Jonathan Groff News

Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Wicked), Mara Davi (A Chorus Line, The Drowsy Chaperone, Irving Berlin's White Christmas) and Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, In My Life) are headlining "Concert With The Stars," an event to help launch a new professional theatre company in Lexington, Kentucky.

Apollo will present a series of sing-along screenings of the smash-hit, hugely popular, Disney film FROZEN at London's Dominion Theatre next half term, from 18 - 28 February. The perfect family treat for the holiday and tickets are now on sale.

This January and February 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54thStreet. For a detailed schedule of upcoming performances at 54 Below and to purchase tickets, visit www.54Below.com.

From director Clint Eastwood comes AMERICAN SNIPER, starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. The film hits theaters December 25th. Check out an all-new trailer, featuring Broadway veteran Jonathan Groff, below!

Young Actors' Theatre Camp Program Directors Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth announced today that several stars of stage and screen will lead master classes this summer at the Young Actors' Theatre Camp taking place June 24 - August 11, 2014 at Camp Sempervirens (20161 Big Basin Highway in Boulder Creek) in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Today we are revisiting the very best theatre-related items released in 2014 in honor of the holiday shopping season being upon us.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: CONSTELLATIONS begins on Broadway, WICKED welcomes two new witches, CITY OF ANGELS debuts in London and Jim Parsons lends his voice to ELF on NBC!

New York City Center's acclaimed Encores! Off-Center series announced its 2015 season today, featuring Jonathan Groff in A NEW BRAIN, original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS cast member Ellen Greene, and Sutton Foster in THE WILD PARTY. Scroll down to prep for Encores! starry season with clips of the leads in action!

According to the New York Times, Encores! has just announced the upcoming 2015 season for its Off-Center series. Included in the line-up is William Finn's A New Brain (running June 24-27), starring Jonathan Groff; Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party (running July 15-18), starring Off-Center veteran Sutton Foster; and Little Shop of Horrors (running July 1), with original cast member Ellen Greene.

?Patrick is on the verge of a new relationship that could complicate life at work and home, even as he tries to salvage a friendship from an old one.

Dress Circle Publishing has announce a partnership with Theatre Development Fund (TDF). Part of the proceeds of The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 by Jennifer Ashley Tepper will benefit education programs at TDF, one of the nation's largest not- for profit performing arts service organizations dedicated to the audience.

In a new interview with Variety, writer Larry Kramer revealed details on the upcoming sequel to his Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART, set to air on HBO, again helmed by Ryan Murphy.

Kristin Chenoweth performed "Maybe This Time" and received the New Now Next Forever Award from Darren Criss during Logo TV's New Now Next Awards.

Hosted by Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky whom the New York Times dubbed "The Mayor of Broadway," this unique series arrives this winter at The Nourse Theater with two concerts scheduled for Megan Hilty on February 7th and Cheyenne Jackson on March 14th.

Below, check out the official trailer for the Season 2 of HBO's LOOKING, starring Broadway favorite Jonathan Groff. The series returns on Sunday, January 11 at 10PM.

LOGO TV today announced that Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth is slated to perform a song from her live CD Coming Home on the Logo TV's 2014 'New Now Next' Awards premiering on LOGO TV on Sunday, December 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and MTV on December 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Actor and singer Darren Criss will host the event, which kicks off Art Basel from Kimpton's Surfcomber Miami, South Beach, and serves as the definitive farewell party for 2014 and predictor to who and what will dominate pop culture in the year to come. Pop icon Cyndi Lauper will narrate the New Now Next Awards, which will also feature special appearances by Nick Cannon, Tyler Glenn, 'Looking' stars Raul Castillo & Frankie Alvarez, 'Girl Code's' Nicole Byer, 'Awkward's' Molly Tarlov, as well as 'Faking It's' Katie Stevens and Michael J. Willett.

On Monday January 19th, 2015 acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan will make his concert debut at 54 Below in celebration of his sixth studio album, 'Greatest Hits: Volume One.' The evening is being billed as an 'intimate night of storytelling feature many guests from the Broadway stage.'

Broadway's Wesley Taylor, who previously starred on NBC's TV hit musical 'Smash,' may well be heading back to TV for the next season of HBO's 'Looking'.

When it comes to covers of FROZEN's hit song 'Let It Go,' performed in the film by Tony award winning singer/actress Idina Menzel, we thought we'd seen it all. Apparently we were wrong.

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you 'Songs from My Living Room'- a new series that goes into the home of one of today's most acclaimed contemporary songwriters, as he explains the stories behind his songs. The monthly series will feature special guests from all corners of the entertainment industry to help bring to life the music and lyrics of Scott Alan straight from his living room into yours. The first episode, directed by television and Broadway star Nadia Quinn (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Smash; The Big C) features ANNIE and INTO THE WOODS star Lilla Crawford singing Alan's 'Never Neverland (Fly Away)' from his debut album 'Dreaming Wide Awake'.