Conceived by Jack Viertel
Selected text by Langston Hughes
Directed by Jay Santos
“After Midnight takes the sexy, smoky glamour of the original Jazz Age and catapults it into a whole new era of heart-pounding, mind-blowing entertainment…” – Broadway Musical Home
Immerse yourself in the sultry, swingin’ Jazz Age of the Harlem Renaissance, where the Cotton Club is the place to be! Infused with the iconic tunes of Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields, Harold Arlen, and more, After Midnight weaves groundbreaking jazz standards with rapturous dance and the rhythmic poetry of Langston Hughes in a jubilant production fit to blow the roof off the theater. Timeless songs like “Stormy Weather,” “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing” will have you leaping to your feet to join the fun.
- Winner of the Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
- Live jazz band on stage, and the best tap dancing in the Pacific Northwest.
- 5th Avenue Theatre debut and original staging