Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET directed by David Cromer

[KevinKlawitter]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET directed by David Cromer#1

Posted: 2/9/26 at 4:21am

Production will run at the Menier Chocolate Factory July through September

Updated On: 2/9/26 at 04:21 AM

[Dylan Smith4]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET directed by James Cromer#2

Posted: 2/9/26 at 4:56am

Great! This, along with Sunday at the Barbican, will require me to spend money on more theatre memberships! lol! 

This will most definitely sell out quickly as it's the Menier with a BIG STAR like Ben Platt!

The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince

[binau]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET directed by James Cromer#3

Posted: 2/9/26 at 6:26am

Can anyone comment on the quality of the material?

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[InTheBathroom1]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET#4

Posted: 2/9/26 at 7:20am

Loved this back in 2018 Off-Broadway.  It’s not life-changing but the music is excellent and it’s a very bittersweet musical.  I think Platt is perfect for the role—a gay crooner in the 60s in his feelings.  I’m tempted to cross the pond.  It’s set in a nightclub and plays out a la Hedwig with a concert in a club and dramatic moments interspersed.  

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET#5

Posted: 2/9/26 at 8:03am

Several demos are here and they are lovely. Reminds me a bit of the pastiche parts of MAYBE HAPPY ENDING.

https://www.marksonnenblick.com/midnight

It got a rave from Laura Collins-Hughes in the NYT for its York Theatre production pre-Covid.

The author, Mark Sonnenblick, is likely to win an Oscar for “Golden” from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, and is also the new co-lyricist on the London DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Here he’s written the book, music and lyrics. 

[SteveSanders]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET#6

Posted: 2/9/26 at 8:36am

I look forward to seeing Platt in the Menier's intimate space despite the often tortuous bench seating.  Public booking begins mid-March.

The March one-week run of The Last Five Years with Rachel Zegler sold out, but I imagine that is much more due to her than him.

[Dylan Smith4]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET#7

Posted: 2/9/26 at 8:53am

SteveSanders said: "...but I imagine that is much more due to her than him."

Don't count Platt out. He still has a pretty significant following worldwide. 

The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince

[SteveSanders]

Ben Platt to lead UK premiere of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET#8

Posted: 2/9/26 at 9:03am

I didn't count him out. I tipped the scales to Zegler.