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Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Groff

Tony Award Winner Jonathan Groff Sets Broadway Return in New Bobby Darin Musical

After his Tony Award-winning turn in the Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, Jonathan Groff is heading back to Broadway. Groff will star as entertainer Bobby Darin in the world premiere of Just in Time, a new musical developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge! The Musical).

Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre will be transformed into an intimate, immersive night club where the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – is brought to life by Groff, a cast of 16, and features a live on-stage big band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife.” Full casting and creative team for Just in Time to be announced soon.

Just in Time has a book by Tony Award winner Warren Leight (Side Man) and Isaac Oliver (Intimacy Idiot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), music supervision and arrangements by Andrew Resnick (Parade), choreography by Shannon Lewis (Fosse–Performer/Radio City Music Hall–Choreographer), and is based on an original concept by Ted Chapin. Just in Time will open Wednesday, April 23, 2025, with previews beginning Friday, March 28, 2025.

Just In Time starring Jonathan Groff will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025.
Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025.

“Bobby Darin worked across many genres of music, but he was most alive performing in intimate nightclubs,” says Timbers. “And so, it was vital to Jonathan and myself that we stage Just in Time at Circle in the Square. This is where we could build an environmental nightclub setting including a live, onstage big band that will allow the same sort of intimacy and electrifying audience connection that both Bobby and Jonathan are known for.”

“Bobby Darin was a supernova. He blazed his way through every corner of the entertainment industry, but his enormous talent, charisma, and pure genius were most on display when he was letting it rip in front of a crowd. This primal passionate love affair he had with the audience was the inspiration for our show’s conceit,” says Groff, who is also serving as a producer on the project. “Alex Timber’s distinctive ability to make going to the theater an unforgettable event and Bobby’s signature musicality and explosive fleeting life make Broadway the perfect place to experience the story and essence of this once in a lifetime talent.”

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

Look out, Jonathan’s back! Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff returns to Broadway as Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable life took him from teen idol to global sensation, inspiring generations of performers who followed. Just in Time is an exhilarating new musical that immerses audiences into an intimate, swinging nightclub complete with a live big band, a stellar ensemble cast, and a parade of Bobby Darin’s hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife,” “Splish Splash,” and “Dream Lover.” Discover the man behind the music who pushed back against the record labels to chart a new course for himself on the charts – a once-in-a-lifetime talent who knew his time was limited and was determined to make a splash before it was too late.

Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Tony Awards Production.

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