Overview
- Reviews published July 21 say Ben Platt stars as Trevor in Midnight at the Never Get, delivering a vocal and acting performance many critics called arresting and emotionally rich.
- The Menier Chocolate Factory production runs through 12 September with tickets on sale and is staged as an intimate 1960s Greenwich Village cabaret that frames a then-illegal gay romance.
- Critics largely praised Mark Sonnenblick’s score for evoking the Great American Songbook and highlighted numbers such as “The Bells Keep Ringing,” “Mercy of Love,” and “Boy in Blue.”
- Designer Scott Pask’s set and David Cromer’s direction were widely singled out for creating a convincing period cabaret, though several reviews said the show’s old-fashioned structure and sluggish pacing hold back its dramatic impact.
- Commentators said the piece foregrounds queer debates about visibility and respectability on the eve of Stonewall, and that Platt’s turn may shape how the show is received if it moves beyond the Menier run.