Jonathan Groff Returning to Broadway as Performer Bobby Darin in ‘Just in Time’ Musical
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Jonathan Groff, a recent Tony winner for “Merrily We Roll Along,” is returning to Broadway.
He’s set to star in “Just In Time,” a new musical about the life and times of singer Bobby Darin. Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre will be transformed into an intimate and immersive night club, complete with a live band and ensemble of 16 to perform Darin’s hits like “Splish Splash,” “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife” and “Dream Lover.” Alex Timbers, the Tony-winning “Moulin Rouge” director, is developing and directing the show. “Just In Time” will chart the “great American entertainer’s meteoric journey — from soaring highs to crushing lows […] whose short but remarkable life took him from teen idol to global sensation, inspiring generations of performers who followed,” according to the official logline.
Darin began his career as a songwriter and rose to fame in the music and film industries during the 1950s and ’60s. He died in 1973 at age 37 due to complications from open heart surgery. “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.
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