Jonathan Groff is a swinging, soaring success as ’50s crooner Bobby Darin
When Just In Time does conclude, it goes out with an exuberant bang, and though the vapor forms, it’s clear that this is a show guaranteed to linger… whether it be the toe-tapping tunes, the memory of Groff’s enthralling presence, or a certain thought, sure to cross your mind on the way out: “When can I see it again?”
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