a character in the show - which is crucial to the story and were the movie was a miss. All of the leads were perfectly cast - and crushed their roles in the show. J Harrison Ghee was particularly spot on as Lady Chablis.
Loved the music/score by Jason Robert Brown. Attended with four others and we all loved it! ... Read more
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