Further casting has been announced for Todrick Hall’s new musical Midnight, which is having a public workshop presentation at Sadler’s Wells East theatre.
Midnight will run at the new Sadler’s Wells East theatre for one week only, from 11 to 15 November 2025.
Singer, songwriter and performer Todrick Hall (Burlesque the Musical, Shrek, Chicago) has written the show, is directing and choreographing, and stars as Rail. Joining him will be West End star Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as Charlotte, and Broadway star Ayana George (MJ The Musical) as Ethel.
Already announced is West End leading lady Georgina Onuorah (Brigadoon, Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz) as Happy, and Charlotte Jaconelli (Burlesque, Into the Woods) as Violet, who is also assistant director, alongside Jeremy Beloate as Richard, Charlotte Odusanya as Lily Rose, Ailsa Davidson as Scarlet, 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.
Rachel Tucker is a star of the West End and Broadway, with recent stage credits including The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum, and Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre in London. Her other credits include Come From Away, Sunset Boulevard, and playing Elphaba in Wicked in the West End and on Broadway.
Ayana George is a Broadway star, having played Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine in the Broadway production of MJ The Musical. Ayana has also worked with countless music stars including John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and Chaka Khan.
More about Midnight
Set in America’s South during the nineteenth century, Midnight is billed 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.
Joining Hall and Jaconelli in the creative team are 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.
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.
Todrick Hall recently directed, choreographed and starred Burlesque the Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre in the West End.
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