Groundhog Day reunites most of the creative team behind Matilda the Musical, including music and lyrics by Australian comedian Tim Minchin. The score is quite possibly one of the greatest in West End history, with euphoric tunes and witty lyrics galore. Minchin is joined by award-winning director Matthew Warchus, whose creativity is spellbinding. Groundhog Day The Musical most recently played at The Old Vic theatre from 20 May to 19 August 2023. There’s no current news on a West End transfer for Groundhog Day The Musical but check back for news, or sign-up for email alerts. 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. 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] 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). Groundhog Day The Musical London West End tickets . Underneath the fantasy and the drama of the acclaimed, Groundhog Day story, the magical little tale of righting our wrongs has kept the world coming back for more since the 1990s. The Broadway actor first played the role in 2016, and again for the Broadway transfer, picking up an Olivier Award and a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Who wrote the Groundhog Day musical? Danny Rubin wrote the Groundhog Day musical. Some of the West End’s finest creatives reunite to collaborate on the Groundhog Day musical. Phil Connors is a pretty awful guy. But when the cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to cover the eccentric annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, he finds himself caught in a time loop that sends him on a hilarious path to enlightenment and redemption. A comic parable of love, hope and transformation from the creatives behind Matilda The Musical and The Old Vic has dropped a brand new trailer for its hit show Groundhog Day The Musical. Groundhog Day is running at The Old Vic until 19 August 2023 – only 4 weeks to go. But rumours are also swirling Theatreland that the show may get a new life in the West End, with unconfirmed reports that The Old Vic is looking for a West End home for the ‘Tomorrow spring will come and then There will be blue skies my friend Bright eyes and laughter Tomorrow there will be sun’. Phil Connors is a pretty awful guy. But when the cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman is sent to cover the eccentric annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, he finds himself caught in a time loop that sends him on a hilarious path to Groundhog Day at the Old Vic also won the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical and four BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards “Groundhog Day: the Musical is an A new trailer has dropped for The Old Vic’s forthcoming revival of Groundhog Day The Musical starring Andy Karl.. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the show has music and lyrics by Tim Minchin (Matilda The Musical), and a book by Danny Rubin – who co-wrote the screenplay of the much-loved movie that the show is based on, starring Bill Murray. Groundhog Day, a new musical about a man who must experience the same day over with choreography by Peter Darling and designs by Rob Howell — the same team behind the West End and Broadway Groundhog Day had its world premiere at The Old Vic in London in 2016, winning two Olivier Awards for Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Andy Karl, plus the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical and four BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards including Theatrical Event of the Year. 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 Based on the hit 1993 film starring Billy Murray, Groundhog Day is the story of a cynical TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in an isolated small town of America. When he suddenly finds himself caught in a time loop, he’s forced to repeat the same day again and againand again. A new trailer has dropped for The Old Vic’s forthcoming revival of Groundhog Day The Musical starring Andy Karl.. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the show has music and lyrics by Tim Minchin (Matilda The Musical), and a book by Danny Rubin – who co-wrote the screenplay of the much-loved movie that the show is based on, starring Bill Murray. 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] Groundhog Day The Musical won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical when it premiered at The Old Vic in 2016, and features music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and direction by Matthew Warchus, reuniting the duo following their production of Matilda The Musical. Theatre includes: Groundhog Day, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (The Old Vic); A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/Broadway/US); Spitting Image: The Musical, Mother Goose, The Miser, Upstart Crow, The Man in The White Suit, Love Story, Daddy Cool, The Girls, Onassis, An Ideal Husband (West End); Little Shop of Horrors, Hansel and Gretel (Regent’s Park Open Air); Twelfth Night, Vernon God
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