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===Musical=== In September 2016, ''[[Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical]]'' had its world premiere at [[Sydney Lyric]] Theatre, Australia. The production featured the story of Darin with an 18-piece big band. Darin was played by [[David Campbell (Australian musician)|David Campbell]].<ref name = DailyTele-Darin>{{cite news|url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/singer-david-campbell-to-channel-50s-crooner-bobby-darin-in-new-musical/news-story/2564ec048441a3d526b084208bd79ad5|title = Singer David Campbell to channel 50s crooner Bobby Darin in new musical|newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|first = Briana|last = Domjen|date = April 3, 2016|access-date = October 29, 2018}}</ref> Darin had an unusual upbringing, being raised by a "mother" who was actually his grandmother and alongside a "sister" who was actually his mother, a fact Darin did not discover until he was 31 years old.<ref name=":1">{{cite book|title = Bobby Darin: A Life|first = Michael Seth|last = Starr|publisher = [[Taylor Trade Publications]]|year = 2004|page = 167|isbn = 9781589795983|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IUYCMSnVH-oC&pg=PA167}}</ref> Campbell grew up in a similar circumstance,<ref name = DailyTele-Darin /> leading Bobby's son Dodd Darin to describe Campbell as perfect for the role: "You have to have lived something like that to understand it and [Campbell] has, and I think he can relate to my dad, he can relate to the pain."<ref name = ABC-Darin /> Campbell made similar observations, describing playing Darin as a "cathartic experience", and stating, "I feel like I'm healing things during this show."<ref name = ABC-Darin>{{cite news|title = David Campbell's family secret makes him perfect to play Bobby Darin, says Darin's son|first1 = Lesley|last1 = Robinson|first2 = Myles|last2 = Wearring|date = October 5, 2016|access-date = October 29, 2018|url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-04/family-secret-makes-david-campbell-perfect-to-play-bobby-darin/7902318|work = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> The production was nominated in six categories in the [[18th Helpmann Awards]], including for [[Helpmann Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], with Campbell receiving the [[Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2018/nominees-and-winners/musicals|title = 2018 Helpmann Awards β Nominees and Winners (Musicals)|access-date = October 29, 2018|year = 2018|publisher = [[Helpmann Awards]]}}</ref> in 2024, [[Jonathan Groff]] was announced to play Darin in upcoming musical ''[[Just in Time (musical)|Just in Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/legit/news/jonathan-groff-broadway-just-in-time-musical-1236171877/|title=Jonathan Groff Returning to Broadway as Performer Bobby Darin in 'Just in Time' Musical|date=October 9, 2024 |publisher=Variety}}</ref>
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