Lea tweeted yesterday of a dinner with friends which included Jonathan, John Gallagher Jr and Sklar.
Another amazing night.. Dinner with dear friends.. Including my Spring Awakening boys @JohnGallagherJr Skylar & J Groff:) I love them:)
Skylar Astin tweeted Remy Zaken some awesome twitpics of his beach fun day with Jonathan and Krysta.
JEALOUS! I had a mini reunion yesterday but get on the right coast so we can combine! @msleamichele dinner w/ Spring Awakening cast 2night!
@remyzaken we hiked through caves at the beach haha and krysta almost died and then we ate sushi. #truestory yfrog.com/kjq9arj
@remyzaken the wounded warrior yfrog.com/kldm7ynj
@remyzaken and the jackass who teased her haha yfrog.com/kj50419375j
Since Jonathan’s casting news for The Submission yesterday, I guess this is a popular question in everyone’s minds.
Luca in New York, N.Y.: Please tell me you have intel on whether or not his Groffiness Jonathan Groff will be appearing on Glee next season!
We have some not so good news, at least for Glee fans. Jonathan was just cast in an off-Broadway show (The Submission), and it runs pretty much the whole time Glee is in production for the first half of season three. Our resident Broadway expert predicts Groff will be up to his ears in stage duties from August until the end of October. Unless Jonathan flies back and forth on his one day off while performing, Jesse St. James will most likely be MIA for the first part of next season. But who knows, The Groff may not like to sleep, so maybe he’ll do both! Fun fact about his new show, True Blood’s Rutina Wesley is also starring in it.
What Watch With Kristin forgot to mention is that last year Jonathan was doing Deathtrap which had a longer run compared to The Submission. Deathtrap ended in January and was in London whereas The Submission ends in October and is in New York. So Jonathan returning for this season is higher and we could get him in more episodes compared to Season 2 but it all really comes down to Ryan Murphy and Glee co again on whether on not they will have Jonathan back for Season 3.Tweet
Looks like Jonathan has been cast in the new off broadway play, The Submission:
The actors Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley have played characters in emotionally charged tight spots before, he in Broadway’s “Spring Awakening” (and in diva showdowns on Fox’s “Glee”) and she on HBO’s “True Blood” as Sookie’s troubled friend Tara. This fall the two will find themselves together in a pickle of their own making in the new Off Broadway play “The Submission,” which MCC Theater is producing at the Lucille Lortel Theater.
In the play, Jeff Talbott’s debut work, Mr. Groff will play Danny Larsen, an aspiring playwright with a new drama about an alcoholic black mother, which he has written under the nom de plume Shaleeha G’ntamobi. Details about Ms. Wesley’s role remain under wraps, though her character becomes caught up in Danny’s subterfuge. Joining them in the cast are Eddie Kaye Thomas (Off Broadway’s “Bachelorette,” the “American Pie” movies) as the boyfriend of Mr. Groff’s character, and Will Rogers (“When the Rain Stops Falling”) as a friend of Danny.
The production, to be directed by the Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie (“Venus in Fur,” “Chicago”), is to begin preview performances on Sept. 8 and open on Sept. 26, with a scheduled run through Oct. 22. “The Submission” will be the first major New York production in two years for Mr. Groff, a Tony nominee for “Spring Awakening,” whose last role was as Dionysus in the Public Theater’s production of “The Bacchae” in Central Park in August 2009. Since then he has appeared on “Glee” as the star singer of a rival high school glee club, and in London starring opposite Simon Russell Beale in the 2010 revival of “Deathtrap.”
It is still unknown whether Jonathan will be back for Glee Season 3.
From Watch With Kristin:
Glee: Ryan Murphy was serious about that guest star ban on season three, and praise Groff for that. Wait, Jonathan Groff is a guest star. Hold on, we’re gonna get Ryan on the phone. Meanwhile, Kristin Chenoweth tells Zap2it that it’s “a bummer” that April Rhodes won’t be back next season. “But he needs to get his show back, so I get why he’s doing that,” she says.
If you want Jonathan to return to Season 3 as series regular like we do, sign the petition: Make Jonathan Groff A Glee Season 3 Regular! . Hopefully, we find out soon about Jonathan’s status with Glee.
The Conspirator recently opened in the following countries:
Hong Kong – June 16 2011
South Korea – June 30 2011
Ireland and UK – July 1 2011
It will open in Germany on September 29 2011. Make sure to check your local listings to when The Conspirator opens for you. The Blu Ray and DVD release is August 16 2011.
Jonathan performed in Spring Awakening in Eugene O’Neill Theatre where Tony award winning Book of Mormon is now performing in. He watched the show last month with Lea and Theo. Check out contest details below:
Now, “Glee” and Mormon have come together in celebration of their common grounds and are inviting four guests to the historic theatre for a performance of the musical as well as a backstage tour.
To enter, visit The Book of Mormon Facebook fan page by clicking here and enter in all of your information. One winner will receive four tickets to the performance as well as roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations, dinner for four, a backstage tour, Mormon t-shirts, hats and cast albums, and a Flip HD 8GB video camera. Ten runners up will receive a Mormon t-shirt, hat and cast album.
Mormon, by Emmy Award-winning “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q Tony Award winner Robert Lopez, follows two Mormons as they venture from Salt Lake City to AIDS-ravaged Uganda in the hopes of converting villagers with the story of Joseph Smith and the founding of the Mormon Church. The problem is only one of them has actually read the book.
Glee Season 2 DVD and Blu Ray will be out on September 13th. Check out information below:
“GLEE” THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Blu-ray and DVD is bursting with exclusive bonus materials including the fan-favorite Glee Music Jukebox, a behind-the-scenes look at the epic Season 2 finale shot in New York City, a featurette showcasing the GLEE guest stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Carol Burnett and more, additional featurettes highlighting sensational cast performances and much more. “GLEE” THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON will be available for an average retail price of $44.99 Blu-ray and $39.98 DVD respectively. Pre-book date is August 3, 2011.
Based on the smash North American concert tour, GLEE LIVE: The 3D Concert Movie will be released in theaters nationwide, for a special limited two-week engagement, on August 12, 2011.
“GLEE” THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Blu-ray & DVD Features:
• Glee Music Jukebox
• Guesting on Glee
• Stevie Nick Goes Glee
• A Day in The Life of Brittany
• Shooting Glee in New York City
• Sue’s Quips
• Santana Slams
• Building Glee’s Auditorium with Cory Monteith
• The Making of the Rocky Horror Glee Show
• Exclsuive Bonus Song – “Planet, Schmanet, Janet”
• Getting Waxed with Jane Lynch
• The Wit of Brittany
• Glee at Comic-Con 2010
