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Broadway (Hamilton, Spring Awakening) and TV star (Looking, GLEE) Jonathan Groff delivered a sensitive, show-stopping performance of “Being Alive” at this past Sunday’s Sondheim on Sondheim concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
Groff’s voice and moment-to-moment journey are totally on point here.
Watch below.
The ever-charming and talented Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, Hamilton, GLEE, HBO’s Looking) recently sat down with Kevin Sessums for the Curran Theater’s “Groundbreakers with Kevin Sessums” series to talk on a range of subjects.
On sex scenes in LOOKING:
“One of the cool things about ‘Looking’ is that after the first season, a lot of people – shockingly, liberal, open artists in New York and L.A. – said they didn’t know that gay people could have sex while facing each other. The show illuminated intimacy in sex [between men] without being porny or salacious. Those scenes felt very real and true to life. I was excited to do them.”
On coming out:
”When I came out, I had come to terms with it, but I wasn’t thrilled. If I could snap my fingers or meet some girl who made me feel I wasn’t gay, that would be awesome. I didn’t feel proud. I told my mom, ‘I’m gay, but I’m not gonna lead a parade.’
“And then last year, I was asked to be one of the grand marshals of the Gay Pride parade in New York. I said, okay, sure. But when I got to the parade, I was so moved and blown away by the importance and the power of expressing yourself, by all the joyfulness and celebration. I’m really proud to be gay.”
You can watch a few excerpts of the immensely charming Groff below, and find the entire interview here.
News items you may have missed:
• At this point we all know to act right when sitting in the audience of a Patti LuPone performance. Well, everyone except this woman.
• Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first gay protest. Bow in respect, please.
• Hollywood legend Rock Hudson’s former boyfriend recently spoke on how the couple kept their gay life secret.
• Jonathan Groff, star of HBO’s LOOKING, admits there was a time he was so closeted he couldn’t be in public with his boyfriend. Not even when he was nominated for a Tony Award.
• Jeb Bush and NJ Gov. Christ Christie want to raise the retirement age for Social Security
• Conan shows you how Hillary Clinton is just like the rest of us
