NEW YORK–From the moment Jonathan Groff emerges onstage in the Broadway musical “Just in Time” and announces he’ll “be your Bobby Darin tonight,” it’s clear this won’t be a standard jukebox musical. This is not a straightforward narrative with a collection of tunes by the subject. Groff holds center stage in a tour-de-force performance as he sings, dances, and takes the audience on an exploration of Darin’s life.
A multi-talented performer with a musical style that ranged from ballad to rock and roll, Bobby Darin (1936–1973) was a driven man who pushed himself and those around him to the limit when it came to his career. His drive was cited as a reason for the breakup of his marriage to actress Sandra Dee (Erika Henningsen).
