Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan Booth announced that Chicago will be first to experience the new musical Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evilbased on John Berendt's iconic non-fiction booknext summer.
With a book by MacArthur "Genius" Grantee Taylor Mac as well as music and lyrics by Tony winner Jason Robert Brown, the world-premiere production will be directed by Tony winner Rob Ashford, with choreography by Tanya Birl and sets by Christopher Oram.
Berendt's 1994 booka Pulitzer Prize finalist that was on the New York Times Best-Seller list for 216 weeks and was adapted for Clint Eastwood's 1997 film of the same name (that featured John Cusack, Kevin Spacey and The Lady Chablis)is the story of a socially prominent Savannah, Georgia, antiques dealer who was tried and retried for murder.
Tickets to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (running June 25-Aug. 4, 2024 in the 856-seat Albert Theatre) are currently available via Goodman membership; to purchase, call 312-443-3800 or visit GoodmanTheatre.org . Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Andrew Davis