Dispatched with novice producer Rita (Tanisha Spring) to smalltown Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania, where a groundhog predicts the weather every February 2nd, Phil puts the moves on anyone female and Groundhog Day: It’s a delight to have this marvellous rom-com back again Tim Minchin's musical adaptation of the famous 1993 film has head, heart and spark, and capitalises cleverly on its stuck 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. Groundhog Day, appropriately, is back where it started. The hit film about a TV weatherman’s endlessly reiterated day in small-town USA moved to the Old Vic stage in 2016; but then its progress became bumpy, despite the awards showered on it and its lead, Andy Karl, on both sides of the Atlantic. Karl was injured during a Broadway preview and the show's US tour didn't happen. Groundhog Day review: a simply sublime return to The Old Vic “Groundhog Day” premiered at the Old Vic in 2016, and went on to win a slew of awards. The biggest sporting events of 2025 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. Groundhog Day review and star rating: ★★★ Fans of ’90s film Groundhog Day, in which a beleaguered weather presenter wakes up on 2 February every day on a loop, will be pleased with this Review: GROUNDHOG DAY at the Old Vic By Phil Willmott Wednesday, August 10 2016, 13:26 - Reviews - Grab yourself some tickets while there's still a few left for GROUNDHOG DAY at the Old Vic, the new musical by the team behind MATILDA . Tanisha Spring and Andy Karl in Groundhog Day [Manuel Harlan] IF you’re wondering whether this musical adaptation of Groundhog Day lives up to the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, on which it is based, the answer is a resounding yes. This award-winning production (first seen at the Old Vic in 2016) with book by Danny Rubin, music and lyrics by Danny Rubin’s hugely successful 1993 movie is about cantankerous weatherman Phil Connors, who is sent to one-horse town Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to report on their annual Groundhog Day A clutch of big musicals have launched directly into the West End in the past three years: Stephen Ward, From Here to Eternity, I Can’t Sing!, Made in Dagenham and Bend It Like Beckham, each of Reviews are coming in for the Olivier Award-winning musical Groundhog Day at The Old Vic theatre in London. With music and lyrics by Tim Minchin ( Matilda The Musical ), and direction by Matthew Warchus , Groundhog Day has a book by Danny Ruben , who co-wrote the screenplay of the original movie, which starred Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. 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! 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 09 Nov 2024–04 Jan 2025. The American Clock, Groundhog Day (The Old Vic); Man of La Mancha, Urinetown, Richard III, Merrily We Roll Along, Bad Girls, Bat Boy 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. The Old Vic’s revival of its award-winning musical Groundhog Day is extending its run at the theatre by one week. The show will now play at The Old Vic until 19 August 2023. Also, new production photos are in for show, which stars Andy Karl, reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as Phil Connors, alongside Tanisha Spring as Rita Hanson. Co-director Matthew Warchus (Groundhog Day, Old Vic) captures the action cinematically on a stage bare for much of the action lit up occasionally by a striking, sun-kissed orange to convey a timeless, almost Dune-like world short of water with its people revolting against a leader struggling to convince them how to respond.
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