One of America’s greatest voices, Newark’s Connie Francis, who sold upwards of 100 million records internationally, dominating the American charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died July 16 at 87.

It’s the 1960s. You’re at The Copa. Bobby Darin is doing what he was born to do. The Circle In The Square Theater is filled with swinging brass on songs that are part of our DNA (if you’re a certain age). When Gracie Lawrence—in her first Broadway role—sings “Who’s Sorry Now” as Connie Francis, you could see why Darin fell in love with her. But Connie’s dad refused for his daughter to take up with a show biz ruffian like Darin, even pulling out his gun at one point. The romance was short-lived. And Connie sorta disappears until the end.  But Jonathan Groff is stunningly spectacular as Darin. The two share a lust to be on a stage.