Hamilton and Spring Awakening star Jonathan Groff recently stopped by Live With Kelly and Ryan, following last week's debut of his new Netflix series Mindhunter.
Read: JONATHAN GROFF’S NEW NETFLIX SERIES PREMIERES OCTOBER 13
Hamilton and Spring Awakening star Jonathan Groff recently stopped by Live With Kelly and Ryan, following last week's debut of his new Netflix series Mindhunter.
Read: JONATHAN GROFF’S NEW NETFLIX SERIES PREMIERES OCTOBER 13
But the daytime talk show hosts wanted to know how the two-time Tony nominee got his start acting. Turns out, growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the first musical Groff ever did was a homegrown performance of The Wizard of Oz in his father’s barn. “My dad trains and races horses for a living so he has a horse farm and our favorite first production of The Wizard of Oz,” said Groff. Looking at a picture of the classic quartet, Groff is dressed as Dorothy. “My brother was the Tin Man and [friends] Afton and Justin were the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow. All credit to my mom [for those costumes].”
The Waitress composer and star rang in the New Year with the National Symphony Orchestra.
The Jon M. Chu-directed film is now the highest-grossing adaptation of a stage musical in box-office history.
The singer-songwriter is joined by Rufus Wainwright, Emily King, David Ryan Harris, and more.
Look back at how other recent movie musicals have fared at the box office.
Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre, and Kelvin Harrison, Jr. perform the new song penned for The Lion King prequel.
The Color Purple Tony winner will also release her debut solo recording prior to the arrival of Wicked: For Good.
The first half of the two-part movie adaptation will be available to rent or purchase digitally later this month.
The PBS holiday special also includes an appearance by Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol.
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