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Whitney Leavitt to Join JUST IN TIME on Broadway for Limited Engagement

Whitney Leavitt to Join JUST IN TIME on Broadway for Limited Engagement

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WHITNEY LEAVITT To Star As SANDRA DEE For Six Weeks Only

In The Record-Breaking Juggernaut JUST IN TIME 

New Block Of Tickets Now On Sale Through Sunday, February 7

“JUST IN TIME IS BETTER THAN EVER.” – The Wrap

  • “AN UTTERLY ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE!
  • SEEING JUST IN TIME JUST ONCE WON’T BE ENOUGH.” – Entertainment Weekly

(New York, NY) Lead producers Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens and John Frost have announced breakout star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and “Dancing With The Stars,” Whitney Leavitt will star as Sandra Dee in the smash hit musical JUST IN TIME atCircle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street). The record-breaking, award-winning JUST IN TIME is the only musical of the 2024-2025 season to have recouped its capitalization.

Leavitt returns to Broadway for a limited six-week engagement beginning Tuesday, December 1, 2026 through Sunday, January 10, 2027, following her record-breaking turn as Roxie Hart in Chicago earlier this Spring.

Tickets for JUST IN TIME are now on sale for performances through Sunday, February 7, 2027. Tickets for JUST IN TIME are available at the Circle in the Square Theatre <https://circleinthesquare.com/> (235 West 50th Street) box office and at www.JustInTimeBroadway.com <http://www.justintimebroadway.com/>, starting at $69, with exclusive Night Club “Floor Seating” and “Banquette Seating” available for an up-close and personal experience.

The current playing schedule for JUST IN TIME is as follows: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm. Beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the playing schedule for JUST IN TIME is as follows: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, Thursday at 1pm and Sunday at 3pm.

Jeremy Jordan returns to Broadway 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. JUST IN TIME is an exhilarating new musical that will transport audiences into an intimate, swinging nightclub complete with a live band, a stellar ensemble cast, and iconic Bobby Darin hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife,” “Splish Splash," and “Dream Lover.” Discover the man behind the music who pushed back against the record labels to chart a new course for himself on the charts – a once-in-a-lifetime talent who knew his time was limited and was determined to make a splash before it was too late.

Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge), JUST IN TIME invites audiences to experience the great American entertainer’s meteoric journey – from soaring highs to crushing lows – featuring a live on-stage band performing Bobby Darin’s iconic hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife,” with a cast that includes Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Olivia Holt (Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger), Carrie St. Louis (Wicked), Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins’ Broadway), Joe Barbara (A Bronx Tale The Musical), Drama Desk Award nominee 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).

JUST IN TIME began performances Monday, March 31, 2025, and opened to critical acclaim on Saturday, April 26, 2025, and has a book by Tony Award winner Warren Leight (Side Man) and Isaac Oliver (Intimacy Idiot, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), music supervision and arrangements by Tony Award nominee Andrew Resnick (Parade), Outer Critic Circle and Drama Desk Award-winning orchestrations by Tony nominees Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, choreography by Shannon Lewis (“Saturday Night Live,” Fosse) and is based on an original concept by Ted Chapin. JUST IN TIME features scenic design by two-time Tony Award winner Derek McLane (Death Becomes Her), costume design by eight-time Tony Award winner Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge!), lighting design by Tony Award winner Justin Townsend (Here Lies Love) and sound design by Tony Award winner Peter Hylenski (Maybe Happy Ending). Live Wire Theatrical is the General Manager.

JUST IN TIME on Broadway is produced by Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens and John Frost. The production is co-produced by Thomas M. Neff, Evamere Entertainment, Cynthia J. Tong, Mary Maggio, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Crossroads Live Group, Richard Batchelder, Peter May, Tom Tuft, Merrie L. Davis, Lang Entertainment Group, Silva Theatrical Group, Wild Oak Media, Alchemation, Aleri Entertainment, Craig Balsam, Matthew Blank, Creative Partners Productions, Drew & Dane Productions, Eric and Julie Fisher, Frankly Spoken Productions, Good Soup Entertainment, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Barry and Brooke Josephson, Willette and Manny Klausner, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization, No Guarantees Productions, Oliva C. Middleton, Ira Pittelman, Power Arts, Janet and Marvin Rosen, Shake & Stir, Signature Theatre, The Shubert Organization, 2 On The Aisle, Agrawal Turchin, Kades Windsor, Moellenberg Norman, Sirens BB, Suzi Dietz and Lenny Beer, Amy Abrams, Brian Schwartz andTed Chapin.

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ABOUT WHITNEY LEAVITT WHITNEY LEAVITT (Sandra Dee) is an actress, performer, and one of the breakout stars of Hulu’s hit series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” She competed on Season 34 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and can soon be seen starring in the film All for Love, which she also executive produced. Leavitt recently starred on Broadway as Roxie in Chicago, which marked her debut. Her stint broke box office records, achieving the highest grossing period in the show's 29-year history, and was extended twice. This year, she launched Leavitt Media House, an independent production company developing both scripted and unscripted projects alongside her husband Conner Leavitt.

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