Review. Groundhog Day. 5 out of 5 stars. Existential angst and toe-tapping tunes blend miraculously well in ‘Groundhog Day’, composer Tim Minchin's dazzling take on the 1993 movie. The West End London. ×. West End . WEST END The meta way to review Groundhog Day would be to repeat the same sarcastic, nit-picking paragraph three or four times before softening up and saying aw 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. Lets hope Groundhog Day makes it to the West End this time, so we can savour its brilliance again, and again, and again Groundhog Day is at the Old Vic through 19 August. Book Groundhog Day tickets on London Theatre. Photo credit: Groundhog Day at the Old Vic. (Photo by Manuel Harlan) Groundhog Day makes perfect sense as a stage musical, a form where actions are repeated with variation in the hope of perfection. where he and the show won rave reviews in 2016, only for the But by then Groundhog Day has begun to cast its spell in many ways. The second act opens with the single best song “Playing Nancy” in which Nancy, a subsidiary character sung beautifully by Eve Norris, bemoans her lot as “the pretty but naïve one” and the typecasting it leads to. Groundhog Day, a new musical about a man who must experience the same day over and over until he gets it right, opens August 16 at London's Old Vic Theatre. Based on the popular 1993 film comedy 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 “It’s Groundhog Day again” says a confused Andy Karl as he takes to the stage as Phil in the musical version of Groundhog Day at the Old Vic last night. Of course, it takes on even more meaning when you consider that this the production’s triumphant return to the Old Vic six years after first premiering to unanimous appeal. 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. Reviews Groundhog Day review – the musical repeats its magic trick. The show returns to the Old Vic for a new outing. London's West End Groundhog Day. Click to discover audience reviews for Tim Minchin's Groundhog Day the Musical on Show-Score. Explore fan reviews, critic reviews, and get your tickets today. Show-Score members say: Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Delightful, Great staging The musical won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical when it premiered at The Old Vic in 2016, and this current production scooped fabulous reviews when it opened in June this year. Groundhog Day reunites the team behind the RSC’s Matilda The Musical, with direction by Matthew Warchus, and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. 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 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. Lets hope Groundhog Day makes it to the West End this time, so we can savour its brilliance again, and again, and again Groundhog Day is at the Old Vic through 19 August. Book Groundhog Day tickets on London Theatre. Photo credit: Groundhog Day at the Old Vic. (Photo by Manuel Harlan) Review by Suzanne Tate . Opening Night of Groundhog Day: The Musical was a highly anticipated event for me. I am a huge Tim Minchin fan and was excited to see how his satirical comedic wit and mind-blowing musical ability would transform the popular 1990s movie through the addition of his music and lyrics. 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. The Devil Wears Prada Reviews – A reviews round-up for the new musical at the West End’s Dominion Theatre First-listen: Hadestown – Live From London cast recording Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre – First-look production photos 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
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