{"id":816863,"date":"2026-08-17T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816863\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:20:09","slug":"ariana-madix-makes-broadway-return-with-just-in-time-musical-as-connie-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816863\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Madix Makes Broadway Return With ‘Just In Time’ Musical As Connie Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAriana Madix<\/a> is returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the musical Just In Time<\/a>, producers Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens and John Frost confirmed.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Emmy-nominated Love Island USA host will star as Connie Francis beginning Saturday, September 12, and play her final performance on Sunday, November 22.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a pinch-me moment to be able to come home to the Broadway stage, and all I could have ever hoped for,\u201d Madix said. \u201cI am beyond excited to work with the legends behind Just In Time and to entertain audiences at one of my favorite theaters in the city!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJust In Time stars Jeremy Jordan as Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable life took him from teen idol to global sensation, inspiring generations of performers who followed. The musical transports audiences into an intimate, swinging nightclub complete with a live band, a stellar ensemble cast, and iconic Bobby Darin hits including \u201cBeyond the Sea,\u201d \u201cMack the Knife,\u201d \u201cSplish Splash,\u201d and \u201cDream Lover.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMadix made her Broadway debut in 2024 <\/a>when she took on the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago for a limited engagement. Following her successful run, she reprised the role for another limited run in August of that same year.<\/p>\n

\n\tJust in Time, which originally starred Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin, opened to critical acclaim on Saturday, April 26, 2025, and is the only musical of the 2024-2025 season to have announced that it has recouped its capitalization. Connie Francis was originally played by Gracie Lawrence. Madix is the latest to play Gracie following Isa Briones, Olivia Holt and fellow Love Island USA host Sarah Hyland.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeveloped and directed by Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge), Just In Time invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer\u2019s meteoric journey \u2013 from soaring highs to crushing lows.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast of the musical also includes Olivia Holt (Marvel\u2019s Cloak & Dagger), Carrie St. Louis (Wicked), Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins\u2019 Broadway), Joe Barbara (A Bronx Tale The Musical), Emily Bergl (Good Night, Oscar), Lance Roberts (The Music Man), Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away), Christine Cornish (Kiss Me, Kate), Julia Grondin (Funny Girl), Valeria Yamin (Moulin Rouge!), Jaime Foord (Broadway debut), Tari Kelly (Mr. Saturday Night), Matt Magnusson (A Wonderful World), Jeffrey Schecter (A Chorus Line), and Tristen Buettel (Boop! The Musical). <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Levitt joins the company as Sandra Dee<\/a> beginning Tuesday, December 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tTickets for Just In Time are now on sale for performances through Sunday, February 7, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ariana Madix is returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the musical Just In Time, producers Tom…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816864,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[8206,236,88,269664],"class_list":["post-816863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ariana-madix","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-just-in-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}