Gregor Milne, Barry James Join Ben Platt in Mark Sonnenblick's MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET

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Performances will begin 11 July at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

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The full cast has been announced for Midnight at The Never Get with book, music and lyrics by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy-winner Mark Sonnenblick . Joining the previously announced Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winner Ben Platt are Gregor Milne and Barry James .

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Midnight at The Never Get comes to the Menier for a strictly limited season in a brand-new production for its UK premiere directed by Drama Desk and Tony Award-winner David Cromer opening on 20 July, with previews from 11 July, and runs until 12 September.

Also announced today, joining Cromer and Set Designer Scott Pask on the creative team are Costume Designer : Jonathan Lipman ; Lighting Designer: Heather Gilbert ; Sound Designer: Paul Groothuis ; and Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator: Andrew Resnick .

1965, New York City. Trevor Copeland and Arthur Brightman's romance is against the law.

In their secret nightclub act, "Midnight", they perform love songs in an act of defiance of a world that demands they stay hidden. As tensions rise at the start of a historic movement, Trevor and Arthur are torn between their own surreptitious affair and the oncoming storm of social revolution.

Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winner Ben Platt recently starred opposite Rachel Zegler for The Last Five Years 25th Anniversary Concert (London Palladium, Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall). He reopened the Palace Theatre last May with a three-week solo residency, Ben Platt: Live at the Palace. Previously, he played Leo Frank in Parade at New York City Center, which later transferred to Broadway – for which he received his second Tony Award nomination. In 2023, Platt produced, co-wrote and starred in the award-winning Sundance darling Theater Camp, which was released by Searchlight Pictures. Platt won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen, as well as the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance (youngest recipient in history). He later reprised his role in the Universal Pictures film adaptation alongside Julianne Moore and Amy Adams . He starred in Ryan Murphy 's popular Netflix series The Politician, where he served as the executive producer - his performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Additionally, Platt has begun filming Merrily We Roll Along, an adaptation of the seminal Sondheim musical, alongside Beanie Feldstein and Paul Mescal . Other film and television credits include Pitch Perfect 1 & 2, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Ricki & The Flash, and a guest appearance on Will & Grace. An accomplished recording artist, Platt has released three albums - 2019's Sing to Me Instead, 2021's Reverie, and 2024's Honeymind. He completed three solo tours following the release of each subsequent album, which saw him headlining sellout crowds at venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall.

Gregor Milne 's stage work includes Teeth ‘n' Smiles (Duke of York's Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Barbican and tour), Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre) and Girl From the North Country (UK and Ireland tour). His television work includes Shetland.

Barry James returns to the Menier – he previously appeared in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ The Musical and Little Shop of Horrors (also at Duke of York's and Ambassadors Theatres). His other theatre credits include Jo: The Little Women Musical in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), A Letter to Harvey Milk (Waterloo East), Guys and Dolls (Théâtre Marigny); for The National Theatre at The Old Vic - The Merchant of Venice, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Volpone, Edward II, Three Sisters, Sancho Panza; for The National Theatre - The Rivals, Love for Love, The Threepenny Opera, American Clock, Danton's Death, Sweeney Todd; and in the West End, Billy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, Grand Hotel, She Loves Me, Chicago and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For television his work includes Thriller: Kiss Me and Die, Further Up Pompeii, Porridge and The Dance of Death; and for film, A Christmas Carol.

Mark Sonnenblick most recently co-wrote seven songs for the Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation movie KPop Demon Hunters. The soundtrack earned him an extended run as the #1 songwriter on Billboard's Hot 100 as well as an Academy Award and Grammy for the song "Golden". He also received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year, the first time an animated musical has been nominated since The Lion King. Sonnenblick previously collaborated with Elton John and Shaina Taub on the stage adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which stars Vanessa Williams and is currently in its second year in the West End. Other projects include Theater Camp (Searchlight Pictures, Sundance Special Jury Award), Spirited (with Pasek and Paul, Apple TV+), Lyle Lyle Crocodile (with Pasek and Paul, Sony Pictures), Saturday Night Seder ( youtube.com ), and Harlem (Amazon Prime). He has been nominated for Primetime Emmy and Drama Desk awards and won a Jonathan Larson grant (American Theater Wing), the Harold Adamson Award (ASCAP), and Best Production at the New York Fringe Festival (RIP).

David Cromer 's New York credits include The Fear of 13, Bug, Dead Outlaw, Good Night and Good Luck, The Antiquities, The Counter, I'm Almost There, Prayer for the French Republic, Camp Siegfried, A Case for the Existence of God, The Sound Inside, The Band's Visit - 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, The Treasurer, The House of Blue Leaves, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Nikolai and the Others, The Effect, When the Rain Stops Falling, Tribes, Adding Machine, Our Town and Orson's Shadow. In Chicago his directing credits include Next to Normal, A Streetcar Named Desire, Picnic, Booth, Cherrywood, Mojo, The Hot l Baltimore, The Cider House Rules (co-directed with Marc Grapey at Famous Door), and Angels in America (The Journeymen). For his work he has received a Tony Award, three Tony Award nominations, a Drama Desk Award, three Obie Awards, three Lortel Awards, and in 2010 was named a MacArthur Foundation fellow.

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