BWW TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with Jonathan Groff

By: Apr. 19, 2015
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Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured Jonathan Groff, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. watch to find out how things are going at Hamilton, how he feels about the end of Looking, and so much more. Check out the full interview below!

Equally versatile on stage and screen, Jonathan Groff can currently be seen as King George in The Public Theater's acclaimed world premiere musical production of Hamilton, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. In June, Groff will star in the Encores! Off-Center production of William Finn's A New Brain at New York City Center. Jonathan Groffcan also currently be seen as Patrick in the second season of the hit HBO television series, "Looking." Created by Michael Lannan and directed and executive produced by Andrew Haigh, "Looking" follows the lives of three gay friends as they navigate life in modern-day San Francisco.

Theater credits include: Melchior Gabor in the Tony Award-winning musical, Spring Awakening (Theatre World Award, in addition to Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League Award nominations), famed role of Claude in The Public Theater's heralded revival of Hair, which ran as part of The Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" series at the Delacorte Theatre.He was the recipient of an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance - Prayer for My Enemy, directed byBartlett Sher, at Playrwights Horizons, and The Singing Forest, co-starring Olympia Dukakis, at the Public Theatre. West End debut in the heralded revival of Ira Levin's Deathtrap. Most recently, Jonathan joined Alfred Molina in the Donmar Warehouse production of the Tony Award-winning Best Play, Red at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.




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