JUST IN TIME Reviews- Page 3

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 4/30/25 at 4:13am

Jonathan Groff sings '''Beyond the Sea'' on ''Colbert''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I7QJI5goF0

 

 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/30/25 at 6:46am

Colbert performance: https://youtu.be/6I7QJI5goF0?si=UWDDKFqhk8Gh04uT

[barcelona20]

Posted: 4/30/25 at 6:51am

quizking101 said: "Wednesday matinees are primarily the old folks, undoubtedly the key demographic for this show aside from Groff stans."

Sure but why Wednesday evening?

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 4/30/25 at 8:48am

DramaTeach said: "Colbert performance:https://youtu.be/6I7QJI5goF0?si=UWDDKFqhk8Gh04uT"


Smooth and sensational all in one. Bravo. 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 4/30/25 at 1:28pm

Sometimes, jukebox musicals are not exactly favorites or critics' darlings at awards nominations, so I'm happily surprised to see ''Just in Time'' score 9 Drama Desk noms:

* Outstanding Musical

* Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical: Jonathan Groff

* Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical: Gracie Lawrence

* Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Alex Timbers

* Outstanding Book of a Musical: Warren Leight & Isaac Oliver

Plus, Scenic Design, Costumes, Sound and Orchestrations

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 1:06am

Spectrum News: Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence react to their Tony nominations for ''Just in Time''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO0l8pfiqVE

Updated On: 5/3/25 at 01:06 AM

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 5/7/25 at 11:28am

''Late Night With Seth Meyers'':

Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence Try Not to Break While Singing Into Each Other's Mouths in ''Just in Time''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lw8KQhqO8U

Updated On: 5/7/25 at 11:28 AM

[schubox]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 11:06pm

Saw this today and thought it was fantastic. I absolutely adore Groff so I am sure that helped. But he was like a force of nature throughout the show. So charismatic and the audience was eating it up 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 12:37pm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/jonathan-groff-becomes-bobby-darin-spitting-while-singing-1236217194/

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 3:52pm

This show was fabulous.  And to think I almost skipped it.

[merle57]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 5:51pm

Groff is a wonderful performer -- and his performance this show is primarily a nightclub performance. Give him a special Tony for Performance or special theatre event.But his work should not be in the best actor category. His workin Merrily was acting, this is performing. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 6:52pm

merle57 said: "Groff is a wonderful performer -- and his performance this show is primarily a nightclub performance. Give him a special Tony for Performanceor special theatre event.But his work should not be in the best actor category. His workin Merrily was acting, this is performing."

Utter nonsense. Then should we also “revoke” the Tony from Adrienne Warren, Stephanie J Bloch, Myles Frost, John Lloyd Young, etc.? 

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 7:15pm

merle57 said: "Groff is a wonderful performer -- and his performance this show is primarily a nightclub performance. Give him a special Tony for Performanceor special theatre event.But his work should not be in the best actor category. His workin Merrily was acting, this is performing."

Acting is performing, babe. It all takes craft. Sorry to burst your bubble, but he’s winning his second Tony for this. Performing is a one off at 54 below. He’s on that stage 8 shows a week like everyone else in his category. 

[DAME]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 7:23pm

He is sensational in this .

[THDavis]

Posted: 5/29/25 at 9:09am

I caught the Wednesday matinee this week. I had skimmed through some of the reviews here on the board, but went into it knowing only that it was a Jonathan Groff showcase with Bobby Darrin music. Honestly, I LOVED the first twenty minutes. I felt like I was in an old Vegas showroom while a handsome, charismatic showman effortlessly crooned us through classic and familiar American standards. As he sprayed the crowd with Groff sauce and sweat, the audience smiled, laughed, and even recoiled - we were a small community of people that were all in on the joke and excited to be there. For a Wednesday afternoon, I was blown away by the energy!

And then Bobby’s story began (it took me a moment to realize it wasn't supposed to be Groff’s mom singing “La Mer”) and it quickly lost steam for me. When the pops of Groff’s showmanship came back in, the audience was again hooked. But I still couldn’t figure out what the show was doing, or why it was built. 

I’d love to see Groff get his own review or show, though. He is magnetic and WILDLY talented. Strip back all of the mediocre storytelling and there’s really a show there. 

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 5/29/25 at 9:20am

Has anyone done the rush for this? Any info on what timing has been like for the line (both during weekends and weekdays)?

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 5/29/25 at 9:40am

''But I still couldn’t figure out what the show was doing, or why it was built.''

Possible spoiler ahead:

Groff tells you at the top of the show and again in his closing monologue why he's blown away by Bobby Darin and what they have in common: a sheer love of live performing and their connection with the audience. ''Just in Time'' is one entertainer's love letter to another great one.

''I’d love to see Groff get his own review or show.''

Groff's been doing his own cabaret act for years.

''Has anyone done the rush for this?''

For the first couple of weeks when ''Just in Time'' was in previews, they sold $40 rush seats that were in the orchestra. Now that the phenomenal word-of-mouth is out, EVERY performance has been sold out and their average ticket price is over $200, so apparently, they're only selling standing room for rush. Times will vary, but people have been getting there as early at 6 a.m. Good luck!

 

Updated On: 5/29/25 at 09:40 AM

[THDavis]

Posted: 5/29/25 at 10:29am

For me, this was two shows. 
 

There is the Jonathan Groff show that I loved to see. I would love a big, Las Vegas showroom-esque cabaret/review from Groff. If that’s what he’s currently doing at his cabarets, I’ve been sleeping on it. The first 20 minutes of Just In Time delivers that, and it’s delightful. Then, it navigates into a muddy and distracted recount of Darrin’s life that fails to ever recapture the audience in the way Groff solely does in the first part of the act. 

What it was built for infers to the show’s future. Play a cute Broadway stint with Groff and then shutter? Maybe throw a short tour in there? But without Groff, this show is truly one of the worst biographical musicals I’ve ever seen. He’s the entire framework of the show, so removing him from it doesn’t leave much for an audience to chew on. Community theatre productions? Replacement casting? What is this show built for? A quick cash grab crutched on Groff’s panache and the flashy set and lights? I don’t understand what the future of the show is, but glad it’s selling well. 

[Wick3]

Posted: 5/29/25 at 12:39pm

I went to the 92Y theater talk for JUST IN TIME with Ted Chapin, Jonathan Groff, Alex Timbers, etc. and Ted mentioned how back in 2018 he and Groff flew to Australia to watch DREAM LOVER the Bobby Darin musical. I'm guessing that show evolved to this one? I understand they're completely different productions since they have different directors/cast, etc.

Has anyone here watched the DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin musical in Australia and the Broadway version? 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 5/30/25 at 2:01am

Based on the 92nd Street Y talk about ''Just in Time'' and interviews with Jonathan Groff, here's what happened: Eight years ago, Ted Chapin asked Groff to do a concert of Bobby Darin songs at the 92nd Street Y. It went over so well with the audiences that Groff wanted to turn it into a show. However, there was already a Bobby Darin musical called ''Dream Lover,'' starring David Campbell, down in Australia. Groff flew Down Under to see it, and it turned out to be a more conventional book musical. But Groff wanted to do a more immersive show, set in a nightclub, where Darin thrived, interacting with an audience. But he needed to get the rights from Dodd Darin, Bobby's son, to create a different show. And though Dodd was grateful to the success of ''Dream Lover'' in Australia, Groff won him over with his vision. Recently, Dodd's daughters saw ''Just in Time'' in NYC, and they gave glowing reports to their dad.

I never saw ''Dream Lover'' in Australia, but there is a cast recording, and it looks like they share about 8 of the same songs. After all, you can't cover Darin's life story without his signature songs, like ''Mack the Knife,'' ''Dream Lover,'' ''Splish Splash,'' ''The Curtain Falls,'' etc. Both shows deal with the basics of his life, but they have different books. And speaking of books, I can't wait to hear Dodd's thoughts after he sees ''Just in Time'' because he wrote ''Dream Lovers,'' his 1994 memoir about his father and his mother, Sandra Dee.

Meantime, ''Just in Time,'' which had been extended through Nov. 30, is now selling tickets  through Jan. 11, 2026. 

 

Updated On: 5/30/25 at 02:01 AM

[taragel2]

Posted: 5/30/25 at 2:37pm

Has anyone heard if Gracie Lawrence is staying with the show through the extension? Her band is supposed to be touring qutie a lot in the fall (40 shows throughout Sep-Nov) so I can't imagine she can do both. 

 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/30/25 at 2:45pm

taragel2 said: "Has anyone heard if Gracie Lawrence is staying with the show through the extension? Her band is supposed to be touring qutie a lot in the fall (40 shows throughout Sep-Nov) so I can't imagine she can do both.
"

Gracie's initial contract was only through July. The Tony nomination may have producers ask her to stay through August/September, but her band is touring in October, so it doesn't seem likely she'll end much, if anything.

[inception]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 9:46am

Cynthia Erivo visits Just in Time

[nealb1]

Posted: 6/12/25 at 10:31am

Saw the show on Saturday, May 24th.  I got to the theatre at 8:15am, and was the 25th person on line.  It was a double show day.  By the time the box office opened at 10am, there were over 40 people in line.  SRO seats is all that's available now.  I believe that the 3 people behind me, got the last of the SRO tickets.  My SRO ticket was for the matinee.  It was fantastic!  Loved it! 

That particular day was a 3 show day for me.  Once "Just" was done, I headed over to "Oh, Mary!" for the 5pm curtain.  LOVED IT!  It was my 2nd time seeing it.  Then saw Hugh Jackman at Radio City at 8pm.  A full day of theatre!

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 6/16/25 at 1:19am

They started recording the cast album today. Maybe Groff doesn’t sound like Darin, but I really like his voice and the show’s take on the songs and am glad we’re getting them.