Tony Award Winner Jonathan Groff will return to Broadway in 'The Amish Project'

The Broadway icon will star in this solo play written by Jessica Dickey and directed by Sarna Lapine.

Summary

• Jonathan Groff will star in an acclaimed solo play about a loss that happened minutes from where he grew up.
• The play is produced by Robert Ahrens and Tom Kirdahy.
• Sarna Lapine ('Sunday in the Park with George') directs Jessica Dickey's stirring play.

Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff will return to Broadway in The Amish Project, a solo play that will begin performances February 10, 2027 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Known for his starring roles in Spring Awakening, Hamilton, Just in Time, and Merrily We Roll Along, Groff returns to Broadway in this play written by Jessica Dickey and directed by Sarna Lapine.

The Amish Project is a deeply moving solo play about the astonishing power of compassion in the face of unimaginable loss. When tragedy shatters a close-knit Amish community, what follows is an extraordinary act of grace that challenges everything we think we know about forgiveness. Inspired by true events that unfolded just minutes from where Groff grew up, The Amish Project is an intimate portrait of a place and a community channeled through a single performer.

The Amish Project is produced by Robert Ahrens and Tom Kirdahy and was hailed as “a remarkable piece of writing” by The New York Times and “a masterpiece” by the Chicago Sun-Times. The play debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival and was developed at the Cherry Lane Theatre before premiering Off-Broadway at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in 2009.

In a statement, Jonathan Groff said, “20 years ago this month, an unimaginable tragedy happened in a one room Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Jessica Dickey wrote an astounding work of art in response. Sarna Lapine sent me The Amish Project last year and I was floored by the urgency and potent poetry of Jessica’s writing as she dives headfirst into the many aftershocks of this horrific event and explores the idea that sometimes the most radical human act is forgiveness. I am profoundly grateful to be bringing Jessica’s play to Broadway alongside Sarna and this incredible team.”