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Jonathan Groff’s rave reviews

Posted by:	jesse21 10:19 am EDT 05/09/15
In reply to:	Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - BillyG 03:28 pm EDT 05/08/15

- As stated in this thread, Jonathan Groff was very much wanted for the Broadway HAIR by its producers, but was unavailable. From my files, posted for the record, here is a sampling of his reviews from the Central Park production of HAIR: Ben Brantley, The New York Times: "Mr. Groff, who was memorably tormented by young lust in the musical “Spring Awakening,” is even more affecting here, his open face a shifting map of doubt and affirmation." Peter Marks, The Washongton Post: "Groff, fresh from his star turn in the Tony-winning "Spring Awakening," imbues Claude with the integrity of one who is engaged in a serious examination of responsibility and duty." David Rooney, Variety: "Jonathan Groff ("Spring Awakening") balances fragile introspection with reckless invulnerability as Shakespearean prince Claude, "destined for greatness or madness." He powers through a rousingly athletic take on the celebratory anthem "I Got Life," poignantly foreshadows his character's outcome in "Where Do I Go" (and yes, the cast does get naked in the song's closing bars), and harnesses the frustrated anger of a generation in his moving solo reprise of "Ain't Got No" and the searing "The Flesh Failures." -

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Groff: No regrets about being the ''Hair'' apparent

Posted by:	WaymanWong 01:31 am EDT 05/10/15
In reply to:	Jonathan Groff’s rave reviews - jesse21 10:19 am EDT 05/09/15

Thanks, Jesse21, for posting those reminders of Groff's rave reviews. For the record, Matt Windman of AM New York once asked Groff if he regretted not doing ''Hair'' on Broadway after its Central Park premiere. Groff said: ''No. I saw it like four times on Broadway, and I was so happy for how successful it was. I spent that year doing Off-Broadway work — I was 23 or 24, hadn’t gone to college, and wanted to push some different buttons and experience different things as an actor.''

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