Jonathan Groff was treated to a standing ovation in the middle of his first performance We go around merrily since it won a Tony Award.
On June 18, the show’s official Instagram posted a sweet moment when Groff, 39, got emotional as the audience and his co-stars — including Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez — cheered him on.
During the scene, Groff’s character — music composer Franklin Shepard — receives a Tony Award mid-song. During the standing ovation, Groff tried to present the award to the rest of the cast, but it was handed back to him.
The standing ovation lasted several minutes before Groff and the rest of the cast continued with the performance.
On June 16, Groff won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his work in Happy. Groff was previously nominated for two other Tony Awards for his performances in Spring awakening 2007 and his iconic role as King George III Hamilton in 2015.
The actor thanked his family for “always letting my queer flag fly and never making me feel weird,” and his co-stars Happy actors Radcliffe and Mendez.
“You are more than old friends – you are soul mates.” Groff said in his speech, “And I look forward to watching each other change for the rest of our lives.”
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We go around merrily also won big at the 2024 Tony Awards, taking home the awards for Best Orchestrations and Best Revival of a Musical. Along with Groff, Radcliffe, 34, also won his first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.
In the musical composed by Stephen Sondheim, Groff, Radcliffe and Mendez play creative companions chasing their theatrical dreams over a span of two decades. The cast has been performing at the Hudson Theater on Broadway since September 2023, and will continue their run through July 7.
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The revival earned excellent reviews from critics, who especially praised Groff’s performance. The New York Times called Groff “thrillingly fierce” in his October 10, 2023 review.
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