Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil
CO-LIGHTING DESIGN with Neil Austin
MUSIC & LYRICS: Jason Robert Brown
BOOK: Taylor Mac
COMPANY: Goodman Theatre
DIRECTOR: Rob Ashford
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Thomas Murray
CHOREOGRAPHER: Tanya Birl
SET DESIGNER: Christopher Oram
COSTUME DESIGNER: Toni-Leslie James
SOUND DESIGNER: Jon Weston
ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER: Annalise Caudle
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER: Madeleine Reid
VENUE: Goodman Theatre, Chicago
OPENING DATE: 8th July 2024
PHOTOGRAPHER: Liz Lauren
"MIDNIGHT is a visual marvel... Lighting designers Neil Austin and Jamie Platt also have particularly astute work; I appreciated the horror movie vibes of the lighting in the second act ensemble number “Reasonable Doubt,” in which the townspeople debate Williams’s guilt."
Rachel Weinberg - BroadwayWorld - 09/07/2024
"All the design work here is lovingly detailed and memorable"
Steven Osman - Variety - 09/07/2024
"The musical is filled with Southern atmosphere. Upon entering the Goodman Theatre, audiences will feel the eerie, Southern Gothic charm. They’ll imagine the heat and oppressive humidity of Savannah, all suggested by the stunning visuals... The moonlight reflected over the water and diffused by mist, as well as the romantic Southern Gothic atmosphere of the entire story, illuminated by candlelight and beautiful crystal chandeliers, are all thanks to the Lighting Design team of Neil Austin and Jamie Platt."
Colin Douglas - Chicago Theatre Review - 09/07/2024
“The creative team behind this production deserves thunderous applause... Neil Austin and James Platt's lighting design creates an atmosphere both captivating and unsettling.”
Wesley David - Buzz Centre Stage - 10/07/2024
"The tech on this show was masterful... Toni-Leslie James’ costumes were incredible... as was the sound (Jan Weston) and lighting (Jamie Platt and Neil Austin)."
Alan Breslof - Around The Town Chicago - 11/07/2024
"Congratulations to The Goodman for assembling such a high caliber cast of performers and production team from the set design, lighting, music, costumes, to the outstanding choreography... all brought together in a seemingly effortless fashion by Director Rob Ashford."
Jodie Jacobs - Chicago Theater & Art - 10/07/2024
"Often-melancholy lighting by Neil Austin and Jamie Platt make it the kind of setting in which the presence of a witch queen seems almost expected"
Karen Topham - Chicago On Stage - 09/07/2024
"The nearly omnipresent stone angels certainly lend a certain darkness to the proceedings, particularly in conjunction with the lighting design by Neil Austin and Jamie Platt "
Christine Malcom - Talkin' Broadway - 09/07/2024
"The set by Christopher Oram and costumes by Toni-Leslie James are fantastic in evoking the Deep South in the Reagan years, as is the lighting by Neil Austin and Jamie Platt and sound by Jon Weston."
Mary Wisneiwsky - New City Stage - 11/07/2024
“Lighting designers Neil Austin and Jamie Platt also a great job of illuminating the brightness and shadows of this city spared by General Sherman’s March to the Sea during the Civil War.”
