Posted: 9/28/26 at 3:54pm
Jeremy is supposed to be with the show until January 2027 with many days off due to his other commitments. Perhaps that's why no announcement has been made?
Updated On: 9/28/26 at 03:54 PM
Posted: 9/28/26 at 4:06pm
Sutton Ross said: "Jeremy is supposed to be with the show until January 2027 with many days off due to his other commitments. Perhaps that's why no announcement has been made?"
I'd love to see Jeffrey Schecter in the role. He recently had his put-in as Bobby.
Posted: 9/28/26 at 4:14pm
I don't know who that is, but just because I don't know doesn't mean he's not a name. The show needs a name to be popular, in my view.
Posted: 9/28/26 at 5:06pm
Sutton Ross said: "I don't know who that is, but just because I don't know doesn't mean he's not a name. The show needs a name to be popular, in my view."
How about Darren Criss?
Updated On: 9/28/26 at 05:06 PM
Posted: 9/28/26 at 5:30pm
Ha, it would be sold out every damn night. I don't know what he's doing now but given his long run in Maybe Happy Ending, I doubt he wants to take that on right now.
Posted: 9/28/26 at 5:35pm
What about John Lloyd Young? I don't know what he sings like when he isn't playing Frankie Valli, but physically he's a good match for Bobby Darin. Come to think of it, I've never seen him in anything other than Jersey Boys. There might be a reason for that, of course, but it would be a good Broadway comeback story.
Update: Since posting this I watched some videos of him performing songs from his cabaret acts and I think he would be really good. He isn't half the draw Darren Criss would be, but the show at this point is more a TKTS staple than a box-office bonanza and he is probably known enough to keep it going.
Updated On: 9/28/26 at 05:35 PM
Posted: 9/28/26 at 9:21pm
Posted: 9/29/26 at 2:41pm
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1wtcg6p/new_ig_post_confirms_just_in_time_is_running/
Does this wording of "end of the year" imply a December 27th closing date?
Posted: 9/29/26 at 2:48pm
I took it to mean that's how long she will be working with the production.
Posted: 9/29/26 at 2:50pm
No, it simply means a choreographer will be working until the end of December. Whitney is contracted through January 10th and Jeremy is contracted through January as well. There has been rumors about Aaron Tveit and Brandon Victor Dixon taking over after that.
Posted: 9/29/26 at 2:55pm
Sutton Ross said: "No, it simply means a choreographer will be working until the end of December. Whitney is contracted through January 10th and Jeremy is contracted through January as well. There has been rumors about Aaron Tveit and Brandon Victor Dixon taking over after that."
Thank you! Weird wording...
Posted: 9/29/26 at 3:13pm
Sutton Ross said: "No, it simply means a choreographer will be working until the end of December. Whitney is contracted through January 10th and Jeremy is contracted through January as well. There has been rumors about Aaron Tveit and Brandon Victor Dixon taking over after that."
Brandon Victor Dixon would drive certain people nuts and I'd be HERE! FOR! IT!
Posted: 9/29/26 at 3:19pm
Sutton Ross said: "No, it simply means a choreographer will be working until the end of December. Whitney is contracted through January 10th and Jeremy is contracted through January as well. There has been rumors about Aaron Tveit and Brandon Victor Dixon taking over after that."
Are you not aware that shows can sometimes close BEFORE an actor's contract has ended?
Posted: 9/29/26 at 3:25pm
TheOtherOne2 said: "What about John Lloyd Young? I don't know what he sings like when he isn't playing Frankie Valli, but physically he's a good match for Bobby Darin. Come to think of it, I've never seen him in anything other than Jersey Boys. There might be a reason for that, of course, but it would be a good Broadway comeback story.
Update: Since posting this I watched some videos of him performing songs from his cabaret acts and I think he would be really good. He isn't half the draw Darren Criss would be, but the show at this point is more a TKTS staple than a box-office bonanza and he is probably known enough to keep it going."
I want the record to reflect that I first asked about JLY playing Bobby Darin on this site MONTHS AGO and I still stand by it! I do agree that he's not enough of a name to lead the show on Broadway but I could very much get behind the thought of him leading the tour. It would be ironic if his two most prominent musical theatre credits are as 60's pop-rock singers in biographical jukebox musicals.
Maybe I'll get laughed off of the board for saying this, but as part of the Jersey Boys extended universe, I'm convinced that Nick Jonas could actually be very well-suited for Bobby Darin, and he'd certainly draw in a big crowd (it's far easier to market Nick Jonas in Just In Time than it is to market Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years).
Posted: 9/30/26 at 6:28am
I hadn't seen your earlier post, but go ahead and enjoy the fact that you came up with the idea first! Let me add that late last year when posters were pondering whether the show would go on without Groff I suggested both Matthew Morrison (as someone who could use a Broadway comeback) and Jeremy Jordan as his most worthy replacements. I was proud of how that turned out.
Posted: 9/30/26 at 9:50am
TheOtherOne2 said: "I hadn't seen your earlier post, but go ahead and enjoy the fact that you came up with the idea first! Let me add that late last year when posters were pondering whether the show would go on without Groff I suggested both Matthew Morrison (as someone who could use a Broadway comeback) and Jeremy Jordan as his most worthy replacements. I was proud of how that turned out."
Oh I didn't mean this as a "look at me I need the credit for this idea" but rather a "yes, I share your vision and have also wanted this for a long time, and I can back that claim up!" I realize it didn't come across that way, and I apologize. Kudos on calling both replacements very early on! Hopefully your lucky streak continues and we get JLY in this role in some capacity :)
Posted: 9/30/26 at 12:11pm
Own Little Corner said: "TheOtherOne2 said: "I hadn't seen your earlier post, but go ahead and enjoy the fact that you came up with the idea first! Let me add that late last year when posters were pondering whether the show would go on without Groff I suggested both Matthew Morrison (as someone who could use a Broadway comeback) and Jeremy Jordan as his most worthy replacements. I was proud of how that turned out."
Oh I didn't mean this as a "look at me I need the credit for this idea" but rather a "yes, I share your vision and have also wanted this for a long time, and I can back that claim up!" I realize it didn't come across that way, and I apologize. Kudos on calling both replacements very early on! Hopefully your lucky streak continues and we get JLY in this role in some capacity :)"
I didn't take it that way. I loved it!
Posted: 9/30/26 at 2:09pm
Jeremy Jordan will play his final performance on October 18th while Matthew Morrison will be back for another three-week run beginning on the 20th.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Matthew-Morrison-Will-Return-to-JUST-IN-TIME-on-Broadway-2026093
Posted: 9/30/26 at 2:16pm
That's cool. The information I got was from an article on People, which has much more accurate reporting than gossip websites. Things change or they got it wrong. Matthew will be wonderful (once again).
Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan is currently leading Just in Time as Darin. Leavitt will star opposite him at New York City’s Circle in the Square Theatre for a limited six-week engagement beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027.
Source
Posted: 9/30/26 at 2:31pm
Posted: 9/30/26 at 3:56pm
ACL2006 said: "Figured Morrison would return at some point."
Who do we think will play Bobby, after.Matthew Morrison?
Posted: 9/30/26 at 3:58pm
DomPhilly said: "ACL2006 said: "Figured Morrison would return at some point."
Who do we think will play Bobby, after.Matthew Morrison?"
Well, Groff finishes AS YOU LIKE IT in London in early November... is he free afterwards?
Posted: 10/1/26 at 3:14am
On the off chance sometime gets excited to see Groff, just know that As You Like It is playing at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, not London itself.
Posted: 10/1/26 at 12:44pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "DomPhilly said: "ACL2006 said: "Figured Morrison would return at some point."
Who do we think will play Bobby, after.Matthew Morrison?"
Well, Groff finishes AS YOU LIKE IT in London in early November... is he free afterwards?"
As You Like it runs until November 7. Morrison's three week engagement would end November 8. Groff would want some time off between shows and need some time to get back up to speed. If it is closing in January, I could see them having another lead come in for a "limited time", then bring Groff back to close the show.
A brief limited run might allow someone to come in who wouldn't want to commit to eight shows a week for an extended time- maybe someone like Aaron Tveit?
