Confession: I Know Its Wrong

I know. I know its wrong. But I can't help it.

I have a teenyboppers' crush on Jonathan Groff.

One is not supposed to have teenyboppers' crush when one is no longer a teenybopper. And I, most certainly, am no longer a teenybopper. One is also not supposed to have a teenyboppers crush on someone who is gay (though this is not confirmed anywhere-- don't freak out, ACTUAL teenyboppers!) But I do. I confess.

Look at him. LOOK. AT. HIM.



Who can turn the world on with his smile????

Don't you just want to hug him and protect him from the world so that he never becomes jaded or a bad boy like Matt Morrison???!!!!!

Jonathan Groff is the boy in high school that was nice to everyone, that was probably both super smart AND incredibly talented, the kind of guy that your parents want you to meet and marry someday. The guy that the teachers thought could do no wrong, but you didn't really mind because he was so nice and cute?

Jonathan Groff is the guy that makes every fan at the stage door-- guy or girl of any age-- feel like they have his undivided attention for the brief period of time they speak to him.

He affects me much like I imagine the New Kids on the Block would have affected me if I had managed to get close to them when I was a teenager. Giggly and a little stupid. Like my Masters Degree never happened. Thats the true power of a crush.

Thankfully, he has the talent to validate this crush. As David Hyde Pierce said, "he has so much talent at such a young age that I have to take a nap." There is something really magical about seeing a young person with so much raw, natural talent before they've had a chance to be put through the ringer. You can't help but be moved by it.

So listen, Broadway, you be nice to him. You must nurture him, give him good roles, and surround him with people who will make sure he does not become a prick. You have a job to do.