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Part 1 of video clips from the Q&A with Jonathan, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez held following the announcement that a “Merrily We Roll Along” performance on 26 December had to be cancelled due to a frozen sound console due to bad weather. Clips from @tonatiuh54 on Instagram.

Jonathan says he is probably the saddest person in the room with the cancelled performance and talks about driving from Pennsylvania that morning listening to a Merrily recording after spending Christmas with his parents.

Jonathan also praises Daniel for his performance of “Franklin Shepard Inc” and they discuss the difficulties of acting in a show which is performed in reverse.

Repost from @jensprettypegs

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With today being Jonathan Groff’s birthday, it seems like a good time to share about a silly doll I painted recently 😂 You all probably know I am a long time fan of Jonathan, and you probably also know that the dolls I gave him at the @littleshopnyc stage door back in 2019 were the first Broadway dolls I ever painted. I also painted Jonathan, Dan Radcliffe and @lindsaymendez a group of @merrilyonbway dolls back during the NYTW run, and couldn’t believe it when castmate @morgan.kirner sent me an amazing goofy photo of Jonathan with the 3 dolls. I have both photos hanging in my studio. But… something that immediately caught my eye was the cameo Jonathan’s iconic blue bike helmet made in both of my photos lol.

For years I joked with friends about one day painting him a “bike helmet doll” as he is known for always having that bike helmet but Jonathan doesn’t have social media, doesn’t read fan mail and no longer stage doors so I wasn’t sure how or if I could ever get it to him. However, I recently received a letter from one of the boys who plays Frank Jr (Jonathan’s son) in the show asking if I could paint Frank Jr dolls — of course I said yes — and decided this was a good time to paint that bike helmet doll and send it along with them. 😂

From Philadelphia Alumni Writers House on Facebook:

Scenes from our trip to see @merrilyonbway and the talkback afterwards with Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, moderated by James Lapine ‘71. F&M has very generous Diplomat in Mr. Lapine who funds these experiences through the Lapine Family Endowment.

Updated with Instagram stories. James Lapine was a frequent Stephen Sondheim collaborator, a multiple Tony Award winner and worked with William Finn on ‘A New Brain’.

Jonathan in different Beyoncé shirts and holding merchandise bags with Ncuti Gatwa and Raul Castillo after the Cardiff show. Shirts include:

- moon landing in white (RWT [Renaissance World Tour] on left chest) - UK only

- ⁠world tour white (Beyoncé lying down) - UK only

- ⁠RWT in grey

- ⁠alien superstar in black/green

Cowboy Carter limited edition exclusive cover CD box set (red and black tee)

Jonathan interviewed at the opening night of Swept Away, and arriving at the theatre in an Instagram story from PaulAndrew_nyc.