‘The Pitt’s Isa Briones Joins ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway (Exclusive)
Briones will play singer Connie Francis in the Broadway musical starting April 1.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Isa Briones is taking over the role of Connie Francis in the Broadway musical Just in Time . The role marks a return to Broadway for The Pitt star , who made her debut in Hadestown in March 2024. She begins her limited run starting April 1, opposite Matthew Morrison as the crooner Bobby Darrin, and will later play opposite Jeremy Jordan, when he takes over April 21. In addition to her role as Dr. Trinity Santos on The Pitt, Briones has often appeared on stage, including in the Hamilton national tour and East West Players’ Next to Normal . Briones said she was drawn to play Francis, a famed 1950s and ‘60s ballad singer, because it allows her to imitate the vocal style of that era. It also balances well with the more serious content of The Pitt. Related Stories Lifestyle Arty Froushan Puts His Own Disturbed Spin on Patrick Bateman in London's Sold-Out 'American Psycho' Revival: "It Takes Something Out of My Soul" Lifestyle Daniel Radcliffe On Embracing Fear (and Audience Participation) in His New Broadway Show “It’s nice to do something that really just feels like joy for two hours,” said Briones, shortly after her first rehearsal for Just In Time Tuesday. The role also fits into her goal of continuing to move between theater and television throughout her career, which has also included roles on the Disney+ series Goosebump and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard . “ The Pitt is very theatrical in how we shoot it and how we rehearse it. So being a theater person going into The Pitt felt very natural, and to keep bouncing back and forth between The Pitt and theater, which has been kind of my vibe for the last year-and-a-half, has just felt quite natural,” she said. In the second season of HBO medical drama, the lines are further blurred wh...
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