Video: Jonathan Groff Recalls Seven-Year Journey to JUST IN TIME on THE LATE SHOW
Previews began on March 31, and the official opening night is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025.
By: Josh Sharpe Apr. 01, 2025
Less than a year after winning a Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along, Jonathan Groff is back on Broadway in Just in Time, a new musical about singer Bobby Darin. "I am a little bit of an addict," Groff told Stephen Colbert on a recent visit to The Late Show. "Even though it's work, it brings me so much joy, and I love doing it so much, the days fly by."
Groff recalled how he first become interested in Darin, who is known for songs like Mack the Knife and Splish Splash. "Ted Chapin asked me to do a night of his music at the 92nd Street Y 8 years ago. I went on YouTube and went down this rabbit hole, looking at clips of Bobby Darin and it was like these black-and-white clips of him were coming out of the computer heart," admitted Groff.
"He was like a supernova as a performer and as a person. I became completely obsessed with him. [The] incredible director Alex Timbers joined us at the Y and ever since then, have been developing the show. It's now been seven years in development."
Previews began on March 31, and the official opening night is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025. The new musical, based on the life and career of singer Bobby Darin, will transform Circle in the Square Theater into an intimate nightclub.
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,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife.”
Just in Time has a book by Tony Award winner Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver, music supervision and arrangements by Andrew Resnick, choreography by Shannon Lewis and is based on an original concept by Ted Chapin. Just in Time features scenic design by two-time Tony Award winner Derek McLane, costume design by eight-time Tony Award winner Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Tony Award winner Justin Townsend and sound design by Tony Award winner Peter Hylenski. Scott Rowen is the Production Stage Manager and Live Wire Theatrical is the General Manager.
