‘Just In Time’ Hits $2M For Jonathan Groff’s Final Week

Just In Time pulled in more than $2 million last week, its highest tally yet, as Jonathan Groff played his final performance in the musical on March 29. 

The show, which chronicles the life of singer Bobby Darrin, has been trending up for the past several weeks, as fans flocked to the show ahead of Groff’s departure, but reached last week’s high as the average ticket price also jumped up to $362.22. Fans were also spotted camped out in front of the Circle in the Square theater in the nights leading up to the show, for a chance at rush tickets the next day. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were reported attendees at the last show.

Matthew Morrison takes over the role for a few weeks starting April 1, with Jeremy Jordan set to take over starting April 21. But it remains to be seen whether they’ll have the same box office draw as Groff. 

Just In Time was the third-highest grossing show of the week, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the highest grossing, bringing in $2.6 million, followed by Hamilton with $2.3 million. The Lion King was the next highest, with $1.9 million, with Wicked as the fifth highest, bringing in $1.8 million. 

Five shows, The Rocky Horror Show, Titanique, Fallen Angels, Beaches, A New Musical and The Lost Boys, began previews last week amid the spring rush. Rocky Horror, starring Luke Evans, Stephanie Hsu, Rachel Dratch and more, and The Lost Boys, a musical adaptation of the vampire movie, both played to 100 percent capacity, with Rocky bringing in $460,121 across its first four previews and The Lost Boys bringing in $489,214 across its first two shows. Beaches had a somewhat less auspicious start, with capacity at 88 percent and grossing $217,743 across its first two previews. 

Five more shows were in the midst of previews last week, including Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which brought in $901,045 in its first eight-show week and Dog Day Afternoon, starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, which had a strong showing of $1.3 million last week, across eight previews, ahead of its March 30 opening. The play received largely critical reviews Monday night, but the impact of those on the starry show remains to be seen.