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Photo Flash: Cast of Riverdale, Jason Alexander And More Attend Opening Night of GOOD BOYS At Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, presents the Los Angeles premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Good Boys starring Betsy Brandt as Elizabeth Hardy, and directed by Carolyn Cantor on the mainstage of Pasadena Playhouse.
Photo Flash: Patrick Page, Stephen Stocking and More Celebrate Rajiv Joseph's ARCHDUKE Opening at the Taper

Center Theatre Group's world premiere production of 'Archduke,' written by Rajiv Joseph, began previews April 25 and will continue through June 4, 2017, at the Mark Taper Forum. Opening night is set for May 7, BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!
LOOKING: THE MOVIE, Starring Jonathan Groff, Debuts on HBO Tonight

Starring Jonathan Groff (Tony Award nominee for 'Hamilton,' HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Frankie J. Alvarez ('Smash') and Murray Bartlett ('August'), LOOKING: THE MOVIE wraps up the story of three close friends who explore the options available to a new generation of gay men seeking fulfillment in love and life.
VIDEO: Jonathan Groff & More in New LOOKING: THE MOVIE Cast Featurette

Jonathan Groff and more appear in an all-new cast featurette for HBO's LOOKING: THE MOVIE. The exclusive HBO presentation debuts SATURDAY, JULY 23 (10:00-11:25 p.m. ET/PT).
BWW Exclusive: Jonathan Groff Gets Frank & Funny at LOOKING Movie World Premiere!

By Wayman Wong Jonathan Groff and his cast ran the rainbow of emotions at the world premiere of their 'Looking' movie Sunday night (June 26) at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Their picture, which will air July 23 on HBO, capped the 40th anniversary of the acclaimed Frameline LGBT film festival on Pride Weekend. And Groff said he could not have been prouder than to have 1,400 fans cheer the sold-out, crowd-pleasing finale to his two-year-old cable series about gay friends seeking sex and love.
LOOKING: THE MOVIE, Starring Jonathan Groff, to Debut Exclusively on HBO, 7/23

Starring Jonathan Groff (Tony Award nominee for 'Hamilton,' HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Frankie J. Alvarez ('Smash') and Murray Bartlett ('August'), LOOKING: THE MOVIE wraps up the story of three close friends who explore the options available to a new generation of gay men seeking fulfillment in love and life.
HBO Announces Debut Date for LOOKING: THE MOVIE, Starring Jonathan Groff

HBO has confirmed the debut date for LOOKING: THE MOVIE, with the feature-length presentation scheduled to debut SATURDAY, JULY 23 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Jonathan Groff-Led LOOKING to Get Two-Hour Wrap-Up Movie in 2016

Michael Lombardo addressed reporters about the end of the low-rated series LOOKING, starring Broadway's Jonathan Groff (HAMILTON), and an upcoming two-hour finale.
BWW Exclusive Interview: Jonathan Groff Talks About His Upcoming Turn in Encores! A NEW BRAIN, HAMILTON and Much More!

Jonathan Groff may have been away from Broadway for a while, but this season he is taking the musical theatre community by storm. This spring he appeared in The Public Theater's breakthrough production of HAMILTON as King George III, a role he will follow to Broadway later this summer. He also appeared in a sold-out concert event of HOW TO SUCCEED, performed at London's Royal Festival Hall. Now, Groff is taking on the role of 'Gordon' in A NEW BRAIN, as part of ENCORES! Off-Center series. During a break in rehearsals, Groff chatted with BroadwayWorld about everything A NEW BRAIN, upcoming HAMILTON rehearsals, making his long-awaited Broadway return and so much more. Check out the full interview below and don't forget to catch Groff in the Encores! Off-Center production of A NEW BRAIN, running June 24-27, 2015.
BWW Interview: Jonathan Groff on SPRING AWAKENING- 'It Was Like Every Dream I Had Come True'

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured Jonathan Groff, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. As a part of the special event, Groff and Ridge spoke in depth about his his time in Spring Awakening. Read on below to find out what he had to say about the show that changed it all for him!
BWW Interview: Jonathan Groff on HAMILTON- 'It's the Most Fun 8 Minutes I've Ever Had'

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured Jonathan Groff, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. As a part of the special event, Groff and Ridge spoke in depth about his current role is the hit Broadway-Bound musical- Hamilton. Read on below to find out what he had to say about playing King George III! Check out the full interview here!
Second Seasons of LOOKING, GIRLS Now on HBO Digital HD

From collaborators Michael Lannan and Andrew Haigh ('Weekend'), the comed-drama series LOOKING takes a frank look at the experiences of three close friends living in San Franciso a they explore the options available to a new generation of gay men seeking fulfillment in love and life.
TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with Jonathan Groff

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured Jonathan Groff, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. Watch below to find out how things are going at Hamilton, how he feels about the end of Looking, and so much more. Check out the full interview below!
BWW Invite: Attend SAG Foundation Career Conversations with Jonathan Groff!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and BroadwayWorld have partnered for a filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. On April 10 (2-4PM) join us for a career Conversations with Jonathan Groff and moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge', at NYIT-Auditorium on Broadway (1871 Broadway).
Breaking News: HBO Cancels LOOKING Led by Jonathan Groff; Movie Next!

BroadwayWorld.com has learned this morning that HBO's LOOKING has sadly been cancelled. For the past few days, there have been endless articles after Sunday night's season finale of the show as to whether or not HBO would pick up the show for a third season. The show's amazingly talented cast, led by Broadway's Jonathan Groff (currently in HAMILTON at the Public Theater) has been praised for their frank storytelling. The show has been compared to a 21st century version of Armistead Maupin's TALES OF THE CITY.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Season Finale of HBO's LOOKING

In the season finale of HBO's LOOKING titled 'Looking for Home', Patrick reassesses his relationship, Dom wants to patch things up with Doris and Agustin celebrates at the mural-unveiling event.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Looking for Sanctuary' on Next Episode of HBO's LOOKING

On the next episode of HBO's LOOKING titled 'Looking for Sanctuary', Patrick spends a day with his mother and sister, Doris, Dom's friendship is threatened by money issues and Eddie convinces Agustin to take on an art project.
Jonathan Groff Takes Over as 'King George' in HAMILTON Tonight

The Public Theater welcomes Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff to the cast of HAMILTON as 'King George' tonight, March 3. Groff, who performed in The Public's recent revival of Hair as well as The Bacchae and The Singing Forest, is replacing Brian d'Arcy James, who will be starring in Something Rotten on Broadway this spring.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Looking for Glory' on Next LOOKING on HBO

On the next episode of HBO's LOOKING titled 'Looking for Glory,' Dom makes progress on his chicken take-out window, Patrick and Kevin go to GaymerX and Agustin confronts the risks of sex with Eddie.
This Just In! Jonathan Groff to Take Over as King George in HAMILTON!

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today that Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff will join the cast of HAMILTON as 'King George' on Tuesday, March 3. Groff, who performed in The Public's recent revival of Hair as well as The Bacchae and The Singing Forest, is replacing Brian d'Arcy James, who will be starring in Something Rotten on Broadway this spring. The world premiere musical HAMILTON, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, has been extended three times at The Public due to sold-out demand and will close as scheduled on Sunday, May 3 prior to a Broadway transfer to the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning July 13 and opening August 6.

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