The musical is based on the 1993 film Groundhog Day. [3] The film itself starred Bill Murray as Phil Connors and Andie MacDowell as Rita Hanson and was produced on a budget of $14.6 million, earning over $70 million in domestic box office receipts. [4] Bill Murray speaks with the cast and crew of "Groundhog Day," a Broadway musical based on his 1993 movie of the same name, at the August Wilson Theater in Manhattan, Aug. 8, 2017. Hilary Swift for On Tuesday, Bill Murray went back in time — taking in a performance of Groundhog Day, the Broadway musical based on his hit 1993 movie Bill Murray—who created the role of Phil Connors in the film Groundhog Day—took in a performance of the Broadway musical adaptation, according to The New York Times.. Murray played the cranky Oh, that mischievous Bill Murray. On Tuesday night, the actor finally attended the Groundhog Day musical on Broadway, an adaptation of the 1993 film starring Murray as a man forced to live the Bill Murray attended the Broadway adaptation of his 1993 comedy classic Groundhog Day Tuesday night, with the actor reportedly moved to tears by the new musical.. New York Times documented Murray Bill Murray felt more than just Déjà vu when he saw a showing of the Broadway musical version of Groundhog Day on Tuesday. In fact, it ended with him in tears, followed by a heartfelt speech to Bill Murray revisited one of his most beloved roles Tuesday night at the August Wilson Theater in New York City, where he watched the musical adaptation of “Groundhog Day.” Joining Murray were Bill Murray saw finally ''Groundhog Day the Musical'' and then went back the very next night.Full story: by LA Blake What did Bill Murray do today? Oh. Same-old, same-old.. Mr. Murray, for the second night in a row, went to see “Groundhog Day,” the musical about a man who keeps repeating the same day over Thanks to a small town in northern Illinois, Groundhog Day is bigger than one chubby rodent and its shadow dropping a dubious weather forecast. In Woodstock, the groundhog takes a backseat to the real cause for celebration: the 1993 Bill Murray movie that was filmed there. WNIJ’s Under Rocks team visited the famed town square with the head of the annual festival (and Groundhog Day movie Inspired by the beloved film starring Bill Murray, Groundhog Day is a Broadway and West End smash hit musical.Phil Connors is a pretty awful guy. But when this cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities, he finds himself trapped in a blizzard and stuck in a time loop that spins him on an uproarious journey toward self Existential angst and toe-tapping tunes blend miraculously well in ‘Groundhog Day’, composer Tim Minchin's dazzling take on the 1993 movie. the brains behind mega-hit musical ‘Matilda Phil, fascinated by the classical piano song after having heard it on the radio, decided to learn to play piano. So he found a teacher and in order to get a Based on the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray, “ Groundhog Day” follows a day in the life of arrogant big-city weatherman Phil Conners, who is dreading the annual trip to Punxsutawney, Penn., to report on the town’s Groundhog Day ceremony. But his frustration with the cheesy event can’t compare to what follows, when a storm keeps him in Inspired by the beloved film starring Bill Murray, Groundhog Day is a Broadway and West End smash hit musical. Phil Connors is a pretty awful guy. But when this cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities, he finds himself trapped in a blizzard and stuck in a time loop that spins him on an uproarious journey toward self Bill Murray felt more than just Déjà vu when he saw a showing of the Broadway musical version of Groundhog Day on Tuesday. In fact, it ended with him in tears, followed by a heartfelt speech to The Legacy of Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day’s enduring popularity stems from its combination of folklore, community spirit, and humor. It offers a moment of levity in the depths of winter and connects people to nature and the changing seasons. Bill Murray Groundhog Day. The holiday gained additional cultural significance with the 1993 film Jay Dysart is phenomenal in the lead, a Phil Connors with a more frenetic, brittle edge than the stillness of Murray’s film version. As the musical unfolds you watch his Connors spin through detached disbelief to detached hedonism to acceptance of his fate without ever feeling less attached to his arc.Repetition is an art of infinite variety as it’s practiced by Jay Dysart in GROUNDHOG DAY Critically acclaimed on both the West End and Broadway, Groundhog Day revels in one man's journey of self-discovery, day after day. Inspired by the hilarious film starring Bill Murray, Groundhog Day features a book by original co-screenwriter Danny Rubin, and music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Tim Minchin (Matilda the Musical).
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