A bold new musical from singer, songwriter, and performer Todrick Hall is set to take the stage at Sadler’s Wells East this November, when Midnight receives a public workshop presentation for one week only from 11 to 15 November 2025.
Set in America’s South during the nineteenth century, Midnight is described as “a sweeping story of love, conflict, and the search for understanding.” The sung-through musical explores empathy and identity through powerful music and drama, with a message that “we cannot choose the roles we are given in life, but we can choose how we play them.”
The score blends gospel, rhythm and blues, classical, pop, rock, opera, folk, and traditional musical theatre, echoing the stylistic ambition of shows like Hamilton, Les Misérables, and Rent. Running at two hours and 35 minutes (including one 20-minute interval), the production marks Hall’s most ambitious original work to date.
Creative team and cast
The cast features Jeremy Beloate as Richard, Charlotte Odusanya as Lily Rose, Ailsa Davidson as Scarlet, Charlotte Jaconelli as Violet, Georgina Onuorah as Happy, Barney Wilkinson as Harry, Ashlee Irish as Clyde, Jill Marie Cooper as Charlotte, Watkins Smith Jr as Billy, Craig Armstrong as Sylvester and Brandon Lee Sears as rehearsal Rail.
The large ensemble includes Callum Bell, Callum Macdonald, Christian Knight, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Elly Jay, Elizabeth Armstrong, Hollie-Ann Lowe, India Thornton, Jaime Taite, Jenni Thomasson, Joel Benjamin, Kamilla Fernandes, Lewis Mortier, Lizzy Rose Esin Kelly, Marlee Jay, Michael Anderson, Milan Cacacie, Oliver Adam Reynolds, Takaiyah Bailey, Theo Reece, and Zarina Thompson.
In addition to writing the music and lyrics, Hall will director, choreograph and appear in the piece, playing the role of Rail.
Joining Hall on the creative team are assistant director Charlotte Jaconelli, lighting designer Rory Beaton, sound designer Sound Quiet Time, musical supervisor Mark Crossland, co-musical supervisor Caitlin Morgan, co-musical director and conductor Marcus Carter-Adams, casting director Harry Blumenau, casting associate Laura Seaborn, dance captain Jenni Thomasson, and assistant dance captains India Thornton and Kamilla Fernandes.
The production team includes co-executive producers Todrick Hall and Caryn Sterling, general manager Emily Obasohan, production manager Toby P Darvill, and company manager Adam Cox. Stage management is led by Alix Henry, with Jade Hunter, Miranda Larsson, and Ben Turnbull completing the team.
About Todrick Hall
An American performer and creative, Todrick Hall first gained national attention as a contestant on American Idol, later building a wide following through his YouTube channel and as a choreographer on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
On stage, Hall has appeared in Chicago, Kinky Boots, Memphis The Musical, Waitress, The Color Purple, Hairspray, Shrek The Musical and recently starred in and directed Burlesque the Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre in the West End.
About Midnight
Following two private workshops in London and New York, this presentation at Sadler’s Wells East marks the first opportunity for the public to experience Midnight. With its mix of musical influences and universal themes, the piece aims to explore understanding across divides — and the idea that while we cannot choose the roles we are given in life, we can choose how we play them.
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