Jonathan Groff News

Off-Broadway's SILENCE! THE MUSICAL will celebrate its 500th performance at the 2 PM matinee this Saturday, May 18th at the Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square. Winner of the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, SILENCE! THE MUSICAL is the unauthorized parody of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the stage star nabbed a role in the premium network's untitled LGBT-centered pilot in February - today, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that HBO has given the series an eight-episode order.

Renowned musical theatre composer and lyricist Scott Alan will soon host a reading of HOME, written by Christy Hall and himself, on June 27, 2013 directed by Stafford Arima. 'For the first time in ten years of doing readings and workshops of HOME,' Alan writes, 'I am presenting the story I always set out to tell.'

American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez performed 'Wings' as a guest star in last night's GLEE season finale, titled 'All or Nothing.' Watch the full song below!

On last night's season finale of FOX's GLEE titled 'All or Nothing,' Rachel does her best to wow the judges with her performance of Celine Dion's 'To Love You More' at callbacks for Broadway's Funny Girl. Check out her moving performance below!

Our featured composer of the week is Jonathan Reid Gealt. Here is an exclusive video of powerhouse performer Katie Thompson, who recently starred in the musical Giant at the Public Theater, singing Jonathan's song 'No Reason at All' at our Cutting-Edge Composers concert at the Canal Room.

Below, get a first listen to all the songs from GLEE's season 4 finale! In the episode titled 'All or Nothing', the Glee club performs at Regionals with newfound determination to advance in the competition and Brittany comes back from MIT with a new attitude; and Ryder learns more about his 'catfish.'

Get a first listen to the GLEE cast performing Icona Pop's 'I Love It' on this Thursday's Season 4 finale

Kevin Spirtas and Tyler Maynard are joining the cast of Off-Broadway's smash hit Silence! The Musical at today's matinee, May 4th at the Elektra Theatre. Spirtas is set to play Dr. Hannibal Lecter's nemesis Dr. Chilton, and Maynard will assume the role of the hapless Sgt. Pembry.

Check out the promo for the upcoming Season 4 finale of Glee titled 'All or Nothing', airing on FOX May 9,2013. In the finale, the Glee club performs at Regionals with newfound determination to advance in the competition. Meanwhile, Brittany comes back from MIT with a new attitude; and Ryder learns more about his 'catfish.' Click below!

Kevin Spirtas and Tyler Maynard are joining the cast of Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical this Saturday, May 4th at the Elektra Theatre. Spirtas is set to play Dr. Hannibal Lecter's nemesis Dr. Chilton, and Maynard will assume the role of the hapless Sgt. Pembry.

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Ryan Murphy's upcoming HBO adaptation of THE NORMAL HEART on HBO will begin filming in June of 2013 in New York City.

Beginning this Saturday, May 4th, Sarah O'Gleby will be the new Dream Clarice in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical at the Elektra Theatre.

Shorewood Drama will present an unedited version of the musical SPRING AWAKENING for six performances only beginning May 10 in the SHS Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Students.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Groff has signed on to play Craig, Bruce Niles' first lover. Taylor Kitsch is set to portray Niles.

Check out the promo for the upcoming episode of GLEE, titled 'Wonder-ful', airing Thursday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Mercedes and Kurt are back in the choir room and Rachel's nemesis returns. Click below!

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced additional casting today for the 2013 season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. This summer, all performances for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A NEW MUSICAL will begin at 8:30 p.m. with running times of approximately 90 minutes, no intermission.

The Fulton Theatre continues its 160th Anniversary Season with the flashy, bold show business musical Dreamgirls, representing the first time the show will be produced or presented in the Lancaster region. Dreamgirls is a co-production with Maine State Music Theatre and is directed and choreographed by the Fulton's Artistic Director, Marc Robin.

On tomorrow night's episode of GLEE, a new song by Mervyn Warren and Tony winner Jeff Marx titled 'You Have More Friends Than You Know' will premiere. The song was written for a show centered around the 'It Gets Better' campaign. A portion of the proceeds from digital sale of the tracks will go to support The Trevor Project - the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. For additional information, visit: http://www.youhavemorefriendsthanyouknow.com/

On this week's episode of GLEE titled 'Sweet Dreams', when the New Directions find out this year's Regional's theme is 'Dreams,' everyone has their own opinion as to what they should sing. Meanwhile, the day has finally come for Rachel to audition for the Broadway revival of 'Funny Girl'. Check out phtoos from the episode, which airs April 18, below!