Jonathan Groff Will Make RSC Debut in All-Male As You Like It

Daniel Evans will direct the Shakespearean comedy this fall.

February 26, 2026 By Andrew Gans

Tony winner Jonathan Groff, who concludes his Tony-nominated run in Broadway's Bobby Darin musical Just in Time March 29, will make his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in the fall.

Groff, who won his Tony for his performance in the revival of Merrily We Roll Along, will play Rosalind in the RSC's all-male production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Directed by Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, the Shakespearean comedy will run September 26–November 7 in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

The company will also feature Fisayo Akinade (Heartstopper, Slave Play) as Celia with additional casting to be announced. Opening night is scheduled for October 6.

The creative team includes set designer Anisha Fields, costume designer Colin Richmond, lighting designer Ryan Day, movement director Michela Meazza, and casting director Charlotte Sutton.

The 2026-2027 RSC season also includes the previously announced world premiere of Game of Thrones: The Mad King; Harriet Walter in an all-female revival of Julius Caesar that is set in a women’s prison, directed by Phyllida Lloyd; a retelling of George Eliot’s Middlemarch, adapted by Nina Raine and directed by Jeremy Herrin; and Paul Hunter's new take on Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers in a co-production with Told by an Idiot.

About the upcoming season, RSC Co-Artistic Directors Evans and Tamara Harvey said in a statement, "From the sweet-natured romance of As You Like It to the righteous anger of Phyllida Lloyd’s Julius Caesar, the anarchic adventures of The Three Musketeers to the sweeping societal shifts of George Eliot’s Middlemarch, themes of identity, transformation, freedom, justice, and the liberation that comes from breaking free of expectations loom large this autumn, as classic stories and universal struggles take on powerful new resonance in the hands of some of the most exciting artists of today."

Groff's Broadway credits also include Hamilton, Spring Awakening, and In My Life. The stage and screen star is also known for his work in Glee and the Frozen franchise.

For additional season details and ticket information, visit RSC.org.uk.