Jonathan Groff Talks THE BACCHAE And 'Woodstock' To New York Magazine

Jonathan Groff goes from THE BACCHAE on stage to 'Taking Woodstock' on screen this summer, the always evolving young talent has been hitting the press circuit to promote the two projects. Groff recently spoke to New York Magazine, and is featured in a pair of new articles.

"We would think your inability to actually control the weather at the Delacorte might make it difficult to convince people you're a god." Groff responds, "Yeah, that's one of the things that's tricky about this role. The other day in rehearsals I very triumphantly slammed my thyrsus - this stick I carry around - on the ground and it hit me in the head. If you're playing a god, you just can't let that happen." To read this entire article, which includes Groff's comments on the upcoming film "Taking Woodstock," click here.

Groff talks in-depth to Jada Yuan about his character in THE BACCHAE. To read "Groff, Putting the "Nice" in Dionysus," click here.

Jonathan Groff received a Tony nomination for playing Melchior in the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening and starred as Claude in The Public's 2008 Shakespeare in the Park production of HAIR. He recently appeared in the New York premiere of Craig Lucas' THE SINGING FOREST at The Public Theatre and Craig Lucas' A PRAYER FOR MY Enemy at Playwrights Horizons. His other credits include In My Life on Broadway and regional productions of The Sound of Music, Fame, Honk!, and Bat Boy.

THE BACCHAE (90 minutes, no intermission) runs August 11-August 30 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with an official press opening on Monday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Bank of America returns as lead sponsor of Shakespeare in the Park 2009.

This summer, The Public will again offer a limited number of free tickets through a Virtual Line, available at www.publictheater.org. The process will be the same as last year; the day of a show, users can log on to the virtual line anytime between midnight and 1 p.m. the day of the show. After 3 p.m. that day, users can log on to see if they have been awarded tickets through the Virtual Line, which they can then claim at the Delacorte Theater Box Office between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. that evening.

Summer Supporter seats for THE BACCHAE will be available for a tax-deductible contribution of $170. These reserved seats are only available for a limited time to ensure that the highest number of free seats will be available to distribute to the general public on the day of the show. Summer Supporter tickets help to underwrite production expenses. Supporter tickets area available now at The Public Theater Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street; online at publictheater.org; or by calling (212) 967-7555. 

For additional information about Shakespeare in the Park, visit The Public Theater website at www.publictheater.org

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