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Kevin Spacey’s comeback bid rolls on with another cameo at a high-profile international film festival.

The actor is set to appear at a gala event during the Venice Film Festival in Italy, where he will present a trailer for his sci-fi thriller, Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force. The film, intended to launch a franchise, also stars Spacey alongside Dolph Lundgren, Tyrese Gibson, Brianna Hildebrand, Disha Patani, Eric Roberts, Harry Goodwins and Lado Okhotnikov.

The story centers on the conflict between two ancient supernatural factions, the Holiguards and the Statiguards, as they wage a secret war for control of humanity. Amid the conflict, a woman discovers she’s the daughter of two rival leaders, giving her the power to end the conflict. Meanwhile, a Statiguard strategist prepares a catastrophic attack in Paris using a nuclear device and an army of mind-controlled civilians, channeling energy from a cosmic portal to...

Atlantic Records has released the original Broadway recording of Just in Time, serving as the official companion to the Broadway production starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as the legendary Bobby Darin. The digital release is now available, with physical formats set to arrive on Friday, October 24th. Check it out below! The album was produced by Tom Kirdahy, two-time Grammy winner Bill Sherman, Andrew Resnick, and Alex Timbers; co-produced, recorded, and mixed by five-time Grammy winner Derik Lee, with Robert Ahrens serving as executive producer. Developed and directed by Tony Award-winner Alex...

Robert Schwartzman, who found critical success with his recent documentary about the British Invasion band The Zombies, has begun work on another music doc, this one about Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton.

The director revealed that the “Danke Schoen” singer would be his next subject Thursday night during a Q&a session that followed a screening of Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary (2023) at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

Newton, 83, was just a teenager when he began performing in Las Vegas with his older brother, Jerry, and the colorful live performer has logged tens of thousands of performances in the city — and he’s still going strong.

Born in Virginia and raised in Arizona, Newton was generously given “Danke Schoen” to record in the early 1960s by “Mack the Knife” singer Bobby Darin, and the song peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He also had another...

Watch a video of Jonathan Groff and the cast of Just In Time on Broadway performing the title song and "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" in the recording booth for their upcoming Broadway Cast Recording. The album arrives Friday, August 15th on all digital platforms, with physical formats following on Friday, October 24th. Just In Time (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official companion to the Broadway production starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as the legendary Bobby Darin, is set to be released by Atlantic Records. Developed and directed by Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge), Just In Time sees Jonathan Groff returning to Broadway as Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable life took him from...

Atlantic Records is set to release Just In Time (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official companion to the Broadway production starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as the legendary Bobby Darin. The album arrives Friday, August 15th on all digital platforms, with physical formats following on Friday, October 24th. You can now get a first look at Jonathan Groff in the recording studio here! To celebrate the announcement, two show-stopping fan favorites — “Splish Splash” and “This Could Be the Start of Something Big / Just In Time”— are available everywhere now. Listen on BroadwayWorld Here! Developed and directed by Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge), Just In Time sees Jonathan Groff returning to Broadway as Bobby Darin,...

Sunset Blvd. went out on a high note Sunday, packing the St. James Theatre and handily breaking a couple of that venue’s house records with a weekly gross of $2,481,018.

With its final week performance, Sunset now holds the St. James’ record for highest grossing single performance. The musical’s final weekly take is now the highest gross at the venue for a non-holiday week.

That $2,481,018 gross for the week ending July 20 was $506,285 more that Sunset‘s take the previous week.

Sunset also was the highest grossing Broadway show for the week. Runners up were Wicked, The Lion King, and Hamilton. Scoring at least $1 million were & Juliet, Aladdin, Buena Vista Social Club, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Death Becomes Her, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Just in Time,...

Atlantic Records will release Just In Time (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official companion to the Broadway production starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as the legendary Bobby Darin. The album arrives Friday, August 15th on all digital platforms, with physical formats following on Friday, October 24th. To celebrate the announcement, two show-stopping fan favorites — “Splish Splash” and “This Could Be the Start of Something Big / Just In Time”— are available everywhere now. Listen here! The album was produced by Tom Kirdahy, two-time Grammy winner Bill Sherman, Andrew Resnick, and Alex Timbers; co-produced, recorded, and mixed by five-time Grammy winner Derik Lee, with Robert Ahrens serving as executive producer. Performed by Groff and the original Broadway cast,...

Connie Francis, the immensely popular mid-century pop singer known for teary ballads exemplified by “Who’s Sorry Now?” and jaunty, infectious near-novelty records “Stupid Cupid” and “Vacation,” died Wednesday. She was 87.

Her statement was announced on Facebook by her publicist and longtime friend Ron Roberts. A cause was not disclosed, but Francis was recently hospitalized in Florida where she reported “extreme pain” after suffering a fractured hip.

In today’s post, Roberts writes: “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night. I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news. More details will follow later.”

Francis’ heyday was the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, when she scored 35 Top 40 and 16 Top 10 hits, placing three in the top spot: “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” “My...

Connie Francis, the actress and beloved pop vocalist who had hits with “Who’s Sorry Now?,” “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” “Stupid Cupid” and “Where the Boys Are” before her life took several turbulent turns, has died. She was 87.

Ron Roberts, her friend and the president of the musician’s label Concetta Records, shared the news on Facebook on Thursday. “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night,” he wrote in a note that was reposted by the official Francis account on Facebook. “I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news.”

The news comes after the star was hospitalized earlier this month. “I am back in the hospital where I have been undergoing tests and checks to determine the cause(s) of the...

Connie Francis, who at 87 is enjoying a remarkable and surprising return to the spotlight thanks to her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” going viral on TikTok, has been hospitalized for what she says is “extreme pain.” The “Where The Boys Are” singer canceled a planned July 4th radio appearance.

Francis, who earlier this month said on Facebook that she had suffered a fractured hip, wrote on her page yesterday that she is back in the hospital.

“As many of you may now have learned through [radio DJ] Cousin Brucie’s Facebook page, I am back in hospital where I have been undergoing tests and checks to determine the cause(s) of the extreme pain I have been experiencing,” she wrote. “I had hoped to take part in Brucie’s show for Independence Day, having had to cancel a previous slot a few weeks ago when receiving treatment on my hip. Sadly, I had...

Episode #133 of Survival Jobs: A Podcast is out now, featuring the charismatic and versatile Caesar Samayoa—currently lighting up the stage eight times a week in Broadway’s immersive hit Just In Time at New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre. In this engaging conversation with hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo recorded live at the WelcomeToTimesSquare.com Studios in New York City , Caesar traces how he came to portray multiple real‑life figures in this lively musical about Bobby Darin’s life. He also explores why Just In Time—directed by the visionary Alex Timbers, marking their fourth collaboration—resonates so strongly with both critics and audiences, touching on its immersive cabaret‑style staging and emotional authenticity. Caesar delves into the dynamic energy that Alex...

The 2025 Tony Awards was a big night for a lot of people — but mostly for the cast of Glee.

Where do we even begin? Perhaps with Jonathan Groff (aka Jesse St. James) getting everyone on their feet with a performance from the Bobby Darin musical Just in Time? Or maybe Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) presenting an award while celebrating her own impending return to Broadway in the revival of Chess? Or how about Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) taking home his first-ever Tony Award for his role in this year’s Best Musical winner Maybe Happy Ending?

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Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Mere hours after the 2025 Tonys, we reconvene to dissect the shocking wins, highlight our favorite victors, and discuss the musical performances.

David Buchanan: After a truly sensational Broadway season, last night's Tony Awards didn't disappoint with some surprises, did it? If folks have been reading our weekly column, they probably did pretty well with their predictions and would've seen some of these upsets coming — I shockingly tied for first place worldwide! — but there were still some wins that were hard to call correctly in the moment but were predictable in hindsight. One of those categories was Best Play. We knew that this would be a squeaker between frontrunner Oh, Mary! and challengers Purpose and John Proctor Is the Villain, but very few Gold Derby users correctly called the win for the Pulitzer victor.

Robot love story Maybe Happy Ending and Black family drama Purpose had great nights at the 78th annual Tony Awards, which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, respectively winning Best Musical and Best Play.

Speaking of the decision to bring the show from its native South Korea to New York City, Maybe Happy Ending producer Hunter Arnold said in the Tonys press room post-win, “The moment I read it, heard it, [director] Michael [Arden] told me about it — it was just this gorgeous jewel box of a heartwarming show. So universal, it’s so hopeful and it’s ironically so incredibly human. So it was a very easy decision to be like, let’s put this thing in Michael’s hands and make it and bring it to life.”

In the musical acting categories, Darren Criss nabbed the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading...

Cynthia Erivo hilariously roasted her friend Jonathan Groff at the Tonys!

If you weren’t aware, Jonathan is known for producing a lot of spit while he sings and Cynthia made sure to let the world know while introducing him at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Cynthia stood in the balcony of the venue to introduce Jonathan‘s Just In Time performance and she had a cheeky reason for being up there.

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“The balcony is also the best and safest place to see Jonathan Groff sing, without getting spit on, if that’s not your thing. So please welcome a man who makes everyone wet, from Just In Time, as Bobby Darin, my friend, the incredible Jonathan Groff,” she joked.

Watch the moment below!

Cynthia Erivo introducing Jonathan Groff: pic.twitter.com/vtPIYlUJvp

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Arthur Hamilton, the Oscar-nominated songwriter best known for his smoky torch-song classic “Cry Me a River,” memorably recorded by Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Cocker and many others, has died. He was 98.

His death was announced this week by ASCAP and the Society of Composers and Lyricists; details were not immediately available.

Hamilton received his Oscar nom for best song (shared with composer Riz Ortolani) for “Till Love Touches Your Life” from Madron (1970), performed by Richard Williams and Jan Daley for the movie Western that starred Richard Boone and Leslie Caron.

For Warner Bros.’ Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955), starring and directed by Jack Webb, Hamilton created two wistful songs for Peggy Lee, who played an alcoholic jazz singer in the musical crime film — “He Needs Me” and “Sing a Rainbow,” which would evolve into a children’s classic.

“Cry Me a River” was sung by Fitzgerald for the film but did...

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan and all of the main cast members from The Life of Chuck spoke with Gold Derby about their movie adaptation of Stephen King's novella from his 2020 book If It Bleeds. The film won the 2024 People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was later acquired by Neon. It's due in theaters on Friday.

Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, and Benjamin Pajak play the adult, teenage, and child versions of Charles "Chuck" Krantz, a modest accountant who grew up his dream to be a dancer. He's the central figure in the bittersweet story that's told in reverse over three acts. Flanagan wrote, directed, and produced the film that matches the tone of other non-horror adaptations from King, including Stand by Me (1986), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and The Green Mile (1999).

The stellar cast is rounded out by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Marty Anderson, Karen Gillan as Felicia Gordon, Mark Hamill as Albie Krantz,...

Ahead of the 78th Tony Awards, which will take place on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York and air on CBS, The Hollywood Reporter gathered seven of the 2024-2025 Broadway season’s standout performers for our annual Tonys Roundtable.

Joining us to discuss their Tony-nominated parts, as well as hot-button issues like nontraditional casting, gender-neutral awards and screens on stages, were two nominees for best actress in a musical, Audra McDonald (stage mother Rose in Gypsy) and Nicole Scherzinger (aging film star Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd.); two nominees for best actor in a musical, Darren Criss (a futuristic A.I. “Helperbot” in Maybe Happy Ending) and Jonathan Groff (Bobby Darin in Just in Time); a nominee for best actress in a play, Sarah Snook (26 characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray); and two nominees for best actor in a play, Cole Escola (a hilariously ahistorical Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh,...

You can now get a first look at footage of the six-time Tony Award nominated musical Just In Time. Starring Tony Award Winner and 2025 Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff, Just In Time was also nominated for Tony Awards for Gracie Lawrence’s performance, scenic, costume and sound design, and orchestrations. Just In Time began performances Monday, March 31, 2025, and opened to critical acclaim on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, Just In Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – brought to life by Groff, a cast of 11 on-stage actors, and featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits...

Tony Award-winner and current nominee Jonathan Groff stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday to discuss his turn as Bobby Darin in the hit musical Just in Time. During his visit, Groff also talked about receiving an honorary doctorate from Franklin & Marshall College last month. "I never went to college, so this was a big deal for me. I make everyone at Circle in the Square call me doctor," he joked. Groff credits his middle school drama teacher, who accepted the award on his behalf, as the person who inspired him to pursue the arts as a vocation. "She sat me down after the play in middle school and said, 'You should pursue this as a career." As for his role in Just in Time,...

Kevin Spacey continues his efforts towards an industry comeback. His latest project? And his new project is certainly a surprising one. Spacey has already helmed a supernatural action thriller under the working name Holiguards. The film marks Spacey's third directorial endeavor, following 1996's Albino Alligator and 2004's biopic of Bobby Darin, Beyond the Sea, with Spacey also set to star in Holiguards alongside 80s icon Dolph Lundgren.

Lundgren gained recognition for his portrayal of boxer Ivan Drago in 1985's Rocky IV. That breakthrough role was the beginning of a prolific action career, which later included roles in Masters of the Universe (where he played He-Man), Red Scorpion, and 1989's The Punisher. In recent years, Lundgren has continued to be active in Hollywood, with notable projects including The Expendables franchise, Creed II (reprising his role as Ivan Drago), and the Aquaman films.

Shot in Mexico last year with a $10 million budget,...

Kevin Spacey has won two Academy Awards and played multiple unforgettable characters. After his sexual misconduct accusations and subsequent acquittal, the actor has been trying to get his career back on track.

Spacey has starred in several low-budget productions but has been steadily finding new roles. Just recently, he joined the conspiracy thriller The Awakening. Per Variety, Spacey is back in the directors' chair after over 20 years with a supernatural action-thriller, where he also stars alongside Rocky star Dolph Lundgren, Fast & Furious' Tyrese Gibson, and Runaway Train's Eric Roberts.

The upcoming supernatural action thriller Spacey directed and starred in is titled Holiguards, and the movie premiered its trailer at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film will reportedly start a new franchise called Statiguards vs Holiguards. The cast also features Harry Goodwins (The Gentlemen), Swen Temmel (The Clean Up Crew) and Sonia Pim Couling (Operation Bloodhunt). It's the first feature for production company Elledgy Media,...

Allegations of sexual assault brought Kevin Spacey’s career crumbling down – but since being found not guilty at his sex offenses trial a couple of years ago, Spacey has been picking up the pieces and attempting to make a comeback. As part of that comeback endeavor, Variety reports that Spacey has directed a film for the third time in his career, and this one is a supernatural thriller called Holiguards, in which he stars alongside Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) and Eric Roberts (Best of the Best)!

Spacey previously directed the crime thriller Albino Alligator, released in 1996, and the Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea, released in 2004.

Coming our way from Elledgy Media Group and Lado Film, Holiguards was produced by Elvira Gavrilova Paterson, Vadim Vadim Degtyarev, and Vitaly Kucherov. The script was written by Sergey Torchilin and Lado Okhotnikov. The story is set against the backdrop of a near-future world fractured by hidden supernatural forces,...

Jonathan Groff and the cast of Just in Time joined Good Morning America on Friday to perform from the Tony-nominated musical. Take a look at photos from their visit below, including some from their upbeat performance of Bobby Darin's iconic Splish Splash! To watch the full performance, click here. Groff is currently starring as Darin in Broadway's Just in Time, which has received 6 Tony nominations, including one for Groff. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, Just In Time invites audiences to experience Bobby Darin’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – brought to life by Groff, a cast of 11 on-stage actors, and featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond...

Jonathan Groff has a shirtless moment in the new Broadway musical Just in Time and he just gave fans around the world a sneak peek at that scene!

The 40-year-old actor, who is nominated for a Tony Award for his performance, performed the song “Splish Splash” live on Good Morning America on Friday (May 23) in New York City.

Jonathan stars as the iconic singer Bobby Darin in the new musical, taking audience members into an intimate night club where the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – is brought to life.

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Watch the GMA performance video below!

Jonathan had a quick change moment during the performance, going from his suit to wearing just a tiny pair of blue swim trunks to splish splash in the bath.

Get your tickets now for Just In Time.

On Friday morning, Jonathan Groff took the stage on Good Morning America for a live performance from the Tony-nominated musical Just in Time. During his visit, the Tony-winner sang the iconic "Splish Splash" as originated by Bobby Darin. Watch the performance now! Groff is currently starring as Darin in Broadway's Just in Time, which has received 6 Tony nominations, including one for Groff. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, Just In Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – brought to life by Groff, a cast of 11 on-stage actors, and featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,”...

“They have completely different personalities, like you're talking to different people,” says Derek McLane of the musicals Death Becomes Her and Just in Time. The scenic designer is a two-time Tony Award winner, but this year he achieved a feat that left him “stunned.” He was nominated twice in the same category, with his work on both productions being recognized in the Scenic Design of a Musical race.

Speaking to Gold Derby, McLane reveals that the key to any design process is listening to the elements that make each production unique. “They have such totally different personalities, such different engines,” he says of the two nominated projects. “The thing I love about set design is that I feel like if I do it successfully, each set design develops its own rules. Once that happens, there's no mistaking them. They become their own Frankensteins where they just start making their own decisions for you.

Jonathan Groff will perform from the Tony-nominated musical Just in Time on Good Morning America Friday May 23. Tune in to watch the performance, which will air during the 7:00-9:00 am block on ABC. Groff, who has been nominated for a Tony for his performance as Bobby Darin, is also set to appear on GMA3: What You Need to Know, joined by co-star and fellow nominee Gracie Lawrence. GMA3 airs at 1:00 p.m. Edt. Groff is currently starring as Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just in Time, which has received 6 Tony nominations, including one for Groff. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, Just In Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring...

This June, Jonathan Groff will have the rare chance to win Tony Awards in two consecutive years. If he repeats last year’s triumph for Merrily We Roll Along with one for this year’s Just In Time, he’ll join a very exclusive club of six Broadway greats: Laurie Metcalf, Judith Light, Stephen Spinella, Sandy Dennis, Gwen Verdon, and Shirley Booth.

For Groff, the two-in-a-row possibility, exciting enough, even has a hint more frisson: Just In Time, a biographical musical of Bobby Darin, marks a career first for the busy actor. “I’ve never been part of a project from its conception. Eight years ago this month, actually, Ted Chapin asked me to do a night of Bobby Darin music at the 92nd Street Y and I read this book called Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, written by Dodd Darin, the son of Bobby and Sandy,...

“It’s my first love,” Jonathan Groff tells The Hollywood Reporter, on why he returned to Broadway so soon after winning his first Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along last year.

Now, Groff has received his fourth Tony nomination for playing singer-actor Bobby Darin in the jukebox musical, Just in Time. He has previously been nominated for his work in Hamilton and Spring Awakening. But this time, the experience is “unlike anything” before, as he’s been involved with the project for the last eight years and has learned how to embody the moves and persona of the legendary singer.

And the Mindhunter star is having a lot of fun doing it. At the top of the show, he introduces himself to the crowd as himself, which was Groff’s idea, and even warns the crowd that he might spit on them while singing, poking fun at his saliva-based...

Kelly Clarkson recalled getting covered in Broadway star Jonathan Groff’s spit and sweat while watching him perform years ago in the musical “Spring Awakening.”

“I was in the second row, and I was like,” Clarkson told Groff, who appeared as a guest on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Wednesday as she acted out being hit with Groff’s bodily fluids.

“It’s called— there’s a term, and it’s called the ‘Groff sauce,'” Clarkson said.

“Woahhh, woahhh” Groff responded in shock.

“And it wasn’t just your spit, it was your sweat,” Clarkson continued. “And then I felt like an inferior performer, cause I was like, ‘I have never worked that hard.’ Like, I have never, ever worked that hard. You’re, you’re like, speaking of cells, you’re whole body is into it. You, you are a spitter.”

Groff admittedly agreed that he is a “spitter,...

On a recent visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jonathan Groff shared the inside scoop about where he keeps his coveted Tony Award. "I really thought, if anything like that ever happened, I would send it right to my parents," the actor explained. "But then the Tony came to my apartment and I was like, 'I love this.' It's on the bookshelf in my apartment, right above the electric drum set..." Groff won his first Tony Award for his performance in the recent revival of Merrily We Roll Along, and has been nominated again for Just in Time. For his performance as Bobby Darin in the hit musical, Groff shared that he is learning to play both the drums and the piano for the...

Just in Time star Jonathan Groff in currently in second place in Gold Derby's Tony Awards predictions for Best Actor in a Musical, only behind fellow Glee alum Darren Criss for Maybe Happy Ending. The former triumphed for Merrily We Roll Along just last year, so if he prevails again, he'd be the first individual in history to win this category consecutively.

Prior to Groff, five men were Tony nominated for Best Actor in a Musical two years in a row, but didn't emerge victorious:

Gregory Hines in 1980 for Comin' Uptown and 1981 for Sophisticated Ladies George Hearn in 1983 for A Doll's Life and 1984 for La Cage aux Folles (the latter of which resulted in a win) Patrick Wilson in 2001 for The Full Monty and 2002 for Oklahoma! Michael Cerveris in 2006 for Sweeney Todd and 2007 for LoveMusik Brian d'Arcy James in 2023 for Into the Woods and 2024 for Days of Wine and Roses...

Following the 6 Tony nominations for Just in Time, stars Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the new hit musical. The musical, playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre, chronicles the life and career of singer Bobby Darin. "It's very intimate," Lawrence said of the space, which has been transformed into a nightclub setting. She recalled a story from a recent performance in which, due to the proximity, an audience member reached out to touch Groff's shoulder. "Jonathan, like the consummate professional, [nodded to her] and went directly into the next line. And I was like, 'You're just going to leave me here with that?' I was laughing. Like, I couldn't even go on." Lawrence...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and directed by David Cromer, has broken its own all-time record for highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week.

For the week ending May 4 2025, the production grossed $4,003,482 for 8 Performances.

Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it surpassed the previously held record by The Music Man (with 9 performances) and is now the highest-grossing production in the history of the Shubert Organization.

The production recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Clooney. In addition, it was recently announced that, in partnership with TodayTix, 2,000 tickets are being subsidized by the production to New York City Public School students – including those studying journalism.

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Tune in to Late Night with Seth Meyers next week to see the Tony-nominated stars of Just in Time, Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence, on the show. The duo, who star as Bobby Darin and Connie Francis in the Broadway musical, will visit the late-night show on Tuesday, May 6. Late Night with Seth Meyers airs weekdays at 12:35/11:35c on NBC. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, Just In Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – brought to life by Groff, a cast of 11 on-stage actors, and featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,”...

Jonathan Groff is back on Broadway and he’s Tony-nominated yet again for his latest performance!

The 40-year-old actor gave fans a sneak peek at his work in the musical Just in Time when he performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night (April 29) in New York City.

Jonathan performed the Bobby Darin classic “Beyond the Sea” with his Sirens as backup dancers.

Jonathan stars as the iconic singer in a new musical, taking audience members into an intimate night club where the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – is brought to life.

The Tony Award nominations were announced on Thursday and Jonathan was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. The show earned six nominations total and there’s a chance that Jonathan could make Broadway history if he wins the award.

Get your tickets now for Just In Time.

Well, big weekly grosses and even bigger stars can’t guarantee a Tony Awards nomination.

Broadway does what Broadway wants, so no Best Play nominations (or anything else) for huge moneymaker Othello, and no Best Play noms for Good Night, and Good Luck, Stranger Things: The First Shadow and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Same for the critical favorite Cult of Love.

While Good Night and Dorian Gray weren’t nominated for Best Play, their big stars — George Clooney and Sarah Snook, respectively — were nominated for their performances, as expected. In fact, Dorian Gray, in which Snook plays all the characters from the Oscar Wilde novel, has the distinction of being the most nominated solo show in Tony history, placing in six categories: Snook’s performance, Kip Williams’ direction, and nods for scenic, lighting, sound and costume design.

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The nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards celebrating the best on Broadway for the 2024-25 season saw Hollywood take a starring role Thursday, when a diverse mix of names best known for movies and TV scored noms.

The acting categories included noms for two-time Oscar winner George Clooney, Daniel Dae Kim (Yellow Face) and Harry Lennix (Purpose) up for Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, while Actress in a Leading Role in a Play saw Mia Farrow (The Roommate), Stranger Things star Sadie Sink (John Proctor Is the Villain) and Succession Emmy winner Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray) in the mix.

On the musical side, nominees included actors Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending) and Jonathan Groff’s turn as Bobby Darin (Just in Time), while Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her) and Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) were among the actress noms.

Othello, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington, was entirely shut out of the 2025 Tony Award nominations.

While the play received mostly mixed reviews, it has been drawing crowds on Broadway and has frequently had the most expensive average ticket price in the industry, at $374.17 last week.

The new musical Redwood, starring Idina Menzel, was also entirely shut out of the Tony nominations, as was the musical The Last Five Years, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. McNeal, led by Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut, did not receive any Tony nominations.

Though George Clooney got his first Tony Award nomination for his role in Good Night, and Good Luck, the play, which he co-wrote, did not receive a nod for best play, even as it has also been the highest grossing production on Broadway for the past several weeks.

Similarly, the celebrity-driven Glengarry Glen Ross did not get a...

Nominations for the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced Wednesday by Tony- and Grammy-nominated actor Norm Lewis. Winners will be announced on June 1, at a ceremony taking place at NYU Skirball and hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess.

The Drama Desk Awards are unique in the landscape of New York theater, as they are the only place where Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway compete within the same categories. The nominating committee of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards comprises Chair Martha Wade Steketee, Linda Armstrong, Daniel Dinero, Peter Filichia, Kenji Fujishima, Raven Snook, and Charles Wright.

The Broadway transfers of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, English, Job, and Oh, Mary! were not eligible for these kudos, having already competed for their off-Broadway runs.

Boop! The Musical clearly captured the hearts of the nominators. The infectiously upbeat tuner is the most nominated production, with 11 nominations. Nipping at its heels is...

Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff and the Broadway company of “Just In Time” recently stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “Beyond the Sea” from the new musical based on the career of Bobby Darin. Check out the video here! Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, the musicalJust in Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – brought to life by Groff, a cast of 11 on-stage actors, and featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife.” Just in TimeJust in Time stars Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff, Gracie Lawrence, Tony...

On this week’s “CBS News Sunday Morning” Tony Dokoupil sits down with legendary football coach Bill Belichick to discuss his surprising new role coaching college football at the University of North Carolina. What prompted this unexpected move? Dokoupil will undoubtedly press for answers. Meanwhile, Mo Rocca catches up with Tony Award-winning actor Jonathan Groff, currently […]

CBS News Sunday Morning April 27: Bill Belichick, Jonathan Groff, Bobby Darin...

Just In Time, the Bobby Darin jukebox musical starring Jonathan Groff opening tonight at a wonderfully dressed Circle in the Square on Broadway, does some serious and genuine starmaking, twice over in fact. Darin, the once hugely popular but now barely remembered nightclub singer and Top 40 hitmaker is returned to a spot in our cultural memory, and Groff, the Tony-winning star of last season’s Merrily We Roll Along and for years now one of the stage’s more popular young actors, newly emerges to the top ranks of the best, most natural all-around entertainers working today.

Some performances – think Liza Minnelli in the film Cabaret, or Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s The Boy From Oz – send their stars into new stratospheres, something outside the labels “actor” and “singer” and into that exclusive circle of stars who can hold a stage both as a character and as themselves, instantly recognizable and unique.

“It was pulling me, it was undeniable,” recalls Shannon Lewis of her desire to be a choreographer. "It was pulling me away from performing, and I was shocked to find out that I was Ok with that.” After a robust dance career with 10 Broadway credits under her belt, the artist felt her dreams shifting, and now she’s making her Broadway debut as choreographer with the Bobby Darin musical Just in Time. Lewis chatted with Gold Derby about creating dance moves for Jonathan Groff, working with unique stage restrictions, and creating sequences for Saturday Night Live in record time.

Lewis created a successful career for herself as a performer, dancing her way through demanding tracks in shows like Fosse, Contact, and Sweet Charity. But she slowly developed a “larger vision” that began echoing loudly in her head. “As a dancer, I became extremely good at being another person's muse,” she explains,...

Jonathan Groff has his closest friends by his side to celebrate the opening of his new Broadway musical Just In Time!

The Tony-winning actor, who could make history with another win this year, was joined by many former co-stars at the opening night event on Wednesday (April 23) at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.

Jonathan‘s best friend and former Spring Awakening co-star Lea Michele was there, of course, as were his Hamilton co-stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo and his Merrily We Roll Along co-stars Daniel Radcliffe (with partner Erin Darke) and Lindsay Mendez.

Also walking the red carpet at the opening night celebration were Jonathan‘s co-stars from Just In Time – Gracie Lawrence, Erika Henningsen, Michelle Pawk, and Emily Bergl.

Jonathan stars as the iconic singer Bobby Darin in a new musical, taking audience members into an intimate night club where the great American...

Jonathan Groff is back on Broadway and the first photos from his new musical Just In Time have been released!

The beloved actor is currently playing the iconic singer Bobby Darin in a new musical, taking audience members into an intimate night club where the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – is brought to life.

Jonathan stars alongside Gracie Lawrence, Erika Henningsen, Emily Bergl, Michelle Pawk, and more in the new show, playing now at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.

After winning the award for Best Actor in a Musical at last year’s Tony Awards, Jonathan has a chance at making Broadway history this year.

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If Jonathan picks up another win for Best Actor in a Musical for Just In Time, he’ll become the first actor to ever win back-to-back awards in the category.

Broadway had what appears to be its best non-holiday (Christmas and New Year) week ever last week, with major hits like Good Night, and Good Luck, Glengarry Glen Ross, Othello and longrunners The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin helping push the total box office figure to $50,874,940 for the week ending April 20.

The figure, for 40 shows, is a huge 47% greater than this week last year. Total attendance of 357,319 was 19% more year-over-year.

Contributing to the big tally were special nine-performance weeks from The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin.

Even more significantly, the gargantuan total was reached with major contributions from a raft of newly arrived star-packed sell-out productions such as Good Night, and Good Luck with George Clooney, Glengarry Glen Ross with Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, and Othello...

Kevin Spacey has not taken on a single role since 2017 due to his s*xual assault allegations, but this was not the case back in the day. The New Jersey-born actor was killing it in the 90s with action-packed roles like John Doe in David Fincher’s movie Se7en (1995), Kevin “Verbal” Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995) a movie by Bryan Singer, and Lester Burnham in American Beauty a film by Sam Mendes, to name just a few.

The actor has an amazing filmography and has bagged two Oscars as well. He is someone whose name in the cast would fill up theaters. However, even a great actor like Spacey can mess up in selecting his next role and miss out on movies that go on to become hits. This often happens in Hollywood—actors rejecting scripts or, at times, being rejected by casting crews or directors.

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Good Night, and Good Luck, the play about Edward R. Murrow written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov adapted from their 2005 film, grossed $3,784,200 last week at Broadway’s 1,537-seat Winter Garden Theatre, breaking its own previous $3.3 million record as the highest grossing non-musical play in Broadway history.

With ticket prices also on the upswing – average cost last week for a seat to see Clooney in his Broadway debut was $303.40, with premium seats hitting $825 – the play, which stars the ER actor as Murrow and was directed by David Cromer, is taking in more money than any play in the Winter Garden’s hundred-plus years.

The previous record-setter was the 2022 musical revival of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman, which set the Winter Garden’s house record in March of that year with a $3.5 million regular eight-performance weekly gross (that revival still holds the house record for a special nine-performance week with...