About the Show

Two men risk arrest for love and music in 1965 New York.

New York City in 1965, the musical follows Trevor Copeland and Arthur Brightman, whose romantic relationship is criminalized under the law. By night, they perform together in a clandestine nightclub act called “Midnight,” singing love songs that openly express what they must conceal in daily life. As social tensions intensify at the dawn of a broader civil rights movement, the pair are forced to confront whether to preserve their private bond or engage with the shifting political landscape around them.

The production stars Tony and Grammy Award-winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and is written by Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winner Mark Sonnenblick, with direction by David Cromer.

Critic Reviews (6)

"Tender, funny, and thoughtful — the Menier has done it again."
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"It's a performance that demands our empathy rather than wins it."
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"If David Cromer's production could do more to pick up the pace and switch up the atmosphere, it's still touched by magic"
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"A gorgeously intimate show – one that bottles the feeling of finding a love who feels like your missing half, before pouring out the misery that comes with losing them."
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"He's simultaneously charismatic and achingly vulnerable, sending a gorgeous shiver through every song or landing a wisecrack with a practised twinkle."
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"This is a rare opportunity to see a singular talent at the top of his game giving full virtuoso flex to material that feels ripe with embryonic potential."
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