We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Groundhog Day The Musical is playing at The Old Vic to 19 August 2023. Check out reviews from The Guardian, TimeOut, Evening Standard and more, with further reviews to follow. Book Groundhog Day tickets at the Old Vic Theatre in London Groundhog Day at the Old Vic review: I could watch Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin’s show again and again And of course, it’s fitting that Broadway actor Andy Karl is back in the role of Phil Review. Groundhog Day. 5 out of 5 stars. It feels like a snowy American echo of another Old Vic hit, ‘A Christmas Carol’ – and one that also deserves to run, and run, and run. If any show was tailor-made for repeat viewings, it’s Groundhog Day.It’s not just the inspired time-loop premise of Danny Rubin’s tale – first seen in his 1993 existential romcom movie, then in this stage musical adaptation with Tim Minchin for the Old Vic in 2016 – but the extraordinary intricacy of both writing and staging, which mean that each encounter with it reveals new wonders. If this production doesn’t end up with a long run in the West End (and it should), it would make a great alternative to the Old Vic’s annual Groundhog Day-like repeat of A Christmas Carol. Groundhog Day The Musical can be seen at The Old Vic in London until 19 August 2023. Paul was given a complimentary review ticket. “Groundhog Day” premiered at the Old Vic in 2016, and went on to win a slew of awards. Fittingly for a musical about a man who finds himself living the same day over and over, it is back at The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000 is a registered charity no. 1072590. Limited company registration no. 3667822. Registered offices: 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB Turned into a much loved film of the same name in 1993, it features Hollywood star Bill Murray as the story’s lead Phil Connors – a self assured weather man forced to relive Groundhog Day on repeat. The much loved film also enjoying life as a musical, making its debut at the Old Vic in 2016 before making its return 7 years later. The first lesson of Groundhog Day is that lightning CAN strike twice -- and not just if your life is on a seemingly endless loop in which you repeat the same day again and again. and again, as the lead character in the show does, getting hit on the head by the same man dressed as a giant squirrel, or running into the same former class mate, now an insurance salesman, day after day. Our very own theatreCat Libby Purves reviews the return season of Groundhog Day at the Old Vic Theatre, London. Groundhog Day. Old Vic Theatre . 5 Stars . Book Tickets. WELCOME BACK TO PUNXATAWNEY . Seven years after its premiere at the Old Vic earned a flurry of Oliviers, by way of a pandemic and a disappointingly short Broadway run, here it 5-star Groundhog Day at The Old Vic Theatre; Full casting for world premiere of the new musical Groundhog Day; Review of Dr Seuss’s The Lorax at The Old Vic Theatre; Review of The Divide at the The world premiere of Groundhog Day a new musical directed by Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus.. Groundhog Day is the story of Phil Connors (Andy Karl), a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the isolated small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when he finds himself caught in a time loop, forced to repeat the same day again and It is Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day. Tim Minchin’s musical adaptation of the much-loved 1993 movie first appeared at the Old Vic in 2016, but its subsequent Broadway run was cut short and an Reviews Aug 16, 2016 by Mark Shenton Old Vic, London. Andy Karl in Groundhog Day. Photo: Manuel Harlan 2Andy-Karl-(Phil-Connors)-in-Groundhog-Day-at-The-Old-Vic 3Andy-Karl- Olivier Award-winning (Best New Musical, Best Actor) Groundhog Day is back on repeat—like its subject matter—for a twelve-week run.Andy Karl is also back as Phil Connors, that sardonic Pittsburgh TV weatherman Bill Murray made popular in the eponymous 1993 film written by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Their new musical Groundhog Day is a cast-iron triumph, both joyful and profound, incredibly funny and seriously moving. Danny Rubin’s book follows the lineaments of his 1993 film (directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray ) but the production intelligently reimagines and remixes the ingredients for the stage. A review of Groundhog Day, the musical version by Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin on at the Old Vic until August 2023. Better than the original! Groundhog Day review “Brutally brilliant” Reviews Jun 9, 2023 by Sam Marlowe Old Vic, London. Tanisha Spring and Andy Karl in Groundhog Day at the Old Vic, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan.
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