{"id":357196,"date":"2026-09-26T00:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357196\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T00:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:02:22","slug":"get-a-1st-look-at-todrick-hall-musical-midnight-beginning-off-broadway-september-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357196\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a 1st Look at Todrick Hall Musical Midnight, Beginning Off-Broadway September 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/todrick-hall-musical-midnight-cancels-1st-week-of-previews-off-broadway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">week-long delay<\/a>, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/todrick-hall-vault-0000051386\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Todrick Hall<\/a> musical\u00a0<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/midnight-guild-theatre-vault-0000005395\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midnight<\/a> makes its Off-Broadway premiere with the beginning of previews at the Daryl Roth Theatre September 25. Get a first look at the production in the gallery below. Opening night will be October 15, with a gala opening celebration planned for September 27. Performances continue through November 8.<\/p>\n<p>Hall has written, directed, and choreographed the musical, and is also starring and serving as lead producer. The work\u00a0follows six Black characters and six white characters whose lives in the American South of the 19th century are interconnected, their relationships pitting them against the worlds they have inherited and the assumptions they carry.<\/p>\n<p>Hall leads the company as Rail, with Jeremy Beloate (The Voice) as Richard, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/jimmy-brewer-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Brewer<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/shucked-broadway-nederlander-theatre-2023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shucked<\/a>) as Harry, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/kennedy-caughell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kennedy Caughell<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/hells-kitchen-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hell&#8217;s Kitchen<\/a>) as Scarlet, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/dwayne-clark-vault-0000076508\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dwayne Clark<\/a> (Shucked) as Horace, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/sidney-dupont-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sidney DuPont<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/paradise-squareethel-barrymore-theatre-2021-2022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paradise Square<\/a>) as Squeak, Ayana George (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/mj-the-musicalneil-simon-theatre-2021-2022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MJ The Musical<\/a>) as Ethel, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/autumn-hurlbert-vault-0000103949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn Hurlbert<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/tammy-faye-broadway-palace-theatre-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tammy Faye<\/a>) as Charlotte, Kolbi Jordan (American Idol) as Happy, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/bella-coppola-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bella Coppola<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/smash-broadway-imperial-theatre-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smash<\/a>) as Violet, Ciaran McCarthy (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/kinky-boots-al-hirschfeld-theatre-vault-0000013982\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kinky Boots<\/a>) as Sylvester, and Charlotte Odusanya (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/the-wiz-broadway-marquis-theatre-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Wiz<\/a>) as <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/lily-rose-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Rose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also features Gregory Carl Banks Jr. (Back to the Future), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/kyla-bartholomeusz-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyla Bartholomeusz<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/hamilton-broadway-richard-rodgers-theatre-2015\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton<\/a>), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/keely-beirne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keely Beirne<\/a> (Moulin Rouge!), Zachary Bigelow (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/something-rotten-st-james-theatre-vault-0000014096\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Something Rotten!<\/a>), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/brandon-burks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Burks<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/gypsy-broadway-majestic-theatre-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gypsy<\/a>), Jaylon C. Crump (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/hadestownwalter-kerr-theatre-2018-2019\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hadestown<\/a>), Abbey Friedmann (Back to the Future), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/ndaya-dream-hoskins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ndaya Dream Hoskins<\/a> (SMASH), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/omar-madden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Omar Madden<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/real-women-have-curves-broadway-james-earl-jones-theatre-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Women Have Curves<\/a>), Brayden James Newby (Moulin Rouge!), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/jj-neimann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JJ Niemann<\/a> (Hamilton), Barnaby Reiter (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/titanique-broadway-st-james-theatre-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Titan\u00edque<\/a>), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/aveena-sawyer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aveena Sawyer<\/a> (Little Shop of Horrors), Nissi Shalome (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/some-like-it-hot-2022-2023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Some Like It Hot<\/a>), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/bronwyn-tarboton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bronwyn Tarboton<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/frozenst-james-theatre-2017-2018\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frozen<\/a>), Jenni Thomasson (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/matthew-varvar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Varvar<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/the-outsiders-broadway-bernard-b-jacobs-theatre-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Outsiders<\/a>), and Emily Yates (42nd Street). Casting is by Sujotta Pace and <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/stephen-kopel-vault-0000004141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Kopel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The production features music supervision, arrangements, co-orchestration, and music direction by Laurence Stannard, co-orchestration by Mark Crossland, scenic design by Morgan Large, costume design by Beck Jones, lighting design by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/jake-degroot-vault-0000021936\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake DeGroot<\/a>, sound design by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/lawrence-schober-designer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lawrence Schober<\/a>, and wig and hair design by Charles G. LaPointe. <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/mcbee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McBee<\/a> serves as production stage manager. Parish Productions&#8217; Lauren Parrish is serving as production manager, with general management by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/showtown-theatricals-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ShowTown Theatricals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Midnight is being produced by Midnight 1200 LLC and Caryn Sterling.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnightoffbway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MidnightOffBway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following a week-long delay, Todrick Hall musical\u00a0Midnight makes its Off-Broadway premiere with the beginning of previews at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-357196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}