The Last Midnight: February 2020

Cyrano de Bergerac
Theatre: Playhouse Theatre (West End)
Opened: December 6, 2019
Closing: Ferbruary 29, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

Touching the Void
Theatre: Duke of York's Theatre (West End)
Opened: November 14, 2019
Closing: Ferbruary 29, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

Run and Tell That: Cats (2019 Film)

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The Last Midnight: January 2020

Death of a Salesman
Theatre: Piccadilly Theatre (West End)
Opened: November 5, 2019
Closing: January 4, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

Ghost Stories
Theatre: Ambassadors Theatre (West End)
Opened: October 4, 2019
Closing: January 4, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

Noises Off
Theatre: Garrick Theatre (West End)
Opened: October 3, 2019
Closing: January 4, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

White Christmas
Theatre: Dominion Theatre (West End)
Opened: November 15, 2019
Closing: January 4, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

A Christmas Carol
Theatre: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: November 20, 2019
Closing: January 5, 2020
Tony Awards: N/A

The Lightning Thief
Theatre: Longacre Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: October 16, 2019
Closing: January 5, 2020
Tony Awards: N/A

Tootsie
Theatre: Marquis Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: April 23, 2019
Closing: January 5, 2020
Tony Awards:
Best Musical [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Santino Fontana
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Andy Grotelueschen [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Lilli Cooper [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Sarah Stiles [Nominated]
Best Direction of a Musical for Scott Ellis [Nominated]
Best Book of a Musical for Robert Horn
Best Original Score for David Yazbeck [Nominated]
Best Costume Design of a Musical for William Ivey Long [Nominated]
Best Choreography for Denis Jones [Nominated]
Best Orchestrations for Simon Hale [Nominated]

Waitress
Theatre: Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: April 24, 2016
Closing: January 5, 2020
Tony Awards:
Best Musical [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Jessie Mueller [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Christopher Fitzgerald [Nominated]
Best Original Score for Sara Bareilles [Nominated]

The Man in the White Suit
Theatre: Wyndham's Theatre (West End)
Opened: October 8, 2019
Closing: January 11, 2020
Olivier Awards: N/A

The Sound Inside
Theatre: Studio 54 (Broadway)
Opened: October 17, 2019
Closing: January 12, 2020
Tony Awards: N/A

Oklahoma!
Theatre: Circle in the Square Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: April 7, 2019
Closing: January 19, 2020
Tony Awards:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Damon Daunno [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Ali Stroker
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Mary Testa [Nominated]
Best Direction of a Musical for Daniel Fish [Nominated]
Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Laura Jellinek [Nominated]
Best Sound Design of a Musical for Drew Levy [Nominated]
Best Orchestrations for Daniel Kluger [Nominated]

Slave Play
Theatre: John Golden Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: October 6, 2019
Closing: January 19, 2020
Tony Awards: N/A

The Last Midnight: December 2019

Groan Ups
Theatre: Vaudeville Theatre (West End)
Opened: October 10, 2019
Closing: December 1, 2019
Olivier Awards: N/A

Betrayal
Theatre: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: September 5, 2019
Closing: December 8, 2019
Tony Awards: N/A

The Rose Tattoo
Theatre: American Airlines Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: October 15, 2019
Closing: December 8, 2019
Tony Awards: N/A

The Last Midnight: November 2019

Big
Theatre: Dominion Theatre (West End)
Opened: September 17, 2019
Closing: November 2, 2019
Olivier Awards: N/A

Fiddler on the Roof
Theatre: Playhouse Theatre (West End)
Opened: March 27, 2019
Closing: November 2, 2019
Olivier Awards: N/A

The Son
Theatre: Duke of York's Theatre (West End)
Opened: September 2, 2019
Closing: November 2, 2019
Olivier Awards: N/A

Linda Vista
Theatre: Hayes Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: October 10, 2019
Closing: November 10, 2019
Tony Awards: N/A

The Height of the Storm
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: September 24, 2019
Closing: November 24, 2019
Tony Awards: N/A

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Theatre: Trafalgar Studios (West End)
Opened: October 2, 2019
Closing: November 30, 2019
Olivier Awards: N/A

The Great Society
Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: October 1, 2019
Closing: November 30, 2019
Tony Awards: N/A

The Last Midnight: October 2019

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Theatre: Stephen Sondheim Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: January 14, 2014
Closing: October 27, 2019
Tony Awards:
Best Musical [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Jessie Mueller
Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jarrod Spector [Nominated]
Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Anika Larson [Nominated]
Best Book of a Musical for Douglas McGrath [Nominated]
Best Sound Design of a Musical for Brian Ronan
Best Orchestrations for Steve Sidwell [Nominated]

Why Do I Do This?

"Why do I do this?" is a question many artists have asked themselves throughout their careers. "Why do I put myself through this hell?" Let me tell you something I have been thinking about this question a lot recently. Not just about theatre, but about life in general. "Why am I doing this? What's the point?" I cannot tell you the amount of times I have seriously debated ending my theatre career before it even starts because of stupid things people say and lies that have been spread about me. I think of everything that I go through in a single day and think "Is this worth it? Is any of this really worth it?" I'm gonna be honest with you I've not had it easy and I've come close to quitting many times, but I keep pushing forward. Earlier today was one of those days where I seriously felt like quitting. I was in the middle of cleaning my room when a picture frame fell off my dresser. I picked it up and it was a picture of me and my Grandma (the one who introduced me to theatre) and I realized I need to stop thinking and just let go of everything and clear mind. I grabbed a snack, got into bed and snuggled up under the covers and watched Cats (The 1998 film version.) And the first few notes of the overture started (You know the "da na na na na na na na da na na na na na na na.") I suddenly became a kid again. I was 4 years old and in my Grandma's family room sitting right in front of her TV and she put in the VHS (Google it if you don't know what that is) 2 tape collectors edition of Cats and with those first few notes I was enthralled. The overture and the orchestra seeing all of the eyes getting smaller and then all of a sudden the set appears and I thought "Well nothing can top that. That was epic!" and I was proven wrong. Everyone of the cats coming out in the beginning and then they opened their mouths and the most glorious vocals came out. I remember being stuck in a trance because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. With every song I was drawn in more and more and was fascianted. Anyway back to present day: I was there in my bed and those first few notes of the overture reminded me why I'm doing this. I'm doing this because of the way that film made me feel as a child. I'm doing this because theatre has helped me, changed me, educated me, healed me and saved me. I'm doing this because I love the theatre and the way it makes me feel. I'm doing this because maybe one day their will be a little kid who sits in their Grandma's living room and watch a musical, play, opera or ballet and they sit there and say "Oh my god this is epic. What is this?" And they dive into this beautiful world that helps them throughout life and shows them so many wonderful things. That is why I do this. I do this for the effects that theatre has on someone's heart. I do this because nothing feels the same as working on a show and then seeing it all come together and looking into the audience and seeing someones face light up. That is why I do this. Why do you do this?