Jonathan Groff, Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/WireImageJonathan Groffhas a soft spot forBarbra Streisand.During a visit toThe Tonight ShowStarringJimmy Fallonon Monday, theMerrily We Roll Alongstar, 39, told the host about an epic moment that happened in his dressing room thanks toMeryl Streep.Setting the scene, Groff explained that on April 5, 1961,Funny Girlstar Streisand, now 81, made her television debut onThe Tonight Show, which was being shot at the Hudson Theater at the time, which is also where hisBroadwayplay is currently being shown.“If you can’t tell, I’m obsessed with Barbra Streisand,” he began. “So I made this sign in my dressing room.”Jonathan Groff’s neon sign.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/YoutubeBefore finishing, Fallon, 49, interjected, showing a photo of the neon sign, asking if guests would come to Groff’s dressing room to have drinks. “BARbra,” the actor said, reading the sign in the photo.Groff continued, “In honor of Barbra Streisand, that’s how she spells her name, that I turned my dressing room into a bar.”Barbra Streisand, July 2023.Kevin Mazur/GettyHe then went down a list of other entertainers who have visited his digs, adding that “Glenn Closesent a bottle of champagne back.”Fallon asked if Streisand had a chance to visit yet, and while she had not, Groff still had a pretty unique experience involving the EGOT winner.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Meryl Streep came, blessed us with her presence at the show. So Meryl came into the dressing room, she came into BARbra, and I was like, ‘Meryl’s in BARbra. I can’t believe this is happening,’” the actor said.He told Fallon that theDevil Wears Pradaalum, 74, took out her cell phone and requested that he sit on a sofa that was positioned underneath the neon sign. TheHamiltonactor said he obliged for what he assumed was just a photo.Jonathan Groff visits The Tonight Show, April 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty“And then she was like, ‘Okay, all right Barbra, so this is Jonathan Groff and he’s inMerrily We Roll Along, and this is the sign that he’s made, and here we are in his dressing room,’ ” he said while imitating how Streep panned her camera phone across the room. “And I was like—,” Groff said, falling to the floor.“Barbra Streisand knows who you are!” Fallon stood up and yelled.As Groff got back into his seat, he confessed, “I died a thousand gay deaths.”“That is fantastic,” Fallon replied.
Jonathan Groff, Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/WireImage
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/WireImage
Jonathan Groffhas a soft spot forBarbra Streisand.During a visit toThe Tonight ShowStarringJimmy Fallonon Monday, theMerrily We Roll Alongstar, 39, told the host about an epic moment that happened in his dressing room thanks toMeryl Streep.Setting the scene, Groff explained that on April 5, 1961,Funny Girlstar Streisand, now 81, made her television debut onThe Tonight Show, which was being shot at the Hudson Theater at the time, which is also where hisBroadwayplay is currently being shown.“If you can’t tell, I’m obsessed with Barbra Streisand,” he began. “So I made this sign in my dressing room.”Jonathan Groff’s neon sign.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/YoutubeBefore finishing, Fallon, 49, interjected, showing a photo of the neon sign, asking if guests would come to Groff’s dressing room to have drinks. “BARbra,” the actor said, reading the sign in the photo.Groff continued, “In honor of Barbra Streisand, that’s how she spells her name, that I turned my dressing room into a bar.”Barbra Streisand, July 2023.Kevin Mazur/GettyHe then went down a list of other entertainers who have visited his digs, adding that “Glenn Closesent a bottle of champagne back.”Fallon asked if Streisand had a chance to visit yet, and while she had not, Groff still had a pretty unique experience involving the EGOT winner.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Meryl Streep came, blessed us with her presence at the show. So Meryl came into the dressing room, she came into BARbra, and I was like, ‘Meryl’s in BARbra. I can’t believe this is happening,’” the actor said.He told Fallon that theDevil Wears Pradaalum, 74, took out her cell phone and requested that he sit on a sofa that was positioned underneath the neon sign. TheHamiltonactor said he obliged for what he assumed was just a photo.Jonathan Groff visits The Tonight Show, April 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty“And then she was like, ‘Okay, all right Barbra, so this is Jonathan Groff and he’s inMerrily We Roll Along, and this is the sign that he’s made, and here we are in his dressing room,’ ” he said while imitating how Streep panned her camera phone across the room. “And I was like—,” Groff said, falling to the floor.“Barbra Streisand knows who you are!” Fallon stood up and yelled.As Groff got back into his seat, he confessed, “I died a thousand gay deaths.”“That is fantastic,” Fallon replied.
Jonathan Groffhas a soft spot forBarbra Streisand.
During a visit toThe Tonight ShowStarringJimmy Fallonon Monday, theMerrily We Roll Alongstar, 39, told the host about an epic moment that happened in his dressing room thanks toMeryl Streep.
Setting the scene, Groff explained that on April 5, 1961,Funny Girlstar Streisand, now 81, made her television debut onThe Tonight Show, which was being shot at the Hudson Theater at the time, which is also where hisBroadwayplay is currently being shown.
“If you can’t tell, I’m obsessed with Barbra Streisand,” he began. “So I made this sign in my dressing room.”
Jonathan Groff’s neon sign.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/Youtube
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/Youtube
Before finishing, Fallon, 49, interjected, showing a photo of the neon sign, asking if guests would come to Groff’s dressing room to have drinks. “BARbra,” the actor said, reading the sign in the photo.
Groff continued, “In honor of Barbra Streisand, that’s how she spells her name, that I turned my dressing room into a bar.”
Barbra Streisand, July 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
He then went down a list of other entertainers who have visited his digs, adding that “Glenn Closesent a bottle of champagne back.”
Fallon asked if Streisand had a chance to visit yet, and while she had not, Groff still had a pretty unique experience involving the EGOT winner.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Meryl Streep came, blessed us with her presence at the show. So Meryl came into the dressing room, she came into BARbra, and I was like, ‘Meryl’s in BARbra. I can’t believe this is happening,’” the actor said.
He told Fallon that theDevil Wears Pradaalum, 74, took out her cell phone and requested that he sit on a sofa that was positioned underneath the neon sign. TheHamiltonactor said he obliged for what he assumed was just a photo.
Jonathan Groff visits The Tonight Show, April 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
“And then she was like, ‘Okay, all right Barbra, so this is Jonathan Groff and he’s inMerrily We Roll Along, and this is the sign that he’s made, and here we are in his dressing room,’ ” he said while imitating how Streep panned her camera phone across the room. “And I was like—,” Groff said, falling to the floor.
“Barbra Streisand knows who you are!” Fallon stood up and yelled.
As Groff got back into his seat, he confessed, “I died a thousand gay deaths.”
“That is fantastic,” Fallon replied.
source: people.com
