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Spring Awakening came together for a one-night-only concert doubling as a pandemic-era benefit for The Actors Fund.Promoted as an “emotional, star-studded tribute to the groundbreaking musical,” footage recorded at the reunion factors into a new documentary from the same producers behind David Byrne’s American Utopia and that will also air on HBO and then stream on HBO Max starting next week.Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known relates the show’s underdog origins and path to Tony glory, universal themes of teenage repression and angst, and what a press release calls “the unconventional love story of breakout stars Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele.”Back in 2006, years before Glee, Groff and Michele played leading roles in the large but mostly unknown, mostly teenage cast, all coming together and betting on this new edgy and provocatively themed rock musical set in the 1890s.Other featured participants include John Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard, Lilli Cooper, Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Jennifer Damiano, Christine Estabrook, Gideon Glick, Robert Hager, Brain C. Johnson, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephen Spinella, Phoebe Strole, Jonathan B.

came back together for a one-night-only concert to benefit the Actors Fund. And the entire reunion was documented for the upcoming HBO film,, which features all-new, revealing interviews with stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher Jr.

Lea Michele is opening up about what she first felt for longtime BFF Jonathan Groff.

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, the Glee actor wore a floor-skimming mesh Jason Wu dress and matching black earrings., who was part of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical, is a major part of the new documentary, which also features a recording from the reunion concert in 2021 that benefited The Actors Fund. At the premiere, Michele—who has been wearing short hair lately—opted for length with wavy extensions pulled into a tight low pony by hairstylist . Makeup artist finished the look with a smokey eye and matte pink lip.The actor was photographed alongside her Spring Awakening co-star, Jonathan Groff at the event. According to Michele, their 15-year friendship is still going strong. The 35-year-old clips of the documentary in which she says that she and Groff only grew closer after they left the Broadway musical.

Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff got pretty intimate during Broadway’s “Spring Awakening”, which premiered in New York City back in 2006.

Nothing stands between them — not even underwear. Best friends Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff met while playing lovers on Broadway in Spring Awakening, and the new HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known reveals that they didn’t just expose themselves on stage.

Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff share a sweet embrace on the red carpet at the premiere of Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known.

Lea Michele struts her stuff on the streets of New York City on Monday (April 25).

Lea Michele isn’t kidding about what she’d do for her friends, apparently!

Lea Michele told her "Spring Awakening" co-star Jonathan Groff that she would happily carry a baby for him should he decide he wants to become a dad. "I'll carry your baby. I will," she told Jonathan, who came out as gay in 2009, in an interview with People.

During an interview, Lea Michele offered to be Jonathan Groff‘s surrogate if he ever decides he wants to be a father.

Mindhunter director Andrew Dominik has detailed the planned plot from the show’s stalled third season.After its second season in 2020, the critically-acclaimed Netflix series was indefinitely delayed. There’s been little hope of a third season materialising ever since, with stars Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany and Anna Torv all released from their contracts.Speaking to Collider, season two director Dominik explained the direction season three would have taken – and it involves a trip to Hollywood.“What they were going to do with season three was they were going to go [to] Hollywood,” Dominik said.

Skylar Astin is headed back to the Great White Way!

Their song of purple summer! Upon Spring Awakening’s Broadway debut, it catapulted stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin to fame — and created an original musical that inspired a generation.

HBO is giving fans a sneak peek at their upcoming documentary on the Broadway hit “Spring Awakening”.

HBO announced today that its feature documentary Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, from director Michael John Warren, will debut on the premium cabler on May 3rd at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and will also be available for streaming on HBO Max.

Amy Schumer comes the new, deeply personal dramedy series , which marks Schumer’s return to scripted television, nearly six years since  last aired. On top of starring alongside Michael Cera, Schumer also directs, produces and writes . The show follows the titular Beth, who, despite having an impressive-on-paper life, feels deeply dissatisfied actually it.

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Amy Schumer comes the new, deeply personal dramedy series , which marks Schumer’s return to scripted television, nearly six years since  last aired. On top of starring alongside Michael Cera, Schumer also directs, produces and writes . The show follows the titular Beth, who, despite having an impressive-on-paper life, feels deeply dissatisfied actually it.

There’s some major casting news!

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff are set to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated Knock at the Cabin; joining Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird. Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the thriller for Universal Pictures.

David Byrne makes an appearance as a doctor in the latest trailer for Amy Schumer’s forthcoming dramedy Life & Beth.The Hulu series airs on March 18, and stars Schumer as a woman going through a midlife crisis as she approaches 40.In the first trailer, which you can see below, Byrne is briefly seen telling Schumer’s character that “sometimes, mental pain manifests in our body,” before operating an MRI scan.Elsewhere, she is seen out clubbing, going through a break-up with her boyfriend, played by Kevin Kane, returning to her parents’ home in the countryside, and kindling a romance with a farm worker played by Michael Cera.The show also stars Yamaneika Saunders, Jon Glaser, Jonathan Groff and Michael Rapaport. It will be broadcast on Disney+ internationally, including in the UK.The series will mark Schumer’s first on-screen appearance since the much-acclaimed indie drama film The Humans, which was released last September, and her first regular starring role on TV since Inside Amy Schumer, which concluded in 2016.Byrne recently announced plans for a new immersive theatre show in Denver in collaboration with the neuroscientist Mala Gaonkar.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Mario Cantone returned to the 'And Just Like That. . .

Mario Cantone is reflecting on his time filming and saying goodbye to the late Willie Garson. Cantone's Anthony Marentino and Garson's Stanford Blatch had quite the journey in the couple of episodes they were together before Garson devastating death. The actor opened up about being on set the day after Garson died, and filming his divorce scene with Sarah Jessica Parker.«It was very sad, and it was filmed before Willie passed.

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back in . Nearly 20 years after Neo first chose the red pill, the newest chapter in his journey is set to begin.

If you’ve watched The Matrix Resurrection, you might remember a scene where the character Smith (played by Jonathan Groff) takes a jab at Warner Bros possibly leaving Lana and Lilly Wachowski (the originators of The Matrix franchise) behind to direct another Matrix film. Well, turns out that’s not just hyperbole.In a recent interview with Collider, Resurrections producer James McTeigue admits that WB had plans to assign a different director.

The Matrix Resurrections,” he revealed.The 36-year-old said there was “heat emanating from his groin” while facing off with Reeves, who plays the main character Neo.“When it was over, I was like, ‘I think I wet my pants. I think I peed myself,'” Groff told Entertainment Weekly.

Taking on an iconic role can be anxiety inducing.

The Matrix Resurrections” is one of the most awaited releases of the year, finally coming to our screens this December 22nd. The film stars seasoned Matrix stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss and introduces a whole new cast of characters, including Jonathan Groff,Neil Patrick Harris, Eréndira Ibarra and more.

Jonathan Groff, being a part of franchise is something he's been thinking about since he was a teenager.

The stars are stepping out for the latest The Matrix Resurrections premiere!

The stars are stepping out for the latest The Matrix Resurrections premiere!

The Matrix Resurrections is coming soon, and screening attendees who were lucky enough to watch the film in advance are now speaking out on social media.

The original cast of Broadway’s Spring Awakening reunited for a one night only reunion concert benefiting The Actors Fund and the photos from the show are here!

A Spring Awakening documentary is in the works!

EXCLUSIVE: The much-anticipated, one-night and sold-out Spring Awakening reunion concert will be the subject of an HBO documentary, produced by RadicalMedia.