Thursday, February 19, 2026

Broadway: Matthew Morrison Coming in for 3 Weeks to Play Bobby Darin, Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell Dance in “Much Ado”

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Broadway is revved up.

The great Matthew Morrison, of “Glee” fame and “Finding Neverland,” is coming back.

He’s taking over from Tony winner Jonathan Groff for three weeks in “Just in Time,” the hit musical about Bobby Darin.

Morrison starts on April 1st, two days after Groff goes beyond the sea. Jeremy Jordan picks up on April 21st.

Morrison is perfect for the role, and “Glee” fans should be thrilled to see him.

And more big news: next fall, Loki is coming to Broadway with that nice girl from the last two “Mission IMpossible” movies.

Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will reprise their roles in Jamie Lloyd’s modern and atmosphere version of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Let’s hope it’s much ado about something because ticket prices will be through the roof!

So far there are SIXTEEN new shows getting ready to open for the Tony season, not to mention “Bug,” already playing. The box office was up by $3 million last week, with “Harry Potter,” “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” and “Hamilton” all leading the way.

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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