A blue suit, a fedora tipped low and a matchbook bearing the show's name: that is how the production has been selling Nicholas Christopher's Bobby Darin, and since Tuesday, November 10 he has been doing it for real. Christopher played his first performance in Just in Time at Circle in the Square that night.
The production marked the night by sharing the first photos of him in the role on its Instagram account, shot by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman. They catch him working the nightclub set with a vintage microphone in hand, the sunburst of lights behind him.
He is the fourth actor to play Darin on Broadway. Jonathan Groff created the part when the musical opened in April 2025, Jeremy Jordan gave his final performance on October 18, and Matthew Morrison returned for a three-week stretch that ended on November 8. No end date has been announced for Christopher's run; our report on the casting has the full handover.
Christopher comes to the role off a Tony-nominated turn as Anatoly Sergievsky in the Broadway revival of Chess, and has also played the title role in Sweeney Todd and George Washington in Hamilton on Broadway. Opposite him, Ariana Madix continues as Connie Francis, having extended through November 28.
The musical tells Darin's story through his own hits, Beyond the Sea, Mack the Knife and Splish Splash among them, with the band on stage and the theater dressed as a nightclub. Tickets are sold through the production's website, JustInTimeBroadway.com.
