Tony Winner J. Harrison Ghee To Play Lady Chablis In Industry Reading Of ‘Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil’ Musical; Steven Pasquale, Amber Gray, Others Join Cast
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: A two-day, invitation only reading of the in-development musical adaptation of John Berendt’s 1994 non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will feature recent Tony winner J.
Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) as Lady Chablis, the real-life transgender pioneer depicted in Berendt’s book. Joining Ghee will be Steven Pasquale as Jim Williams (the role played by Kevin Spacey in the 1997 film adaptation), Austin Colby as Danny Hansford, Amber Gray as Minerva, Jennifer Laura Thompson as Vera Strong, Harriet Harris as Serena Barnes, Paul Nolan as Joe Odom, and Lance Roberts as Bobby Lewis.
The readings will be held in New York City on Thursday August 3 and Friday August 4. The new musical is being directed by Rob Ashford (Frozen), written by Taylor Mac (A 24-Decade History of Popular Music), with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (Parade) and choreography by Tanya Birl (Memphis the Musical) with associate choreography by J
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