A biography for Jonathan Groffhasn’t been written yet.
“Coming out, for me, was slightly painful. It was a relief, but it was also painful.”
“The first job I got was a production of 'Fame - the Musical,' at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it got me my Equity card, too. I waited 12 hours to be seen for it, though!”
“Personally, for me in my life, I think every journey should be an ongoing journey, for anyone.”
“I did 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway for about three years, and I did over 500 performances.”
“In a play, you can adjust your performance to audience reaction, but in a film, it's like you're trapped in a bad dream watching yourself act, and you're in the audience.”
“It's daunting, taking on the task of representing the gay community, because there are so many different facets and different schools of thought and behavior.”
“Make sure that you always follow your heart and your gut, and let yourself be who you want to be, and who you know you are. And don't let anyone steal your joy.”
“There's something special about 'Looking.'”
“Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.”
“When I was doing 'Spring Awakening' the first couple of years I was living in New York, I was gay, and I was living with my 'roommate,' who was my boyfriend but was my roommate to everyone else.”
“I got cast for 'Spring Awakening' when I was 20. Every dream I had came true in that moment.”
“When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.”
“I wanted to work with Michael Mayer because I'd seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' six times.”
“I was obsessed with Nintendo.”
“I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.”
“For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour.”
“I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going.”
“I never look at myself online, and I don't read gossip Web sites.”
“I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.'”
“I think the first Broadway show that I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' and that was in 5th or 6th grade. Our school would take bus trips up to see shows, and so it was on one of their bus trips that I got to see 'Beauty and the Beast.'”