Groff was trained at
Yale University and
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she currently teaches. A founding member of
Elevator Repair Service Theater Company, she has been a part of the writing, staging, and performing of their shows since the company's inception in 1991. She is at work on a commission from The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. With playwright/lyricist
John Dempsey and composer
Michael Friedman, Groff co-wrote the book and lyrics for the
stage musical adaptation of the movie
Saved!. Her play
Compulsion opened
Off-Broadway at
The Public Theater on February 1, 2011, starring
Mandy Patinkin and directed by
Oskar Eustis. The play had previously played at
Yale Repertory Theatre and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, both in 2010. Alongside composer
Frank Wildhorn and lyricists Tracy Miller and
Carly Robyn Green, Groff wrote an English language book for the stage musical
Your Lie in April, based on its original Japanese
manga book by Riko Sakaguchi. The musical is an adaptation of
Naoshi Arakawa's Kodansha manga
Your Lie in April. In November 2023, an English language concert staging of
Your Lie in April (musical) was announced to debut at
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the West End in April 2024, directed by
Nick Winston. It opened at the
Harold Pinter Theatre in July 2024. ==Awards==