Just in Time - Matt Morrison?

[mitchern]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 10:51am

I heard he was on the short list of potential replacements and was spotted at the show this week... 

[TheOtherOne2]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 10:56am

I suggested him on this board when it was announced that Jonathan was leaving in March.  He's a perfect candidate for the role and I hope they cast him.  

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 10:58am

He’d be fine (Jonathan’s Bobby does have shades of the showmanship and confidence of Hairspray’s Link) but not exciting. Going from Jesse St. James to Mr. Schu feels a little ho-hum, but it’s not terrible.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 11:04am

He’s in town to do a 54 Below show. Makes sense he would go to some shows. 

[Kad]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 11:12am

He’d be fine but I question whether he’ll be a draw these days. Whoever steps in will have big shoes to fill and it’ll be a test of whether people are excited for the show or just Groff. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 11:39am

It's being rumored it's either him or Jeremy Jordan.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:02pm

Both are popular but Jeremy has been on Broadway so often in the last few years, I think he's fresh on people's minds and he's incredibly charismatic. I don't know what Matthew has been doing for the past few years, so I'm not sure if he's still a name. 

[perfectliar]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:05pm

I have to think Jeremy Jordan is the better (and smarter) choice. Morrison's career has been in an absolute tail spin for the last 5+ years, between those cringeworthy viral videos of his time on The Greatest Dancer to his unhinged horny Grinch in the live NBC musical in 2020 to getting fired from So You Think You Can Dance and doing a Christmas movie for the horribly-rated and anti-gay Candace Cameron Bure network.

He might be more a liability than a draw.

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:15pm

I think Matthew Morrison has definitely faded into obscurity a bit and following a performance like Groff’s might be a bit humbling for sure. I’m also surprised to see he’s not that much older than Groff, but definitely does not read as young enough to portray someone who peaked in their 20s and died at 36

Jeremy Jordan is back in Gatsby until at least late April/early May, since he’s alternating the role with Ryan McCartan while doing tour dates for his band through April.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:18pm

Those dates can change though; they let him leave to do Floyd Collins with the expectation he would be back for the holidays. I think if he gets this opportunity, he will leave Gatsby early, for sure. Perhaps they will have an understudy for a few weeks as well.

Updated On: 12/28/25 at 01:18 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/25 at 2:05pm

Morrison should just do Billy Flynn in Chicago instead.