Jonathan is on Variety’s list of five actors who will thrive at Sundance Film Festival. He is at the festival for his upcoming movie, C.O.G which has its premiere today!

Jonathan Groff
Over the past few years, the “Glee” thesp has amassed numerous credits, including Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock” (his bigscreen debut), Robert Redford’s “The Conspirator,” Starz drama series “Boss” and the Broadway musical “Spring Awakening” (which earned him a Tony nom). Now the 27-year-old Pennsylvanian boosts his indie cred with “C.O.G.,” based on a short story by David Sedaris. Chanelling — “but not impersonating,” he insists — the scribe, Groff stars as a “know-it-all college kid who spends a summer picking apples in Oregon, and ends up having a funny, surprising religious experience.” The versatile actor, who splits his time between L.A. and New York, next voices a role in Disney’s animated “Frozen.” “My goal is to keep doing film, TV and theater,” he says. “I love it all.”

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Thanks to my friend, Claudia. I have added 3 new outtakes of Jonathan from last year.

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Starz TCAs were recently and CEO Chris Albrecht discussed about why Boss got canceled and an update on the possible movie:

The Hollywood Reporter: What went wrong with Boss?
Chris Albrecht: I don’t really think anything went wrong. There was a time when you could keep a show on just because you liked it — I certainly really liked Boss — but it didn’t resonate enough with the two constituents that are important to us: our subscribers and our distributors. I look at it as the pilot process for Starz — since we’re not doing actual pilots — as one season or two seasons of things and we’re going to get behind shows that we really believe in and if they’re not doing the job that we need them to do, then we’ll figure out what the future of them is. It’s a show that deserved to stay on the air and in an environment where money and everything wasn’t an issue, it wasn’t from a creative point of view, I think we were pleased with the show but you have to make choices going forward. There are a lot of changes in Starz this year and we wanted to be able to deploy our resources in places where we thought the return was going to be a little bit more impactful.

THR: Do you regret the early season two pickup?
Albrecht: No. It was a terrific first season. The problem was we couldn’t build it. The problem with the show wasn’t the first season; it ended with Kelsey winning the Globe and the show getting nominated. In any scenario, that should be a second-season pickup. The problem was we didn’t really see a way where the show was going to build. At some point, if an audience isn’t building, it’s going to drop off.

THR: Had Boss earned some awards season recognition for its second season, would things be different?
Albrecht: If the show had gotten recognized at the Emmys, those kinds of things, there’s no one determining factor but all of those things — SAG — start to create a buzz for a show and one of the hardest things to manage in this increasingly competitive and cluttered environment is breaking through and getting attention for your shows. We’re going to put shows on and if we like them, we’ll order them again and we won’t be afraid to take them off if it’s not a perfect world.

THR: What’s going on with the Boss movie?
Albrecht: It’s really in the hands of [creator] Farhad Safinia. Somebody has to have a really good idea for it. I think Farhad is still trying to figure out if that’s something he wants to do or not. He’s a successful screenwriter and Kelsey is already talking about a new show [with Martin Lawrence]. We’re certainly open to it but I have no idea what will happen.

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Jonathan attended W Magazine and Guess’ 30 Years Of Fashion And Film And The Next Generation Of Style Icons celebration yesterday. He attended the event with his Boss co star, Hannah Ware. I have added the new pics below:

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When Jonathan was doing his cabaret show in October, he confirmed that he was playing “Prince Charming” in Frozen. What I took of him saying prince charming was that he was talking about the lead role, Kristoff. We finally have official news now that he is indeed voicing Kristoff in the movie which also stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.

Broadway star Jonathan Groff has signed on to voice a lead character in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ comedy-adventure Frozen.

The Tony Award nominee (Spring Awakening) will voice Kristoff in the film, which kicks off when a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter. Anna (Kristen Bell), a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa (Idina Menzel), the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, an amazing and comedic snowman named Olaf, Everest-like conditions and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.

Directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and Wreck-It Ralph scribe Jennifer Lee, Frozen will be presented in Disney Digital 3D in select theaters. Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh, The Princess and the Frog) is producing.

The film is scheduled for release Nov. 27, 2013.

Groff appears in the indie feature C.O.G., which is part of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival lineup. He made his big-screen debut in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. His TV credits include Fox’s Glee, the Starz series Boss and CBS’ The Good Wife. On stage, Groff appeared in the Public Theater’s revival of Hair.

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The schedule of Jonathan’s upcoming movie, C.O.G at Sundance Film Festival is now up! Synopsis is below as well:

David has it all figured out. His plan—more a Steinbeckian dream—is to spend his summer working on an apple farm in Oregon with his best friend, Jennifer. When she bails out on him, David is left to dirty his hands alone, watched over by Hobbs, the old farm owner and the first in a series of questionable mentors he encounters. First there’s Curly, the friendly forklift operator with a unique hobby, and then Jon, the born-again rock hound who helps David in a time of need. This first film adaptation of David Sedaris’s work tells the story of a prideful young man and what’s left of him after all he believes is chipped away piece by piece.

With such beloved source material come great advantages and immense pressure. Writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez proves more than up to the challenge as he delivers a finely wrought story that remains true to both the author’s voice and his own. Jonathan Groff perfectly embodies David and imbues him with abundant wit that masks the uncertainty that he hides. C.O.G. is a funny and poignant portrait of a lost soul searching for himself among the amusing characters in life’s rich pageant.

1/20/2013 8:30 pm
Library Center Theatre, Park City

1/22/2013 11:30 am
Library Center Theatre, Park City

1/23/2013 9:00 pm
Salt Lake City Library Theatre, Salt Lake City

1/25/2013 Noon
Eccles Theatre, Park City

1/26/2013 9:00 am
Temple Theatre, Park City

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Jonathan will be singing at Backstage for Christmas: A Holiday Cabaret on December 17!

ASTEP/Artists Striving to End Poverty will present an intimate and starry holiday concert — featuring Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls), Jonathan Groff (“Glee,” Spring Awakening), Derek Klena (Carrie, Dogfight), Lindsay Mendez (Dogfight, Godspell), Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party), Ali Stroker (“The Glee Project”) and more — at a unique Broadway space Dec. 17.

Access to the 6:30 PM show, dubbed Backstage for Christmas: A Holiday Cabaret, is through the Stage Door entrance of Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre at 214 West 43rd Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenue). The door leads to a performance space in the theatre.

The cabaret — which is said to have extremely limited availability — is a hot ticket for people who like musical-theatre stars, holidays songs and a unique behind-the-scenes theatrical experience. “Expect your favorite holiday songs, and some musical surprises,” according to ASTEP. Additional stars will be announced.

Backstage for Christmas: A Holiday Cabaret is produced and music-directed by Drama Desk Award-winning orchestrator Mary-Mitchell Campbell, who is also the founder and executive director of ASTEP. Appearing with pianist Campbell will be Damien Bassman (drums/percussion).

The new 2012 concert builds on the foundation of the popular ASTEP New York City Christmas benefit concerts created by Lynne Shankel (Bare, Altar Boyz, Cry-Baby, Summer of ’42, Paper Mill’s Once On This Island) and preserved on CD by Ghostlight/Sh-K-Boom. This year, there’s a different set of songs and celebrations — plus a few hits from the New York City Christmas album, which will be available for purchase at the event.

General admission is $75. For a $100 ticket, you’ll also get a free copy of the New York City Christmas album.

All proceeds from tickets to the show and album sales go to supporting ASTEP’s mission “to connect performing and visual artists with underserved youth in the U.S. and around the world to awaken their imaginations, foster critical thinking, and help them break the cycle of poverty.”

Space is extremely limited. Tickets available by purchase online through Eventbrite at aholidaycabaret.eventbrite.com.

For more information about ASTEP visit asteponline.org.

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Check out the official site for Jonathan’s upcoming movie, C.O.G which is still coming soon. In the meantime, follow the movie on it’s twitter and facebook page.Tweet

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Jonathan’s upcoming movie, C.O.G. has been selected for Sundance Film Festival! The movie will be competing in the US Dramatic Competition category.

DRAMATIC COMPETITION

“C.O.G.” – Directed and written by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm in this first film adaptation of David Sedaris’ work. Stars Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian Bellisario.

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Looks like Boss has been cancelled but there maybe a wrap up movie.

Mayor Kane’s TV reign is over.

Starz has decided not to go ahead with a third season of the Kelsey Grammer political drama Boss.

The premium cabler and Lionsgate TV, which produces the series, are kicking around the idea of a two-hour movie that would wrap the Chicago mayor’s tumultuous story, our sister site Deadline reports.

Boss‘ cancellation makes Spartacus the only Starz original series to survive for more than two seasons.

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